# translation

lexentry: eng/shoplift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoplift
trans_list: surrupiar
sense:
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.


lexentry: eng/shopping_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shopping bag
trans_list: bolsa de compras
sense:
A strong bag with handles used to put purchases in; usually made of plastic, paper or fabric, sometimes given away with a purchase.


lexentry: eng/shopping_basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shopping basket
trans_list: carrinho
sense:
(internet) A page on a shopping website where one's prospective purchases are listed before payment.


lexentry: eng/short__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: short
trans_list: abreviação (de)
sense:
(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).


lexentry: eng/short_circuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: short circuit
trans_list: curto-circuito
sense:
(electrical engineering) A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.


lexentry: eng/short_shrift__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: short shrift
trans_list: despachar sem rodeios
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable, figuratively) Sometimes preceded by the: a quick dismissal or rejection, especially one which is impolite and undertaken without proper consideration.


lexentry: eng/shortcut__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shortcut
trans_list: atalho
sense:
(computing, in the Microsoft family of operating systems) A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.


lexentry: eng/shortfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortfall
trans_list: insuficiência
sense:
An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.


lexentry: eng/shortstop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortstop
trans_list: interbases
sense:
(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.


lexentry: eng/shortwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shortwave
trans_list: onda curta
sense:
(physics) An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.


lexentry: eng/shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: shot
trans_list: dose
sense:
A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)


lexentry: eng/shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: shot
trans_list: dose | foto | fotografia | plano
sense:
(photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.


lexentry: eng/shot_put__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shot put
trans_list: arremesso de peso | lançamento do peso
sense:
(athletics, uncountable) An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing ("putting") motion rather than a throwing motion.


lexentry: eng/shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shotgun
trans_list: caçadeira | escopeta | espingarda
sense:
(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.


lexentry: eng/shotgun__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shotgun
trans_list: banco da frente | banco do carona
sense:
(slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.


lexentry: eng/should__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: should
trans_list: caso | se
sense:
(informal) With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.


lexentry: eng/should__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: should
trans_list: caso | se
sense:
Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future.


lexentry: eng/should__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: should
trans_list: caso | se
sense:
Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.


lexentry: eng/shoulder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shoulder
trans_list: ombro | espádua
sense:
(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.


lexentry: eng/shout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shout
trans_list: grito
sense:
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.


lexentry: eng/shout__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shout
trans_list: gritar
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.


lexentry: eng/shove_it_up_your_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shove it up your ass
trans_list: no teu cu
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar, in the imperative) An exclamation of extreme anger, disgust, hatred; often accompanied by an obscene gesture.


lexentry: eng/shovel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shovel
trans_list: pá
sense:
A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. Not to be confused with a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.


lexentry: eng/show_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: show off
trans_list: achar-se | jactar-se | mostrar-se
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.


lexentry: eng/show_one's_true_colors__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show one's true colors
trans_list: mostrar sua verdadeira cara
sense:
To reveal how one really is, as opposed to how one has been portrayed or after having been deceptively and deliberately misleading.


lexentry: eng/show_trial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: show trial
trans_list: julgamento encenado
sense:
(legal) A trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused. [1937]


lexentry: eng/showcase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: showcase
trans_list: vitrine
sense:
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.


lexentry: eng/shredder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shredder
trans_list: triturador | fragmentadora
sense:
A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.


lexentry: eng/shrew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrew
trans_list: musaranho
sense:
Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).


lexentry: eng/shriek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shriek
trans_list: guincho
sense:
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.


lexentry: eng/shriek__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shriek
trans_list: guinchar
sense:
(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.


lexentry: eng/shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrike
trans_list: picanço
sense:
Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.


lexentry: eng/shrimp_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrimp plant
trans_list: camarão
sense:
A tropical Mexican shrub, Justicia brandegeeana, grown ornamentally for the colorful bracts surrounding its flowers.


lexentry: eng/shrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrine
trans_list: santuário | oratório | relicário
sense:
A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.


lexentry: eng/shroud__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: shroud
trans_list: brandal
sense:
(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.


lexentry: eng/shrug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shrug
trans_list: dar de ombros | encolher os ombros
sense:
(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.


lexentry: eng/shuffle__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: shuffle
trans_list: arrastar os pés
sense:
To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.


lexentry: eng/shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: shutter
trans_list: postigo | veneziana
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.


lexentry: eng/shutter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: shutter
trans_list: obturador
sense:
(photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.


lexentry: eng/shuttlecock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shuttlecock
trans_list: volante | pena | peteca
sense:
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/shyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: shyster
trans_list: chicaneiro
sense:
Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.


lexentry: eng/sic__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sic
trans_list: sic
sense:
Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.


lexentry: eng/sickle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sickle
trans_list: foice
sense:
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.


lexentry: eng/side_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: side effect
trans_list: efeito colateral
sense:
An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.


lexentry: eng/side_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: side effect
trans_list: efeito colateral
sense:
(medicine) An adverse effect, an unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually not a beneficial effect.


lexentry: eng/sidebar__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sidebar
trans_list: barra lateral
sense:
(US, legal) A short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the hearing of the jury and the spectators at the court.


lexentry: eng/sidebar__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: sidebar
trans_list: barra lateral
sense:
A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.


lexentry: eng/sideboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sideboard
trans_list: aparador
sense:
(furniture) A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linen and tableware; originally for serving food.


lexentry: eng/sidecar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sidecar
trans_list: sidecar
sense:
A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.


lexentry: eng/siding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siding
trans_list: tabique | tapume
sense:
(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/sidle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sidle
trans_list: andar na ponta dos pés
sense:
(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.


lexentry: eng/siege__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege
trans_list: cerco | assédio | sítio
sense:
(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.


lexentry: eng/siege_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege engine
trans_list: arma de assédio | arma de cerco
sense:
(artillery, historical) A large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.; specifically, a trebuchet or other type of catapult.


lexentry: eng/siege_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siege tower
trans_list: beffroi
sense:
(historical) A siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.


lexentry: eng/siemens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siemens
trans_list: siemens
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S


lexentry: eng/sieve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sieve
trans_list: peneira | coador | crivo
sense:
A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.


lexentry: eng/sieve__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sieve
trans_list: crivo
sense:
A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.


lexentry: eng/sievert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sievert
trans_list: sievert
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv


lexentry: eng/sigh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: suspiro
sense:
A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.


lexentry: eng/sigh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigh
trans_list: suspirar
sense:
(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.


lexentry: eng/sight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sight
trans_list: mira
sense:
(often, in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.


lexentry: eng/sight_for_sore_eyes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sight for sore eyes
trans_list: colírio para os olhos
sense:
(idiomatic) A pleasing sight; something that is beautiful to look at, particularly after a long period of deprivation.


lexentry: eng/sigma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sigma
trans_list: sigma
sense:
The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.


lexentry: eng/sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: sign
trans_list: sinal | gesto
sense:
A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.


lexentry: eng/sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: sign
trans_list: símbolo
sense:
A semantic unit, something that conveys meaning or information (e.g. a word of written language); (linguistics, semiotics) a unit consisting of a signifier and a signified concept. (See sign (semiotics).)


lexentry: eng/sign__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sign
trans_list: assinar | firmar
sense:
(transitive) More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/sign__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sign
trans_list: assinar | firmar
sense:
(transitive) To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/sign_of_the_cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sign of the cross
trans_list: sinal da cruz
sense:
(Christianity) A gesture of the hand moving over the front of one's body in the shape of a cross made as part of ritual or to invoke divine protection.


lexentry: eng/sign_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sign up
trans_list: cadastrar
sense:
(intransitive) To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something (including amateur, but not professional, teams)


lexentry: eng/signage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signage
trans_list: sinalização
sense:
(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.


lexentry: eng/signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: signal
trans_list: sinal
sense:
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.


lexentry: eng/signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: signal
trans_list: sinal
sense:
(of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.


lexentry: eng/signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signature
trans_list: assinatura | firma
sense:
A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.


lexentry: eng/signet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: signet
trans_list: sinete
sense:
(historical) An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.


lexentry: eng/significant_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: significant figure
trans_list: algarismo significativo
sense:
(mathematics) A digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement: in other words a digit that is non-zero, followed by a non-zero digit, or (for trailing zeroes) justified by the precision of the derivation or measurement.


lexentry: eng/siheyuan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siheyuan
trans_list: casa
sense:
A traditional type of Chinese residence consisting of four houses with a courtyard in the middle; a Chinese quadrangle.


lexentry: eng/silane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silane
trans_list: silano
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4


lexentry: eng/silent_treatment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silent treatment
trans_list: deixar no vácuo
sense:
A form of social sanction that consists of ignoring a particular individual, neither speaking to that person nor responding to his or her words.


lexentry: eng/silhouette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silhouette
trans_list: silhueta | contorno
sense:
An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/silicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicate
trans_list: silicato
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates


lexentry: eng/silicon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicon
trans_list: silício
sense:
(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.


lexentry: eng/silicon_dioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicon dioxide
trans_list: dióxido do silicone
sense:
(chemistry) A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.


lexentry: eng/silicone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicone
trans_list: silicone
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.


lexentry: eng/silicosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silicosis
trans_list: silicose
sense:
(disease) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/silique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silique
trans_list: síliqua
sense:
(botany) A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: silk
trans_list: seda
sense:
Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: silk
trans_list: seda
sense:
(circus arts, in the plural) A pair of long silk sheets suspended in the air on which a performer performs tricks.


lexentry: eng/silk__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: silk
trans_list: seda
sense:
(horse racing, usually, in the plural) The garments worn by a jockey displaying the colors of the horse's owner.


lexentry: eng/silkworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silkworm
trans_list: bicho-da-seda | sirgo
sense:
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.


lexentry: eng/sill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sill
trans_list: parapeito
sense:
(architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.


lexentry: eng/sill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sill
trans_list: lintel
sense:
(construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.


lexentry: eng/silly_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silly season
trans_list: recessão de verão
sense:
(idiomatic, journalism) A period, usually during the summertime, when news media tend to place increased emphasis on reporting light-hearted, offbeat, or bizarre stories.


lexentry: eng/silver__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: silver
trans_list: prataria
sense:
(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.


lexentry: eng/silver_birch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver birch
trans_list: vidoeiro-branco
sense:
A European deciduous tree, Betula pendula, characterised by white peeling bark and drooping branches.


lexentry: eng/silver_bullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver bullet
trans_list: bala de prata
sense:
(literally, folklore) A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.


lexentry: eng/silver_bullet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: silver bullet
trans_list: bala de prata
sense:
(figurative) Any straightforward solution perceived to have great effectiveness or bring miraculous results.


lexentry: eng/silver_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silver nitrate
trans_list: nitrato de prata
sense:
(inorganic compound) The silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO3; it is sensitive to light and is used in the preparation of silver halides for photography; it is used in laboratories as a reagent to test for chloride


lexentry: eng/silvering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: silvering
trans_list: prateação
sense:
The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.


lexentry: eng/similar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: similar
trans_list: semelhante
sense:
(mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.


lexentry: eng/simony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simony
trans_list: simonia
sense:
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.


lexentry: eng/simoom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simoom
trans_list: simum
sense:
A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.


lexentry: eng/simple_past__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simple past
trans_list: passado simples | pretérito perfeito | pretérito perfeito simples | pretérito simples
sense:
(grammar) A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.


lexentry: eng/simplify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: simplify
trans_list: simplificar | simplificar-se
sense:
(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.


lexentry: eng/simulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: simulator
trans_list: simulador
sense:
A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes.


lexentry: eng/sin_bin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sin bin
trans_list: banco
sense:
(sports) An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.


lexentry: eng/since__Preposition__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: since
trans_list: desde | a partir de
sense:
From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.


lexentry: eng/sine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sine
trans_list: seno
sense:
(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.


lexentry: eng/singer-songwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singer-songwriter
trans_list: cantautor | cantautora
sense:
A musician who both sings and composes, especially when recording or performing his or her own compositions.


lexentry: eng/single__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: single
trans_list: single
sense:
(music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.


lexentry: eng/single_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single market
trans_list: mercado comum
sense:
a trade bloc with some common product-regulation policies in which most trade barriers have been removed


lexentry: eng/single_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: single out
trans_list: distinguir
sense:
(transitive) To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.


lexentry: eng/singlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: singlet
trans_list: malha
sense:
(sports) A one-piece, tight-fitting uniform, usually made of spandex or nylon, required in wrestling and powerlifting.


lexentry: eng/singleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: singleton
trans_list: singleton
sense:
(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.


lexentry: eng/singular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: singular
trans_list: singular | único
sense:
(linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.


lexentry: eng/singulare_tantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: singulare tantum
trans_list: singulare tantum
sense:
(grammar) A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.


lexentry: eng/singularity__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: singularity
trans_list: singularidade
sense:
(physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity: a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.


lexentry: eng/sinister__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sinister
trans_list: esquerdo | sestro | sinistro
sense:
(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.


lexentry: eng/sinkhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinkhole
trans_list: dolina
sense:
(geology) A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.


lexentry: eng/sinoatrial_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinoatrial node
trans_list: nodo sinoatrial | nó sinusal | nódulo sinoauricular
sense:
(anatomy) A group of cells located in the wall of the right atrium of the heart that originates the impulses stimulating the heartbeat.


lexentry: eng/sintering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sintering
trans_list: sinterização
sense:
A process in which the particles of a powder are welded together by pressure and heating to a temperature below its melting point.


lexentry: eng/sinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sinus
trans_list: seio
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).


lexentry: eng/siphon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: siphon
trans_list: sifão
sense:
A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.


lexentry: eng/sir__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sir
trans_list: senhor
sense:
A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.


lexentry: eng/sire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sire
trans_list: Senhor
sense:
A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.


lexentry: eng/sire__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sire
trans_list: garanhão
sense:
A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).


lexentry: eng/siren__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: siren
trans_list: sirene | sirena
sense:
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device (first recorded 1879).


lexentry: eng/sirloin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirloin
trans_list: picanha
sense:
(US) A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).


lexentry: eng/sirloin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sirloin
trans_list: picanha
sense:
(UK) A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).


lexentry: eng/sirocco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirocco
trans_list: siroco | xaroco
sense:
A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions.


lexentry: eng/sirrah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sirrah
trans_list: jovem
sense:
(obsolete) A term of address to an inferior male or more commonly a child. A modern-day equivalent would be "little man". [from c. 1520-1530]


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sister
trans_list: irmã | soror
sense:
A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun.


lexentry: eng/sister__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: sister
trans_list: irmã
sense:
Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism.


lexentry: eng/sister_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sister ship
trans_list: navio gêmeo
sense:
(nautical) A ship built to the same design and dimensions as another or belongs to the same owners as another.


lexentry: eng/sisterhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sisterhood
trans_list: sororidade
sense:
The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.


lexentry: eng/sistrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sistrum
trans_list: sistro
sense:
An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.


lexentry: eng/sit-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit-up
trans_list: abdominal
sense:
An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position.


lexentry: eng/sit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sit
trans_list: estar sentado
sense:
(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.


lexentry: eng/sitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sitar
trans_list: sitar
sense:
(musical instruments) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.


lexentry: eng/situation_comedy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: situation comedy
trans_list: comédia de situação | sitcom
sense:
An episodic comedy radio or television program with a plot or storyline based around a particular humorous situation with the same set of characters.


lexentry: eng/six__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six
trans_list: seis | meia
sense:
A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).


lexentry: eng/six_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six hundred
trans_list: seiscentos | seiscentas
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after five hundred ninety-nine and before six hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 600.


lexentry: eng/six_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six o'clock
trans_list: seis horas
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).


lexentry: eng/six_of_one,_half_a_dozen_of_the_other__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: six of one, half a dozen of the other
trans_list: trocar seis por meia dúzia
sense:
(idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.


lexentry: eng/sixteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixteen
trans_list: dezesseis | dezasseis
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.


lexentry: eng/sixty-eighth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-eighth
trans_list: sexagésimo oitavo
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 68 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-first__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-first
trans_list: sexagésimo primeiro
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 61 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty-second__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty-second
trans_list: sexagésimo segundo
sense:
The ordinal form of the number sixty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 62 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/sixty__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sixty
trans_list: sessenta
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.


lexentry: eng/ska__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ska
trans_list: ska
sense:
(music genre) A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.


lexentry: eng/skate__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skate
trans_list: arraia | raia
sense:
A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.


lexentry: eng/skateboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skateboard
trans_list: esqueite | skate
sense:
(sports, recreation) A narrow, wooden or plastic platform mounted on pairs of wheels, on which one stands and propels oneself by pushing along the ground with one foot.


lexentry: eng/skater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skater
trans_list: skatista
sense:
A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.


lexentry: eng/skein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skein
trans_list: madeixa | meada
sense:
A quantity of yarn, thread, etc. put up together in an oblong shape, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.


lexentry: eng/skeletal_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeletal muscle
trans_list: músculo esquelético
sense:
(muscle) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.


lexentry: eng/skeleton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeleton
trans_list: esqueleto
sense:
(anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.


lexentry: eng/skeleton__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeleton
trans_list: skeleton
sense:
(sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.


lexentry: eng/skeptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skeptic
trans_list: cético | cética
sense:
Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.


lexentry: eng/skepticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skepticism
trans_list: ceticismo
sense:
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: esboço | rascunho | esquisso
sense:
A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.


lexentry: eng/sketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sketch
trans_list: sketch | esquete
sense:
A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.


lexentry: eng/skewer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: skewer
trans_list: espeto
sense:
(chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.


lexentry: eng/skewness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skewness
trans_list: assimetria | obliquidade
sense:
(statistics) A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable; is the third standardized moment, defined as \scriptstyle\gamma_1 = \frac{\mu_3}{\sigma^3}, \! where \mu_3 is the third moment about the mean and \sigma is the standard deviation.


lexentry: eng/ski__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ski
trans_list: esquiar
sense:
(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).


lexentry: eng/skid__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skid
trans_list: derrapar
sense:
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.


lexentry: eng/skid_row__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skid row
trans_list: bairro de lata
sense:
(derogatory) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.


lexentry: eng/skill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skill
trans_list: habilidade | talento
sense:
Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.


lexentry: eng/skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: skin
trans_list: capa | skin
sense:
(countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: skin
trans_list: skin
sense:
(countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.


lexentry: eng/skin__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: skin
trans_list: skinhead
sense:
(nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.


lexentry: eng/skinhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: skinhead
trans_list: skinhead
sense:
A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.


lexentry: eng/skink__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skink
trans_list: escíncido
sense:
A lizard of the family Scincidae, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed; a sandfish.


lexentry: eng/skinny__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skinny
trans_list: magro
sense:
(informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).


lexentry: eng/skipping_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skipping rope
trans_list: corda de pular
sense:
An item for play or physical exercise consisting of a length of rope with a handle attached to each end, intended to be swung over and under a person jumping in a continual rhythm.


lexentry: eng/skirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirt
trans_list: saia
sense:
An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.


lexentry: eng/skirting_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skirting board
trans_list: rodapé
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks


lexentry: eng/skua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skua
trans_list: estercorário | mandrião | moleiro
sense:
Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.


lexentry: eng/skull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull
trans_list: crânio | caveira
sense:
(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.


lexentry: eng/skull_and_crossbones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skull and crossbones
trans_list: caveira sobre ossos cruzados | crânio sobre ossos cruzados
sense:
A depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now as a warning of toxicity or other dangers.


lexentry: eng/skullcap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: skullcap
trans_list: perilômia
sense:
(botany) Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.


lexentry: eng/skunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skunk
trans_list: gambá | cangambá | doninha fedorenta
sense:
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.


lexentry: eng/skunk_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skunk cabbage
trans_list: repolho-gambá
sense:
(North America) Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants, especially Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America, but also denoting Lysichiton americanus and Lysichiton camtschatcense.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky
trans_list: céu | alturas
sense:
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sky
trans_list: céu
sense:
With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc.


lexentry: eng/sky__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sky
trans_list: céu
sense:
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, archaic) Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.


lexentry: eng/sky_lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sky lantern
trans_list: balão | balão de São João
sense:
An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.


lexentry: eng/skyrmion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: skyrmion
trans_list: skyrmion
sense:
(physics, solid state physics, string theory) Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.


lexentry: eng/slam__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slam
trans_list: bater
sense:
(transitive, ergative) To put in or on a particular place with force and loud noise. (Often followed by a preposition such as down, against or into.)


lexentry: eng/slander__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slander
trans_list: calúnia | aleive | aleivosia | injúria
sense:
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.


lexentry: eng/slant-eyed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slant-eyed
trans_list: de olhos puxados
sense:
(derogatory) Specifically refers to having the eyes of most East Asians; with epicanthic folds, as opposed to the downturned eyes of Europeans.


lexentry: eng/slap_in_the_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slap in the face
trans_list: tapa na cara | tapa no rosto
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slap,‎ in,‎ the,‎ face. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/slap_in_the_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slap in the face
trans_list: balde de água fria
sense:
(figuratively) Something unexpectedly said or done which causes shock or offense; an insult, rebuke, or rebuff.


lexentry: eng/slapstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slapstick
trans_list: pastelão
sense:
(uncountable) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.


lexentry: eng/slash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slash
trans_list: talho
sense:
(fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment.


lexentry: eng/slash__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slash
trans_list: barra oblíqua | barra
sense:
(originally, _, US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes (often, _, proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩.


lexentry: eng/slash_and_burn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slash and burn
trans_list: coivara
sense:
A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slate
trans_list: ardósia
sense:
(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.


lexentry: eng/slate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slate
trans_list: ardósia | lousa
sense:
(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slave
trans_list: escravo | escrava
sense:
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slave
trans_list: escravo | escrava
sense:
(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slave
trans_list: escravo | escrava
sense:
A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.


lexentry: eng/slave__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: slave
trans_list: escravo
sense:
(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).


lexentry: eng/slavery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slavery
trans_list: escravidão | escravatura
sense:
An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.


lexentry: eng/sledgehammer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sledgehammer
trans_list: marreta
sense:
A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: sono
sense:
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.


lexentry: eng/sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: sono | remela | ramela
sense:
(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).


lexentry: eng/sleep__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sleep
trans_list: dormir
sense:
(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.


lexentry: eng/sleep_mode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep mode
trans_list: modo de espera
sense:
(computing) the state of a computer system in which the drives and interfaces are switched off, and the only task running is monitoring external activity, particularly a key press which restores the system to its active state from the random access memory.


lexentry: eng/sleep_paralysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleep paralysis
trans_list: paralisia do sono
sense:
A situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings, unable to move or speak, often accompanied by hallucinations and feelings of terror.


lexentry: eng/sleep_rough__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleep rough
trans_list: dormir ao relento
sense:
(idiomatic) Of a homeless person, to sleep outdoors, particularly as opposed to sleeping in a shelter or similar.


lexentry: eng/sleeper_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeper agent
trans_list: agente adormecido | agente dormente
sense:
A spy who is placed in a target country or organisation, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.


lexentry: eng/sleeper_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeper cell
trans_list: célula adormecida | célula dormente
sense:
A group of people (sleepers) who inconspicuously remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, in order to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, or terrorism.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping bag
trans_list: saco de dormir | saco-cama
sense:
A padded or insulated bag large enough to surround the whole body and which keeps the user warm while sleeping, used as a substitute for bedclothes.


lexentry: eng/sleeping_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleeping sickness
trans_list: doença do sono
sense:
especially, African sleeping sickness, an endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa, caused by a parasitic trypanosome, transmitted by the tsetse fly and characterized by fever, severe headache, joint pains and lymph node swelling in the early stages, followed by a neurological phase of extreme weakness, sleepiness, and deep coma leading to death


lexentry: eng/sleepover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleepover
trans_list: festa do pijama
sense:
The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.


lexentry: eng/sleet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sleet
trans_list: grão de gelo
sense:
(chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.


lexentry: eng/sleight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sleight
trans_list: engano
sense:
(countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.


lexentry: eng/slender-billed_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slender-billed gull
trans_list: gaivota-de-bico-fino
sense:
Chroicocephalus genei, a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slide
trans_list: deslizamento
sense:
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: slide
trans_list: slide
sense:
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.


lexentry: eng/slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: slide
trans_list: lâmina
sense:
(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.


lexentry: eng/slide__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: slide
trans_list: deslizar
sense:
(intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.


lexentry: eng/slide_rule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slide rule
trans_list: régua de cálculo
sense:
An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.


lexentry: eng/slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slime
trans_list: limo
sense:
Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.


lexentry: eng/slime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slime
trans_list: geleca | gosma | lodo
sense:
Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.


lexentry: eng/slimeball__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slimeball
trans_list: galho
sense:
(originally, US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is regarded as slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.


lexentry: eng/slimy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slimy
trans_list: escorregadio
sense:
(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.


lexentry: eng/sling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sling
trans_list: funda | estilingue | fundíbulo
sense:
(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.


lexentry: eng/sling__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sling
trans_list: estropo
sense:
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.


lexentry: eng/slingshot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slingshot
trans_list: fisga | baladeira | estilingue | atiradeira | bodoque | funda
sense:
(chiefly, American) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.


lexentry: eng/slipped_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipped disc
trans_list: disco deslocado
sense:
(pathology) A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.


lexentry: eng/slippery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slippery
trans_list: escorregadio
sense:
Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.


lexentry: eng/slipstream__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: slipstream
trans_list: integrar
sense:
(computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.


lexentry: eng/slipway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slipway
trans_list: dique | rampa de lançamento
sense:
(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.


lexentry: eng/slivovitz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slivovitz
trans_list: slivovitz
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A type of rakija made mostly in Eastern European countries from distilled, fermented plum juice.


lexentry: eng/sloe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sloe
trans_list: abrunho | abrunheiro
sense:
Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.


lexentry: eng/slop__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slop
trans_list: lodo
sense:
Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown about, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.


lexentry: eng/slop__Noun__2
sense_num: 08
written_rep: slop
trans_list: lavagem
sense:
(internet slang, derogatory) Content or media of little-to-no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm or consumerist demands.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slope
trans_list: gradiente | tangente
sense:
(mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.


lexentry: eng/slope__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: slope
trans_list: inclinação
sense:
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).


lexentry: eng/slot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slot
trans_list: abertura | fenda | ranhura
sense:
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.


lexentry: eng/sloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sloth
trans_list: preguiça | bicho-preguiça | aí | aígue | unau
sense:
(countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.


lexentry: eng/slow__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow
trans_list: lento | devagar
sense:
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.


lexentry: eng/slow_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow cooker
trans_list: caçarola
sense:
A kitchen appliance consisting of a clay pot and its housing with self-contained electrical heating, characterized by a loose-fitting lid, relatively low temperatures, and long cooking times, and used especially in the preparation of stews.


lexentry: eng/slow_motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow motion
trans_list: câmera lenta
sense:
A technique of film, photography, and video to stretch time and allow visibility of things normally happening too fast to be conveniently examined.


lexentry: eng/slow_news_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slow news day
trans_list: recessão de verão
sense:
(journalism) A time when media organizations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics.


lexentry: eng/slowpoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowpoke
trans_list: caracol
sense:
(US, Canada, informal, mildly, derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.


lexentry: eng/slowworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slowworm
trans_list: licranço | alicanço | cobra de vidro | licanço
sense:
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.


lexentry: eng/sludge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sludge
trans_list: sedimento
sense:
A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.


lexentry: eng/slug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: slug
trans_list: lesma
sense:
Any of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/slug__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slug
trans_list: bala | chumbinho | projétil
sense:
A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug. [from 1620s]


lexentry: eng/sluice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sluice
trans_list: eclusa
sense:
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.


lexentry: eng/slur__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: slur
trans_list: ligadura
sense:
(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).


lexentry: eng/slurry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: slurry
trans_list: chorume | esterco líquido
sense:
(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.


lexentry: eng/small-minded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small-minded
trans_list: mesquinho
sense:
Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.


lexentry: eng/small_caps__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small caps
trans_list: versalete
sense:
(typography) Capital letters shown in the same form but in small size (typically of the same size as lower-case letters).


lexentry: eng/small_category__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small category
trans_list: categoria pequena
sense:
(category theory) A category such that all of its objects form a set and all of its morphisms form a set.


lexentry: eng/small_forward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small forward
trans_list: ala
sense:
(basketball) A forward who is the shorter of the two forward positions, and often plays behind the power forwards.


lexentry: eng/small_intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small intestine
trans_list: intestino delgado
sense:
(anatomy) The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.


lexentry: eng/small_talk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: small talk
trans_list: conversa fiada
sense:
(idiomatic) Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.


lexentry: eng/smallpox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smallpox
trans_list: varíola
sense:
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.


lexentry: eng/smear__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smear
trans_list: manchar
sense:
(transitive) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.


lexentry: eng/smear_campaign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smear campaign
trans_list: campanha difamatória
sense:
(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smell
trans_list: olfato | cheiro
sense:
A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.


lexentry: eng/smell__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smell
trans_list: cheiro
sense:
A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/smell__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smell
trans_list: cheirar
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.


lexentry: eng/smelly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: smelly
trans_list: fedorento
sense:
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.


lexentry: eng/smile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smile
trans_list: sorriso
sense:
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/smith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smith
trans_list: ferreiro | ferreira
sense:
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.


lexentry: eng/smithsonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smithsonite
trans_list: smithsonita
sense:
(mineral) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoke
trans_list: fumo | fumaça
sense:
(uncountable) The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.


lexentry: eng/smoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: smoke
trans_list: fumada
sense:
(colloquial, countable, never plural) An instance of smoking a cigarette, cigar, etc.; the duration of this act.


lexentry: eng/smoking__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: smoking
trans_list: fumo | esfumaçamento | tabagismo
sense:
The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke


lexentry: eng/smoking_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smoking jacket
trans_list: smoking
sense:
A men's jacket designed to be worn while smoking tobacco, typically made of soft fabric with a tie belt.


lexentry: eng/smooth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: smooth
trans_list: suave | liso
sense:
(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.


lexentry: eng/smooth_breathing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smooth breathing
trans_list: espírito brando
sense:
(orthography) A diacritic mark (᾿/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for rho, e.g. ἀ, ῤ


lexentry: eng/smooth_muscle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smooth muscle
trans_list: músculo liso
sense:
(muscle) Involuntary muscle which is found within the intestines, throat, uterus, and blood vessel walls.


lexentry: eng/smorgasbord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smorgasbord
trans_list: viking
sense:
A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.


lexentry: eng/smother__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: smother
trans_list: apagar
sense:
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.


lexentry: eng/smuggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smuggle
trans_list: contrabandear
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties


lexentry: eng/smurf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: smurf
trans_list: estrumpfe | estrunfe | smurf
sense:
(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.


lexentry: eng/smut__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: smut
trans_list: carvão | morrão
sense:
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.


lexentry: eng/snag__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snag
trans_list: cepo
sense:
A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.


lexentry: eng/snail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snail
trans_list: caracol | caramujo
sense:
Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: snap
trans_list: estalar (os dedos)
sense:
The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.


lexentry: eng/snap__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: snap
trans_list: instante
sense:
A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.


lexentry: eng/snap__Verb__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: snap
trans_list: estalar
sense:
(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers.
Alternative snapping technique
To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.


lexentry: eng/snap_one's_fingers__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap one's fingers
trans_list: estalar os dedos
sense:
To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed.


lexentry: eng/snap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snap up
trans_list: arrancar
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.


lexentry: eng/snapping_turtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snapping turtle
trans_list: tartaruga-mordedora
sense:
Any of several large American freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, which have powerful hooked jaws that close with a snap.


lexentry: eng/snare__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snare
trans_list: caixa | caixa chata | caixa clara | caixa de guerra | tarol | tarola
sense:
(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin of a drum to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snare_drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snare drum
trans_list: caixa | caixeta clara
sense:
A tubular drum with skins stretched over the top and bottom, and having a set of chains that can be applied to the bottom skin to create a rattling sound.


lexentry: eng/snarl__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snarl
trans_list: grunhir
sense:
(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.


lexentry: eng/snatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: snatch
trans_list: buceta
sense:
(weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.


lexentry: eng/snatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: snatch
trans_list: buceta
sense:
(aviation) Rapid, uncommanded jerking or oscillation of the ailerons of some aircraft at high Mach numbers, resulting from shock wave formation at transonic speeds.


lexentry: eng/sneak__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sneak
trans_list: afanar | esgueirar
sense:
(intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.


lexentry: eng/snipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snipe
trans_list: narceja
sense:
Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.


lexentry: eng/snob__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snob
trans_list: esnobe | snobe
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/snobbish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snobbish
trans_list: esnobe
sense:
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.


lexentry: eng/snoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snoot
trans_list: faca
sense:
(theater, photography) A cylindrical or conical attachment used on a spotlight to restrict spill light.


lexentry: eng/snoring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snoring
trans_list: ronco
sense:
The action or sound of breathing during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.


lexentry: eng/snorkel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snorkel
trans_list: snorkel
sense:
(underwater diving) A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.


lexentry: eng/snow__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: snow
trans_list: chuvisco | neve
sense:
(uncountable) The moving pattern of random dots displayed on a television, etc., when no transmission signal is being received.


lexentry: eng/snow_angel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow angel
trans_list: anjo de neve
sense:
A design made in fresh snow by lying on one's back and moving the arms up and down and the legs from side to side.


lexentry: eng/snow_cone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow cone
trans_list: granizado
sense:
(US) A confection of crushed ice covered with flavored syrup or fruit juice, usually served in a paper cone or a plastic glass.


lexentry: eng/snow_globe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow globe
trans_list: globo de neve
sense:
A decorative object or toy containing a model of a landscape, fluid and suspended white flakes that emulate snowfall when shaken.


lexentry: eng/snow_leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snow leopard
trans_list: leopardo-das-neves
sense:
A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.


lexentry: eng/snowball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowball
trans_list: bola de neve
sense:
A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.


lexentry: eng/snowboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowboard
trans_list: snowboard
sense:
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.


lexentry: eng/snowdrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowdrop
trans_list: galanto
sense:
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/snowman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowman
trans_list: boneco de neve
sense:
A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).


lexentry: eng/snowmobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snowmobile
trans_list: mota de neve | motoneve | snowmobile
sense:
(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.


lexentry: eng/snubber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: snubber
trans_list: surdina
sense:
A device used to suppress ("snub") voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems, or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.


lexentry: eng/so__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: tão | então | assim | aí | daí | para que
sense:
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so
trans_list: tão | então | assim | aí | daí | para que
sense:
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.


lexentry: eng/so__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: so
trans_list: tão | então | assim | para que
sense:
Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.


lexentry: eng/so_be_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so be it
trans_list: assim seja | que seja
sense:
(idiomatic, subjunctive) An indication of acceptance, especially of a situation which is not entirely favorable.


lexentry: eng/so_much_for__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so much for
trans_list: já era | lá se foi | lá se vai
sense:
(idiomatic) An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.


lexentry: eng/so_what__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: so what
trans_list: e daí? | e?
sense:
(colloquial, rhetorical question, impolite) A reply to an unimportant or irrelevant statement, indicating indifference on the part of the speaker.


lexentry: eng/soap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soap
trans_list: sabão | sabonete
sense:
(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.


lexentry: eng/soap_opera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soap opera
trans_list: telenovela | novela
sense:
(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.


lexentry: eng/soapbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soapbox
trans_list: pódio
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.


lexentry: eng/soapstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soapstone
trans_list: pedra-sabão
sense:
(geology) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.


lexentry: eng/sobriquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sobriquet
trans_list: alcunha
sense:
A familiar name for a person or thing; a nickname (sometimes assumed by the person, but often given by others), that is descriptive.


lexentry: eng/socage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socage
trans_list: eito
sense:
(historical) In the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.


lexentry: eng/social_Darwinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social Darwinism
trans_list: darwinismo social
sense:
(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.


lexentry: eng/social_anxiety_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social anxiety disorder
trans_list: fobia social | sociofobia
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry) The most common anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.


lexentry: eng/social_climber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social climber
trans_list: alpinista social | arrivista
sense:
(derogatory) One who tries to improve his or her social standing, especially by means of obsequious behaviour.


lexentry: eng/social_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social contract
trans_list: contrato social
sense:
(philosophy, politics) An implicit agreement or contract among members of a society governing such matters as submission of individuals to the rule of law and acceptable conduct.


lexentry: eng/social_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democracy
trans_list: social-democracia
sense:
(political) A moderate political philosophy or ideology that aims to achieve socialist (socialistic) goals within a democratic society and a liberal democracy such as by means of a strong welfare state and regulation of private industry.


lexentry: eng/social_democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social democrat
trans_list: social-democrata
sense:
(politics) A supporter of social democracy, a political ideology in which a socialist system of government is achieved by democratic means.


lexentry: eng/social_distancing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social distancing
trans_list: distanciamento social
sense:
(epidemiology) The practice of maintaining physical distance between people to reduce the spread of communicable diseases by isolating those with such diseases in quarantines, maintaining space between individuals, and prohibiting certain activities.


lexentry: eng/social_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: social engineering
trans_list: engenharia social
sense:
(computer security) The practice of tricking a user into giving, or giving access to, sensitive information, thereby bypassing most or all protection.


lexentry: eng/social_housing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social housing
trans_list: casa popular
sense:
(UK) Rental housing owned and managed by the government, non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, with the aim of providing affordable housing, often focusing on disadvantaged groups such as low-income earners, social-security recipients, the elderly and people with disabilities.


lexentry: eng/social_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social life
trans_list: vida social
sense:
An individual's interpersonal relationships with people within their immediate surroundings or general public.


lexentry: eng/social_mobility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social mobility
trans_list: mobilidade social
sense:
(sociology) The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.


lexentry: eng/social_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social network
trans_list: rede social
sense:
(collective, sociology) A network of personal or business contacts, especially as facilitated by social networking on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/social_status__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social status
trans_list: estatuto social
sense:
(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.


lexentry: eng/social_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social studies
trans_list: estudos sociais
sense:
The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school.


lexentry: eng/social_welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: social welfare
trans_list: segurança social | seguridade social
sense:
The provision of a minimal level of well-being and support for citizens and other eligible residents who lack current means to support basic needs.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: socialismo
sense:
(Marxism-Leninism) The intermediate phase of social development between capitalism and communism in Marxist theory in which the state has control of the means of production.


lexentry: eng/socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: socialism
trans_list: socialismo
sense:
Any of a group of later political philosophies such democratic socialism and social democracy which do not envisage the need for full state ownership of the means of production nor transition to full communism, and which are typically based on principles of community decision making, social equality and the avoidance of economic and social exclusion, with economic policy giving first preference to community goals over individual ones.


lexentry: eng/socialism_with_a_human_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialism with a human face
trans_list: socialismo com face humana
sense:
(politics, historical) The political programme of mild democratization and liberalization, established in socialist Czechoslovakia in 1968, that led to the Prague Spring.


lexentry: eng/socialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socialization
trans_list: sociabilização | socialização
sense:
(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: society
trans_list: sociedade
sense:
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.


lexentry: eng/society__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: society
trans_list: sociedade | agremiação | associação | grupo | grêmio
sense:
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.


lexentry: eng/sociogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociogram
trans_list: sociograma
sense:
A graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation; a depiction of the social links that a person has.


lexentry: eng/sociolect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociolect
trans_list: socioleto
sense:
(sociolinguistics) The variant of language used by a social group such as a socioeconomic class, an ethnic group, an age group, etc.


lexentry: eng/sociology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sociology
trans_list: sociologia
sense:
A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.


lexentry: eng/sock__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sock
trans_list: soco
sense:
A cat's or dog's lower leg that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: socket
trans_list: tomada | ficha
sense:
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: socket
trans_list: cavidade
sense:
(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.


lexentry: eng/socket__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: socket
trans_list: socket | soquete
sense:
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.


lexentry: eng/sod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sod
trans_list: grama
sense:
(uncountable) That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.


lexentry: eng/soda__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: soda
trans_list: soda | refrigerante | refri | refresco | soda cáustica
sense:
(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).


lexentry: eng/soda_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soda water
trans_list: água gaseificada
sense:
Carbonated water, water that has carbon dioxide dissolved in it and has been stored under pressure in a bottle. Usually mixed before drinking with another beverage.


lexentry: eng/sodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium
trans_list: sódio
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.


lexentry: eng/sodium_carbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium carbonate
trans_list: soda
sense:
(chemistry) A salt, Na2CO3 formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid; it is a white powder, soluble in water, with domestic, commercial and industrial uses; it occurs naturally as natrite.


lexentry: eng/sodium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium chloride
trans_list: cloreto de sódio
sense:
(inorganic compound) Common table salt, a compound composed of equal number of sodium and chlorine atoms. Chemical formula TemplateParserError:LuaError.


lexentry: eng/sodium_hydroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium hydroxide
trans_list: hidróxido de sódio
sense:
(inorganic compound) A strong, caustic alkali (NaOH) used in the manufacture of soap, detergents, paper, textiles and having many other industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sodium_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium nitrate
trans_list: nitro
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) the sodium salt of nitric acid, NaNO3; used as a food preservative, and as an oxidizing agent in explosives such as sodatol.


lexentry: eng/sodium_sulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodium sulfate
trans_list: sulfato de sódio
sense:
(inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products.


lexentry: eng/sodomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sodomy
trans_list: sodomia
sense:
Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal or oral sex.


lexentry: eng/sofa__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sofa
trans_list: sofá
sense:
(furniture, chiefly, UK, India) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.


lexentry: eng/soffit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soffit
trans_list: intradorso | sofito
sense:
(architectural element) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.


lexentry: eng/soft_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft drink
trans_list: refrigerante | refresco | soda
sense:
Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.)


lexentry: eng/soft_rush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft rush
trans_list: junco-efuso | junco-solto
sense:
A plant of the species Juncus effusus, nearly worldwide in distribution, native over much of its current range, excluding Australia, Madagascar, and many islands.


lexentry: eng/soft_serve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft serve
trans_list: sorvete italiano
sense:
A frozen dessert or snack, similar to ice cream but softer, as a result of air being introduced during freezing.


lexentry: eng/soft_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft sign
trans_list: sinal suave
sense:
The Cyrillic letter Ь/ь (transliterated in English with an apostrophe (’) or prime (′)), which in modern languages using the Cyrillic alphabet serves to denote a soft (palatized) consonant.


lexentry: eng/soft_toy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft toy
trans_list: peluche
sense:
(Britain, Australia) A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.


lexentry: eng/soft_water__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soft water
trans_list: água mole
sense:
(chemistry) Water with a low concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it easier to lather with soap.


lexentry: eng/softball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: softball
trans_list: softbol | softball
sense:
(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.


lexentry: eng/software__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software
trans_list: software | programa
sense:
(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).


lexentry: eng/software_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: software engineering
trans_list: engenharia de software
sense:
The subfield of engineering concerned with applying a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.


lexentry: eng/softwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: softwood
trans_list: bosque
sense:
(countable, in more general use) Wood of this kind, but limited to those that are commercial timbers.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soil
trans_list: solo | terra
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.


lexentry: eng/soil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: soil
trans_list: solo
sense:
(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.


lexentry: eng/soil_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soil science
trans_list: ciência do solo
sense:
The scientific study of the formation, classification, mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.


lexentry: eng/sol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sol
trans_list: sol
sense:
In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.


lexentry: eng/solanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solanum
trans_list: dulcamara
sense:
(East Africa) A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes Solanum macrocarpon, Solanum scabrum, and Solanum villosum.


lexentry: eng/solar_calendar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar calendar
trans_list: calendário solar
sense:
A calendar based on the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which defines the year. Dates indicate the position of the Earth during this revolution.


lexentry: eng/solar_constant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar constant
trans_list: constante solar
sense:
The amount of incoming solar radiation per unit area, measured on the outer surface of Earth's atmosphere, in a plane perpendicular to the rays.


lexentry: eng/solar_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar energy
trans_list: energia solar
sense:
Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man.


lexentry: eng/solar_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar radiation
trans_list: irradiação solar
sense:
(astronomy) All the electromagnetic radiation and subatomic particles radiated from the Sun, especially that part that reaches the Earth


lexentry: eng/solar_sail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar sail
trans_list: vela solar
sense:
(astronautics) A sail-like structure on a spacecraft consisting of very large ultrathin mirrors, with propulsion being achieved by the radiation pressure of light from a star or laser.


lexentry: eng/solar_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar system
trans_list: sistema solar
sense:
Any collection of heavenly bodies including a star or binary star, and any lighter stars, brown dwarfs, planets, and other objects in orbit.


lexentry: eng/solar_wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solar wind
trans_list: vento solar
sense:
(astronomy) The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.


lexentry: eng/solder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solder
trans_list: solda
sense:
Any of various easily-melted alloys, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to mend, coat, or join metal objects, usually small.


lexentry: eng/soldier_of_fortune__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soldier of fortune
trans_list: mercenária
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) A person willing to work for or ally himself with any person or institution who will take him on.


lexentry: eng/solenodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solenodon
trans_list: aparência
sense:
Any of the family Solenodontidae of small nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals, with a long snout and venomous saliva.


lexentry: eng/solfège__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solfège
trans_list: solfejo
sense:
(music) A method of sight singing that uses the syllables do (originally ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, and si (or ti) to represent the seven principal pitches of the scale, most commonly the major scale. The fixed-do system uses do for C, and the moveable-do system uses do for whatever key the melody uses (thus B is do if the piece is in the key of B). The relative natural minor of a scale may be represented by beginning at la.


lexentry: eng/solicitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solicitor
trans_list: advogado | assessor jurídico | consultor jurídico
sense:
In many common law jurisdictions, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs barristers to act as an advocate for their client in court, although rights of audience for solicitors vary according to jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/solicitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: solicitor
trans_list: advogado
sense:
In English Canada and in parts of Australia, a type of lawyer who historically held the same role as above, but whose role has in modern times been merged with that of a barrister.


lexentry: eng/solicitous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solicitous
trans_list: preocupado
sense:
(Usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause) Showing care, concern, or attention, in any of several ways; thus:


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: sólido
sense:
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.


lexentry: eng/solid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: solid
trans_list: sólido
sense:
(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.


lexentry: eng/solid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid
trans_list: sólido
sense:
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).


lexentry: eng/solid_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solid angle
trans_list: ângulo sólido
sense:
(geometry) The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: solidariedade
sense:
(countable) A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.


lexentry: eng/solidarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidarity
trans_list: solidariedade
sense:
(uncountable) Willingness to give psychological and/or material support when another person is in a difficult position or needs affection.


lexentry: eng/solidus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solidus
trans_list: soldo
sense:
(historical) The weight of the Roman gold coin, 1/60 of a Roman pound under Diocletian or 1/72 lb. (about 4.5 grams) after Constantine.


lexentry: eng/soliloquy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soliloquy
trans_list: solilóquio
sense:
(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.


lexentry: eng/solitary_confinement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solitary confinement
trans_list: prisão em solitária
sense:
Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.


lexentry: eng/solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solstice
trans_list: solstício
sense:
One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.


lexentry: eng/solubility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: solubility
trans_list: solubilidade
sense:
(chemistry) The amount of a substance that will dissolve in a given amount of a solvent, to give a saturated solution, under specified conditions.


lexentry: eng/solution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solution
trans_list: solução
sense:
A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.


lexentry: eng/solvency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: solvency
trans_list: solvência | solvabilidade
sense:
(finance) The state of having enough funds or liquid assets to pay all of one's debts; the state of being solvent.


lexentry: eng/sombrero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sombrero
trans_list: sombreiro
sense:
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.


lexentry: eng/somersault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: somersault
trans_list: cambalhota | salto mortal
sense:
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.


lexentry: eng/something__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: something
trans_list: algo mais
sense:
(colloquial, often with really or quite) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.


lexentry: eng/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_Denmark__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
trans_list: há algo de podre no reino da Dinamarca
sense:
(idiomatic) Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.


lexentry: eng/sommelier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sommelier
trans_list: escanção | sommelier
sense:
The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.


lexentry: eng/son__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: son
trans_list: filho
sense:
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.


lexentry: eng/sonar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sonar
trans_list: sonar
sense:
(nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.


lexentry: eng/sonata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata
trans_list: sonata
sense:
(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.


lexentry: eng/sonata_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonata form
trans_list: forma-sonata
sense:
(music) A form of classical music consisting of a single movement divided into three main sections, the exposition, development and recapitulation, sometimes followed by a coda.


lexentry: eng/songwriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: songwriter
trans_list: cantautor
sense:
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.


lexentry: eng/sonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sonnet
trans_list: soneto
sense:
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.


lexentry: eng/soot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soot
trans_list: fuligem
sense:
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.


lexentry: eng/sophisticated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sophisticated
trans_list: sofisticado | requintado
sense:
Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.


lexentry: eng/sophistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sophistry
trans_list: sofisma
sense:
(countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.


lexentry: eng/sophomore__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophomore
trans_list: secundanista | secundarista
sense:
(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.


lexentry: eng/sophrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sophrology
trans_list: sofrologia
sense:
A technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.


lexentry: eng/sore_loser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sore loser
trans_list: mau perdedor | aquele que não sabe perder
sense:
(informal) One who complains or blames others for one's loss; one who is easily angered by losing a game or contest, or because of some other misfortune or bad luck.


lexentry: eng/soredium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soredium
trans_list: sorédio
sense:
(lichenology) A common scalelike reproductive structure in lichens consisting of algal cells enveloped in a network of hyphae.


lexentry: eng/sorghum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sorghum
trans_list: sorgo
sense:
A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).


lexentry: eng/sort__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sort
trans_list: classificar | coar
sense:
(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.


lexentry: eng/soul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul
trans_list: alma | espírito
sense:
(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.


lexentry: eng/soul_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soul music
trans_list: soul
sense:
(music genre) A genre of music that originated in black American gospel, characterized by the use of secular lyrics, and an earthy, intensely emotional style.


lexentry: eng/soulmate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soulmate
trans_list: alma gémea | alma gêmea
sense:
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound
trans_list: enseada
sense:
(geography, landforms) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.


lexentry: eng/sound__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound
trans_list: sonda
sense:
(medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.


lexentry: eng/sound__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound
trans_list: sondar
sense:
To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.


lexentry: eng/sound_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound barrier
trans_list: barreira do som
sense:
(uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).


lexentry: eng/sound_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound effect
trans_list: efeito sonoro
sense:
An artificially created or enhanced sound, used to accompany the action of a dramatic production, such as a film, play or video game


lexentry: eng/sound_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sound out
trans_list: enunciar
sense:
(transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence.


lexentry: eng/sound_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound post
trans_list: alma
sense:
(lutherie) A wooden rod located inside the body of a violin-family instrument, close to the treble-side bridge foot.


lexentry: eng/sound_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sound wave
trans_list: onda sonora
sense:
(physics) The longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound.


lexentry: eng/soundproofing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundproofing
trans_list: insonorização
sense:
Something that prevents sound from traveling through it, such as is put on walls so adjacent areas are not disturbed by noise.


lexentry: eng/soundtrack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soundtrack
trans_list: banda sonora | trilha sonora
sense:
A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.


lexentry: eng/soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: soup
trans_list: sopa
sense:
(UK, informal, often with "the") An unfortunate situation; trouble, problems (a fix, a mess); chaos.


lexentry: eng/soupspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soupspoon
trans_list: colher de sopa
sense:
A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.


lexentry: eng/souq__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: souq
trans_list: souk | souq | suque
sense:
A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.


lexentry: eng/sour_cherry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cherry
trans_list: ginjeira
sense:
Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.


lexentry: eng/sour_cream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour cream
trans_list: creme azedo
sense:
Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.


lexentry: eng/sour_grapes__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sour grapes
trans_list: dor de cotovelo
sense:
(idiomatic) A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have.


lexentry: eng/sour_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sour milk
trans_list: leite fermentado | coalhada
sense:
A kind of dairy product produced by causing raw milk to somewhat congeal by addition of acid or fermentation through bespoke acidification cultures.


lexentry: eng/source_code__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: source code
trans_list: código-fonte | fonte | código fonte
sense:
(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.


lexentry: eng/sousaphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sousaphone
trans_list: sousafone
sense:
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.


lexentry: eng/soutane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soutane
trans_list: batina
sense:
A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics.


lexentry: eng/south__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: south
trans_list: sul
sense:
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.


lexentry: eng/southerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: southerner
trans_list: sulista
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.


lexentry: eng/southwester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: southwester
trans_list: sueste
sense:
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.


lexentry: eng/sovereign_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereign state
trans_list: estado soberano
sense:
A state (country) which has sovereignty over a defined geographic area, is independent of any other country, and has its own government.


lexentry: eng/sovereignty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sovereignty
trans_list: soberania
sense:
(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.


lexentry: eng/soviet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soviet
trans_list: soviete
sense:
(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/sow_the_wind,_reap_the_whirlwind__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
trans_list: quem semeia vento colhe tempestade | quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades
sense:
Every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them; if one starts trouble or takes actions in spite of the discontent they cause, one will incur negative consequences.


lexentry: eng/soy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy
trans_list: soja
sense:
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.


lexentry: eng/soy_milk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy milk
trans_list: leite de soja
sense:
(uncountable) A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a beverage, cooking ingredient or substitute for dairy milk.


lexentry: eng/soy_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: soy sauce
trans_list: molho de soja | shoyu
sense:
A condiment sauce and ingredient, common in Asian cuisine, made from fermented soybeans, salt, and sometimes wheat.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space
trans_list: espaço
sense:
The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. [from 17thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space
trans_list: espaço
sense:
The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom. [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espaço
sense:
(countable, mathematics) A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space). [from 20thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espaço
sense:
(geometry) A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espaço
sense:
(metal type) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). [from 17thc.]


lexentry: eng/space__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: space
trans_list: espaço
sense:
A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/space_age__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space age
trans_list: era espacial
sense:
The period from the about the time of the launch of Sputnik in 1957 to the present day, during which people ventured into space.


lexentry: eng/space_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space bar
trans_list: barra de espaço | espaço
sense:
(computing) A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.


lexentry: eng/space_debris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space debris
trans_list: detrito espacial | lixo espacial
sense:
All the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.


lexentry: eng/space_elevator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space elevator
trans_list: elevador espacial
sense:
A hypothetical cable, connecting the ground with space, which includes an elevator used to lift payloads or people into orbit.


lexentry: eng/space_exploration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space exploration
trans_list: espaço
sense:
Investigation of interplanetary or interstellar space, its properties, biology and the bodies within it; usually with the use of spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/space_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space out
trans_list: dar um espaço
sense:
(transitive) To position (objects, people etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.


lexentry: eng/space_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space science
trans_list: ciência do espaço
sense:
Any scientific discipline concerned with the study of phenomena occurring in space, or with space flight.


lexentry: eng/space_shuttle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space shuttle
trans_list: vaivém espacial | ônibus espacial | vaivém
sense:
Any vehicle capable of travelling repeatedly between the Earth's surface and outer space carrying people or cargo.


lexentry: eng/space_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: space suit
trans_list: traje espacial | fato espacial
sense:
A system of protective and pressurized clothing, together with environmental equipment, worn by astronauts when in space.


lexentry: eng/spacetime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spacetime
trans_list: espaço-tempo
sense:
(physics) An n-dimensional continuum consisting of dimensions of both space and time. Normally spacetime is considered as having 4 dimensions (x, y, z, t), but higher-dimensional spacetimes are often encountered in theoretical physics, e.g. the 5-dimensional spacetime of Kaluza-Klein theory or the 11 dimensions of spacetime in M-theory.


lexentry: eng/spacewalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spacewalk
trans_list: atividade extraveicular
sense:
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.


lexentry: eng/spaceworthiness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: The state or condition of being spaceworthy.
written_rep: spaceworthiness
trans_list:
aeroespaçonavegabilidade | espaçonavegabilidade | navegabilidade aeroespacial | navegabilidade espacial


lexentry: eng/spackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spackle
trans_list: massa corrida
sense:
Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.


lexentry: eng/spade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spade
trans_list: pá
sense:
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.


lexentry: eng/spadix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spadix
trans_list: espádice
sense:
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.


lexentry: eng/spaghetti_western__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghetti western
trans_list: faroeste espaguete | faroeste macarrônico | spaghetti western
sense:
(film genre) A motion picture depicting a story of cowboys and desperadoes set in the American Old West, but produced by an Italian-based company and filmed in Europe, notably in Italy.


lexentry: eng/spaghettification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaghettification
trans_list: espaguetificação | esparguetificação
sense:
(astrophysics) The gravitational stretching of objects into long, thin shapes, usually near a black hole. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/spallation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spallation
trans_list: fragmentação
sense:
(engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.


lexentry: eng/spam__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spam
trans_list: spamear | spammar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: span
trans_list: espaço gerado | palmo
sense:
The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger used as an informal unit of length.


lexentry: eng/span__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: span
trans_list: vão
sense:
(architecture, construction) The spread or extent of an arch or between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between supports.


lexentry: eng/spandrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spandrel
trans_list: enjunta
sense:
(architectural element) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.


lexentry: eng/spangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spangle
trans_list: lantejoula
sense:
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.


lexentry: eng/spaniel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spaniel
trans_list: spaniel
sense:
Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.


lexentry: eng/spank__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spank
trans_list: surrar
sense:
(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks or anything vulnerable to human body part like cheeks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.


lexentry: eng/spare__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spare
trans_list: excedente
sense:
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.


lexentry: eng/sparganosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparganosis
trans_list: esparganose
sense:
(pathology) A parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms in the genus Spirometra.


lexentry: eng/sparingly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparingly
trans_list: moderadamente
sense:
In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely.


lexentry: eng/spark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark
trans_list: faísca | centelha | chispa | fagulha | faúlha
sense:
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.


lexentry: eng/spark_gap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spark gap
trans_list: centelhador
sense:
Such a gap as a component of an engine's ignition system, especially that between the electrodes of a spark plug.


lexentry: eng/spark_plug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spark plug
trans_list: vela de ignição | vela
sense:
The part of an internal combustion engine which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke.


lexentry: eng/sparkle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkle
trans_list: cintilar | centelhar | fagulhar | faiscar
sense:
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle


lexentry: eng/sparkling__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sparkling
trans_list: gaseificada
sense:
Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.


lexentry: eng/sparkling_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sparkling wine
trans_list: espumante | frisante
sense:
Any wine that is effervescent because of dissolved carbon dioxide; either because of fermentation in bottle or by physical carbonation.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spate
trans_list: inundação
sense:
(countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.


lexentry: eng/spate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spate
trans_list: avalancha
sense:
(countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.


lexentry: eng/spatula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spatula
trans_list: espátula
sense:
A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.


lexentry: eng/spay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spay
trans_list: castrar
sense:
(transitive) To destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/speak_in_tongues__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak in tongues
trans_list: falar em línguas
sense:
To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.


lexentry: eng/speak_of_the_devil__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speak of the devil
trans_list: falando do diabo(, aparece o rabo)
sense:
(idiomatic, humorous) An expression sometimes used when a person mentioned in the current conversation happens to arrive on the scene.


lexentry: eng/speaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: speaker
trans_list: presidente
sense:
(politics) The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.


lexentry: eng/spear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spear
trans_list: lança
sense:
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.


lexentry: eng/spearmint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spearmint
trans_list: hortelã verde
sense:
A herb of the mint family (Mentha spicata), commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.


lexentry: eng/special_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special education
trans_list: educação especial
sense:
Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.


lexentry: eng/special_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special effect
trans_list: efeito especial
sense:
(film, television) An effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means, as for example by the digital manipulation of previously filmed footage.


lexentry: eng/special_relativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: special relativity
trans_list: relatividade especial | relatividade restrita
sense:
(relativity) A theory that (neglecting the effects of gravity) reconciles the principle of relativity with the observation that the speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.


lexentry: eng/speciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speciation
trans_list: especiação
sense:
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.


lexentry: eng/specie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: specie
trans_list: dinheiro
sense:
Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: espécie
sense:
(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: species
trans_list: espécie
sense:
A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: specific
trans_list: específico
sense:
Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.


lexentry: eng/specific__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: specific
trans_list: específico
sense:
(physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)


lexentry: eng/specific_epithet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific epithet
trans_list: epiteto específico
sense:
(taxonomy) The second (uncapitalized) word in the scientific name of a species, following the name of the genus.


lexentry: eng/specific_gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: specific gravity
trans_list: densidade relativa | peso específico
sense:
(physics) The ratio of the mass of a substance to that of an equal volume of water at 4°C (or to some other reference substance)


lexentry: eng/spectacles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectacles
trans_list: óculos
sense:
(plural only, formal) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.


lexentry: eng/spectrometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrometer
trans_list: espectrómetro | espectrômetro | espetrómetro
sense:
(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.


lexentry: eng/spectrometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrometry
trans_list: espectrometria
sense:
(physics, analytical chemistry) The measurement of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, especially any of several techniques used to analyze the structure of molecules; the measurement of spectra of things other than radiation, such as the masses of molecules and their breakdown products


lexentry: eng/spectrophotometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spectrophotometer
trans_list: espectrofotômetro
sense:
(physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: espectro | espetro
sense:
Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. [from later 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: espectro | espetro
sense:
(chemistry) The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation produced by a substance when subjected to energy (radiation, heat, electricity, etc.).


lexentry: eng/spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spectrum
trans_list: espectro | espetro
sense:
(mathematics, functional analysis) Of a bounded linear operator A, the set of scalar values λ such that the operator A—λI, where I denotes the identity operator, does not have a bounded inverse; intended as a generalisation of the linear algebra sense.


lexentry: eng/speculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculate
trans_list: jogar
sense:
(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: especulação
sense:
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.


lexentry: eng/speculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: speculation
trans_list: especulação
sense:
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.


lexentry: eng/speculative_fiction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speculative fiction
trans_list: ficção especulativa
sense:
(uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/speculator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speculator
trans_list: especulador
sense:
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech
trans_list: fala
sense:
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.


lexentry: eng/speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: speech
trans_list: discurso | fala
sense:
(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.


lexentry: eng/speech_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech act
trans_list: ato de falo
sense:
(linguistics) An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.


lexentry: eng/speech_is_silver,_silence_is_golden__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speech is silver, silence is golden
trans_list: a palavra é de prata, o silêncio é de ouro
sense:
(idiom) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: speed
trans_list: velocidade
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The rate of motion or action, specifically the magnitude of the velocity; the rate distance is traversed in a given time.


lexentry: eng/speed__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: speed
trans_list: meta
sense:
(slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.


lexentry: eng/speed__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: speed
trans_list: acelerar
sense:
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.


lexentry: eng/speed_bump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed bump
trans_list: lombada | banda sonora
sense:
A traffic calming measure, consisting of a transverse ridge in the road, to limit the speed of vehicles.


lexentry: eng/speed_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed camera
trans_list: pardal | radar | radar de velocidade
sense:
A roadside camera, triggered by a speeding vehicle, that takes a photograph of the offending vehicle and records its speed.


lexentry: eng/speed_of_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speed of light
trans_list: velocidade da luz
sense:
(physics) The speed of electromagnetic radiation; in a perfect vacuum it is defined as 299,792,458 metres per second


lexentry: eng/speedometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: speedometer
trans_list: velocímetro
sense:
An instrument located within the dashboard of a vehicle that measures and indicates the current speed of the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/spell__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spell
trans_list: breve período | intervalo
sense:
(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spell
trans_list: soletrar
sense:
(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spell__Verb__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spell
trans_list: pressagiar | prever | vaticinar
sense:
(transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/spelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling
trans_list: ortografia | soletração
sense:
(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.


lexentry: eng/spelling_alphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelling alphabet
trans_list: código fonético
sense:
A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio#Noun and especially despite any static#Noun thereon.


lexentry: eng/spelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spelt
trans_list: espelta
sense:
A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoid
trans_list: espermatozoide
sense:
(biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.


lexentry: eng/spermatozoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spermatozoon
trans_list: espermatozoide
sense:
(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.


lexentry: eng/sphalerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sphalerite
trans_list: blenda | esfalerita
sense:
(mineral) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: esfera
sense:
(figuratively) The region in which something or someone is active; one's province, domain. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/sphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: sphere
trans_list: esfera
sense:
(logic, dated) The domain of reference of a proposition, subject, or predicate, or the totality of the particular subjects to which it applies.


lexentry: eng/sphere_of_influence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sphere of influence
trans_list: esfera de influência
sense:
(figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.


lexentry: eng/spherical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spherical
trans_list: esférico
sense:
(astrology) Of or relating to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set.


lexentry: eng/spherical_aberration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical aberration
trans_list: aberração esférica
sense:
(optics) A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens.


lexentry: eng/spherical_angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical angle
trans_list: ângulo esférico
sense:
(geometry) A particular dihedral angle, the angle between two intersecting arcs on a sphere, measured by the angle between the planes containing the arcs.


lexentry: eng/spherical_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spherical geometry
trans_list: geometria esférica
sense:
(geometry, uncountable) The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;(countable) a given geometry of the surface of a sphere; a geometry of the surface of a given sphere, regarded as distinct from that of other spheres.


lexentry: eng/spheroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spheroid
trans_list: esferoide
sense:
A solid of revolution generated by rotating an ellipse about its major (prolate), or minor (oblate) axis.


lexentry: eng/spice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spice
trans_list: especiaria | tempero
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.


lexentry: eng/spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spider
trans_list: aranha
sense:
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.


lexentry: eng/spike__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: spike
trans_list: cortar
sense:
(volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.


lexentry: eng/spike__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: spike
trans_list: batizar
sense:
(American football, _, slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.


lexentry: eng/spike_addition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spike addition
trans_list: adição-padrão
sense:
(chemistry) A calibration technique for quantification that involves adding known amounts of a substance to an aliquot of an analyte.


lexentry: eng/spike_protein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spike protein
trans_list: peplómero
sense:
(virology) A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.


lexentry: eng/spikenard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spikenard
trans_list: nardo
sense:
A perfumed ointment, extracted from the plant Nardostachys jatamansi that belongs to the Valerian family and grows in the Himalayas.


lexentry: eng/spillikins__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spillikins
trans_list: mikado | pega-varetas
sense:
A game in which players attempt to remove flat, carved sticks of ivory or wood (the individual spillikins of meaning 1) from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spin-off
trans_list: derivação
sense:
(fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.


lexentry: eng/spin-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spin-off
trans_list: derivação
sense:
The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.


lexentry: eng/spin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spin
trans_list: spin
sense:
(physics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin
trans_list: girar | rodar
sense:
(ergative) To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.


lexentry: eng/spin__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: spin
trans_list: tecer
sense:
To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.


lexentry: eng/spin_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spin doctor
trans_list: marqueteiro
sense:
(business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.


lexentry: eng/spina_bifida__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spina bifida
trans_list: espina bífida | espinha bífida | spina bifida | spina bífida
sense:
(pathology) A birth defect resulting in a cleft in the spinal column through which the spinal membranes and spinal cord may protrude. It is characterised by hydrocephalus and other neurological disorders.


lexentry: eng/spinal_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinal cord
trans_list: medula espinhal
sense:
(anatomy) A thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue which is a major part of the vertebrate central nervous system. It extends from the brain stem down through the spine, with nerves branching off to various parts of the body.


lexentry: eng/spindle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spindle
trans_list: fuso
sense:
(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spine
trans_list: coluna vertebral | coluna | espinha | espinhaço
sense:
Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spine
trans_list: lombada | dorso
sense:
The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.


lexentry: eng/spine__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spine
trans_list: espinho
sense:
(zootomy, botany) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.


lexentry: eng/spinel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinel
trans_list: espinela
sense:
(mineral) Any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.


lexentry: eng/spinnaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinnaker
trans_list: borboleta
sense:
(nautical) A sail supplemental to the mainsail, especially a triangular one, used on yachts for running before the wind.


lexentry: eng/spinning_top__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning top
trans_list: pião
sense:
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.


lexentry: eng/spinning_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinning wheel
trans_list: roda de fiar
sense:
A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/spinster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spinster
trans_list: solteirona | solteira | encalhada
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.


lexentry: eng/spiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiral
trans_list: espiral
sense:
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.


lexentry: eng/spire__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spire
trans_list: agulha | flecha | coruchéu
sense:
(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spirit
trans_list: álcool
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.


lexentry: eng/spirit_level__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirit level
trans_list: nível de bolha
sense:
(tool) A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.


lexentry: eng/spiritualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spiritualism
trans_list: espiritualismo
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.


lexentry: eng/spiritualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spiritualism
trans_list: espiritualismo
sense:
A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism/Kardecism.


lexentry: eng/spiritualist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spiritualist
trans_list: espiritualista
sense:
One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.


lexentry: eng/spirochete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirochete
trans_list: espiroqueta
sense:
Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.


lexentry: eng/spirometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spirometry
trans_list: espirometria
sense:
(medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.


lexentry: eng/spit_it_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spit it out
trans_list: abrir o bico
sense:
(informal, often, imperative) To overcome reluctance to say something particular or to speak in general.


lexentry: eng/spit_roast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spit roast
trans_list: churrasco
sense:
The technique of roasting an animal, such as a pig, over a fire, where the cook sticks a wooden/metal rod through the animal and sets the ends on two sticks to suspend the animal over the fire.


lexentry: eng/spite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spite
trans_list: desprezo | rancor
sense:
Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice


lexentry: eng/splash_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splash screen
trans_list: ecrã de arranque | ecrã de início | ecrã inicial | tela de arranque | tela de início | tela inicial
sense:
(graphical user interface) An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice.


lexentry: eng/spleen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spleen
trans_list: baço | esplim
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.


lexentry: eng/splice__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: splice
trans_list: emendar
sense:
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spline
trans_list: chaveta | cunha
sense:
(woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spline
trans_list: régua flexível | régua-cobra | spline
sense:
A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.


lexentry: eng/spline__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spline
trans_list: estria
sense:
(mechanics) Ridges or teeth on a drive shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between them.


lexentry: eng/split__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: split
trans_list: partir | dividir | cindir
sense:
(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.


lexentry: eng/split__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: split
trans_list: partir | dividir | cindir
sense:
(intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.


lexentry: eng/split_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: split pin
trans_list: chaveta
sense:
A metal fastener with two tines, the ends of which project through an object being fastened and are bent back to hold it in place.


lexentry: eng/splits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splits
trans_list: espacate
sense:
(dance, cheerleading, gymnastics) A maneuver in which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.


lexentry: eng/splitting_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: splitting field
trans_list: corpo de decomposição | corpo de fatoração
sense:
(algebra, Galois theory) (of a polynomial) Given a polynomial p over a field K, the smallest extension field L of K such that p, as a polynomial over L, decomposes into linear factors (polynomials of degree 1); (of a set of polynomials) given a set P of polynomials over K, the smallest extension field of K over which every polynomial in P decomposes into linear factors.


lexentry: eng/spodumene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spodumene
trans_list: espodúmena
sense:
(mineral) The mineral lithium aluminium inosilicate (LiAl(SiO3)2), a pyroxene and ore of lithium, sometimes regarded as a gemstone, which may be greenish, yellowish or pinkish in appearance.


lexentry: eng/spoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: saque
sense:
(uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.


lexentry: eng/spoil__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spoil
trans_list: estragar | arruinar | mimar
sense:
(transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/spoiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spoiler
trans_list: spoiler
sense:
A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/spoils__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoils
trans_list: presa
sense:
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.


lexentry: eng/spokeshave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spokeshave
trans_list: enxó
sense:
A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.


lexentry: eng/spoliation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spoliation
trans_list: espoliação
sense:
Robbery or plunder in times of war; especially, the authorized act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: esponja
sense:
(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.


lexentry: eng/sponge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sponge
trans_list: esponja
sense:
(countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).


lexentry: eng/sponge_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponge cake
trans_list: bolo esponjoso | pão de ló | pão-de-ló
sense:
A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.


lexentry: eng/sponsor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sponsor
trans_list: patrocinador
sense:
A person or organisation with some sort of responsibility for another person or organisation, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.


lexentry: eng/sponsor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sponsor
trans_list: patrocinador
sense:
One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.


lexentry: eng/spook__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spook
trans_list: espectro
sense:
(blackjack, slang) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoon-feed
trans_list: mastigar | dar de comer com colher
sense:
(intransitive) To help somebody (usually a baby or elder) to eat using a spoon; to feed using a spoon.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spoon-feed
trans_list: dar tudo mastigado
sense:
(transitive) To overly pamper or indulge (someone), so that they do not (or because they failed to) act or think for themselves.


lexentry: eng/spoon-feed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spoon-feed
trans_list: mastigar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To explain (something, to someone) in simple words; to explain (it, to them) in words of one syllable; to spell (it) out (for them).


lexentry: eng/spoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoon
trans_list: colher
sense:
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.


lexentry: eng/spoonbill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoonbill
trans_list: colhereiro
sense:
Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.


lexentry: eng/spoonerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spoonerism
trans_list: trocadilho | antístrofe | spoonerismo
sense:
A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are transposed.


lexentry: eng/sporangium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sporangium
trans_list: esporângio
sense:
(botany, mycology) A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism. [From 1821.]


lexentry: eng/spore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spore
trans_list: esporo
sense:
A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.


lexentry: eng/sporophyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sporophyte
trans_list: esporófito
sense:
(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.


lexentry: eng/sport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sport
trans_list: esporte | desporto
sense:
(countable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.


lexentry: eng/sports_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sports drink
trans_list: bebida esportiva | isotónico | isotônico
sense:
(sports) A drink whose purpose is to replenish the body's water and energy levels when doing exercise.


lexentry: eng/spot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spot
trans_list: mancha
sense:
A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.


lexentry: eng/spotlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotlight
trans_list: holofote | refletor
sense:
A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.


lexentry: eng/spotted_whistling_duck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotted whistling duck
trans_list: marreca-pintada
sense:
A species of whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata (family Anatidae), of the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.


lexentry: eng/spotter__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spotter
trans_list: golfinho-pintado
sense:
Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).


lexentry: eng/spotting_scope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spotting scope
trans_list: luneta
sense:
A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.


lexentry: eng/sprachbund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprachbund
trans_list: área linguística
sense:
(linguistics) A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.


lexentry: eng/sprain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprain
trans_list: torcer
sense:
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation


lexentry: eng/spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: spray
trans_list: spray | esprei
sense:
(countable) Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.


lexentry: eng/spray__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: spray
trans_list: raminho
sense:
(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.


lexentry: eng/sprayer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sprayer
trans_list: pulverizador
sense:
A device, machine or vehicle used for spraying, where sprayers are commonly used for projection of water, weed killers, crop performance materials, pest maintenance chemicals, as well as manufacturing and production line ingredients.


lexentry: eng/spread__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: spread
trans_list: espalhamento
sense:
(trading, finance) The purchase of a futures contract of one delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity.


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spread
trans_list: estender
sense:
(transitive) To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/spread__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spread
trans_list: espalhar | alastrar
sense:
(transitive) To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/spreader__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spreader
trans_list: verga
sense:
(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.


lexentry: eng/spreadsheet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: spreadsheet
trans_list: planilha
sense:
(dated) A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spring
trans_list: fonte | manancial
sense:
(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: spring
trans_list: primavera
sense:
(countable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spring
trans_list: espringue | lançante
sense:
(nautical) A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement.


lexentry: eng/spring__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spring
trans_list: mola
sense:
A mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.


lexentry: eng/spring_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spring roll
trans_list: rolinho primavera
sense:
A type of savoury food consisting of shredded vegetables wrapped in a pancake made from rice flour and then fried.


lexentry: eng/spring_tide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spring tide
trans_list: maré de sizígia | maré viva
sense:
The tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced so that this tide is of maximum range.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: trampolim
sense:
A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: trampolim
sense:
(gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment.


lexentry: eng/springboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: springboard
trans_list: trampolim
sense:
(figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something.


lexentry: eng/springwater__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: springwater
trans_list: água de fonte/nascente
sense:
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.


lexentry: eng/springy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: springy
trans_list: elástico
sense:
That returns rapidly to its original form (as a spring does) after being bent, compressed, stretched, etc.


lexentry: eng/sprinkle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sprinkle
trans_list: espirrar
sense:
(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).


lexentry: eng/spruce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spruce
trans_list: pícea | abeto vermelho | espruce
sense:
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spur
trans_list: espora
sense:
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: spur
trans_list: conexão | prolongamento
sense:
Any protruding part connected at one end, for instance a highway that extends from another highway into a city.


lexentry: eng/spur__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: spur
trans_list: espora
sense:
A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale to strip off the blubber.


lexentry: eng/spur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spur
trans_list: esporar
sense:
(transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.


lexentry: eng/sputter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sputter
trans_list: cuspir
sense:
(intransitive) To emit saliva or spit from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.


lexentry: eng/sputum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sputum
trans_list: escarro
sense:
(physiology) Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.


lexentry: eng/spy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spy
trans_list: espião
sense:
A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).


lexentry: eng/spyware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: spyware
trans_list: spyware
sense:
(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/squacco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squacco
trans_list: garça-caranguejeira | papa-ratos
sense:
A species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: esquadrão
sense:
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: esquadra | esquadrão
sense:
(military, navy) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer


lexentry: eng/squadron__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: squadron
trans_list: esquadrão
sense:
(military, air force) A tactical air force unit; consists of at least two flights; multiple squadrons make up a group or wing (depending on particular air force).


lexentry: eng/squalene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squalene
trans_list: esqualeno
sense:
(organic compound) A linear triterpene hydrocarbon found in shark liver oil and in human sebum; it plays a role in the biosynthesis of steroids.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: square
trans_list: quadrado | praça
sense:
(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: square
trans_list: praça
sense:
An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: square
trans_list: quadrado
sense:
(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: square
trans_list: careta | quadrado
sense:
(1950s, _, slang) A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.


lexentry: eng/square__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: square
trans_list: quadrado
sense:
(real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.


lexentry: eng/square__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square
trans_list: alinhar
sense:
(transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:


lexentry: eng/square__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: square
trans_list: elevar ao quadrado
sense:
(transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.


lexentry: eng/square_bracket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square bracket
trans_list: colchete | parêntese reto
sense:
Either of a pair of symbols, [ ], used for various purposes, e.g. to enclose text inserted or replaced by an editor, and to indicate various mathematical operations.


lexentry: eng/square_kilometre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square kilometre
trans_list: quilómetro quadrado | quilômetro quadrado
sense:
Standard unit of area, symbol km2, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 106 square metres.


lexentry: eng/square_meal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square meal
trans_list: refeição completa
sense:
(idiomatic) A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.


lexentry: eng/square_metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: square metre
trans_list: metro quadrado
sense:
(British spelling) A standard unit of area equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m2


lexentry: eng/squash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squash
trans_list: squash
sense:
(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.


lexentry: eng/squash__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squash
trans_list: abóbora | jerimum | moranga
sense:
(botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.


lexentry: eng/squat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squat
trans_list: agachamento
sense:
(weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).


lexentry: eng/squat__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: squat
trans_list: agachar-se
sense:
To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.


lexentry: eng/squeak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeak
trans_list: guincho
sense:
(countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.


lexentry: eng/squeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeal
trans_list: guincho
sense:
A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads.


lexentry: eng/squeegee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squeegee
trans_list: rodo
sense:
(nautical) A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings. [1844]


lexentry: eng/squicky__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squicky
trans_list: imunda
sense:
(slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding the rightness or wrongness of the stimulus.


lexentry: eng/squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squid
trans_list: lula | calamar
sense:
Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles


lexentry: eng/squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: squid
trans_list: lula | calamar
sense:
A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.


lexentry: eng/squill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squill
trans_list: scilla
sense:
A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in medicine for its acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties


lexentry: eng/squinch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squinch
trans_list: focinho
sense:
(architecture) A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.


lexentry: eng/squint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squint
trans_list: semicerrar os olhos
sense:
(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.


lexentry: eng/squint__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: squint
trans_list: vesguear
sense:
(intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.


lexentry: eng/squirrel_monkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squirrel monkey
trans_list: macaco-de-cheiro
sense:
(zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America.


lexentry: eng/squishy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: squishy
trans_list: macio | mole
sense:
(of an object or substance) Yielding easily to pressure; very soft; especially, soft and wet, as mud.


lexentry: eng/stab__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stab
trans_list: apunhalar | esfaquear
sense:
(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.


lexentry: eng/stabilizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stabilizer
trans_list: estabilizador
sense:
Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.


lexentry: eng/stable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable
trans_list: estável
sense:
Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/stable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable
trans_list: estábulo | cavalariça | cocheira | estrebaria
sense:
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.


lexentry: eng/stable__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stable
trans_list: estábulo
sense:
A group of people who are looked after, mentored, or trained in one place or for a particular purpose or profession.


lexentry: eng/stable_fly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stable fly
trans_list: mosca-de-estábulo
sense:
Any of several medium-sized flies in the genus Stomoxys, of the family Muscidae that includes the housefly. The genus is unusual among members of that family, in that they suck blood from mammals.


lexentry: eng/stack__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stack
trans_list: pilha
sense:
(computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.


lexentry: eng/stadion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stadion
trans_list: estádio
sense:
(historical) A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: staff
trans_list: cajado
sense:
(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.


lexentry: eng/staff__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: staff
trans_list: pauta
sense:
(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.


lexentry: eng/stag_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stag beetle
trans_list: vacaloura
sense:
Any of numerous large beetles of the family Lucanidae, the males having elaborate mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag


lexentry: eng/stage-coach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage-coach
trans_list: diligência
sense:
(historical) A horse-drawn coach that runs routinely between two destinations to transport passengers and mail.


lexentry: eng/stage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stage
trans_list: palco
sense:
(by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.


lexentry: eng/stage_fright__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage fright
trans_list: medo de palco
sense:
(uncountable) A state of nervousness about performing some action in front of a group of people, on or off of a stage; nerves; a lack of self-assurance before an audience.


lexentry: eng/stage_manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stage manager
trans_list: diretor de palco
sense:
A person responsible for the organization of a stage production, and who is in charge of the stage during the performance


lexentry: eng/stagger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: cambaleante
sense:
An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: cambalear
sense:
(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.


lexentry: eng/stagger__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stagger
trans_list: hesitar
sense:
(transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.


lexentry: eng/staging__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: staging
trans_list: apresentação
sense:
The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity.


lexentry: eng/stain__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stain
trans_list: colorar | colorir | corar
sense:
(transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stake
trans_list: estaca
sense:
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stake
trans_list: fogueira
sense:
(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.


lexentry: eng/stake__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stake
trans_list: estaca
sense:
(Mormonism) A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.


lexentry: eng/stakeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stakeholder
trans_list: parte interessada
sense:
(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise.


lexentry: eng/stalactite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalactite
trans_list: estalactite
sense:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stalagmite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalagmite
trans_list: estalagmite
sense:
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.


lexentry: eng/stale__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stale
trans_list: rançoso | estagnado | parado | seco | velho
sense:
No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.


lexentry: eng/stalemate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalemate
trans_list: afogamento
sense:
(chess) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.


lexentry: eng/stalker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stalker
trans_list: perseguidor | perseguidora
sense:
A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stall
trans_list: audiência | platéia
sense:
(countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.


lexentry: eng/stall__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stall
trans_list: estol
sense:
(aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.


lexentry: eng/stamen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamen
trans_list: estame
sense:
(botany) In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.


lexentry: eng/stamina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamina
trans_list: estamina | vigor
sense:
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stamp
trans_list: adesivo
sense:
A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.


lexentry: eng/stamp__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stamp
trans_list: carimbar | timbrar
sense:
(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.


lexentry: eng/stamp_pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stamp pad
trans_list: almofada para carimbos
sense:
A porous pad, often made of a felt-like material, impregnated with ink, used for inking rubber stamps.


lexentry: eng/stand-alone__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand-alone
trans_list: autónomo
sense:
Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated.


lexentry: eng/stand-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stand-in
trans_list: dobro
sense:
A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: encostar | erguer | levantar
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: ficar parado
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.


lexentry: eng/stand__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stand
trans_list: suportar | tolerar | aguentar
sense:
(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.


lexentry: eng/stand_back__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand back
trans_list: afastar-se | dar distância | dar espaço | distanciar-se | ficar afastado | ficar de longe
sense:
(intransitive, cricket) (of a wicket-keeper) to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler


lexentry: eng/stand_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stand up
trans_list: dar um bolo
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.


lexentry: eng/standard_definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard definition
trans_list: definição padrão
sense:
(television) A system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high-definition television (720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1440p, 4K UHDTV, and 8K UHD) or enhanced-definition television (EDTV 480p).


lexentry: eng/standard_deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard deviation
trans_list: desvio-padrão
sense:
(statistics) A measure of how spread out data values are around the mean, defined as the square root of the variance. Represented with the Greek letter σ.


lexentry: eng/standard_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: standard language
trans_list: língua padrão | língua-padrão
sense:
(sociolinguistics) A language that has a standard form as one of its varieties; a language that has undergone standardization.


lexentry: eng/standard_of_living__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard of living
trans_list: padrão de vida
sense:
A relative measure of the quality of life a person or group has, often with per capita income (GNI or GDP) serving as a proxy measurement but with some notion of human development as the real (underlying) entity being measured.


lexentry: eng/standard_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: standard time
trans_list: horário padrão
sense:
Time as measured by synchronizing clocks in different geographical locations within a time zone to the same time, rather than using the local meridian, as in local mean time or solar time.


lexentry: eng/standing_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: standing order
trans_list: débito automático
sense:
(banking) Transfer of a fixed amount from one bank account to another at fixed intervals (e.g. monthly bill payment)


lexentry: eng/stannite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stannite
trans_list: estanite
sense:
a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu2FeSnS4, used as an ore of tin


lexentry: eng/staphylococcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: staphylococcus
trans_list: estafilococo
sense:
A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.


lexentry: eng/stapler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stapler
trans_list: grampeador | agrafador
sense:
A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrela
sense:
(geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrela | astro
sense:
A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.


lexentry: eng/star__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrela
sense:
A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.


lexentry: eng/star__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: star
trans_list: estrelar | protagonizar
sense:
(transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.


lexentry: eng/star_anise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star anise
trans_list: anis-estrelado | estrela-de-anis
sense:
A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice. Valued for its decorative shape as well as its flavor. Also used commercially as a source of shikimic acid for the production of Tamiflu.


lexentry: eng/star_cluster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star cluster
trans_list: aglomerado estelar | aglomerado
sense:
(astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.


lexentry: eng/star_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: star system
trans_list: sistema estelar
sense:
(star) A group of stars (and possibly smaller bodies such as planets or asteroids) that orbit one another.


lexentry: eng/starboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starboard
trans_list: estibordo | boreste
sense:
The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.


lexentry: eng/stardust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stardust
trans_list: nebulosa
sense:
(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.


lexentry: eng/starfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: starfish
trans_list: estrela-do-mar
sense:
Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.


lexentry: eng/stargazer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stargazer
trans_list: astrólogo
sense:
(now, colloquial) Someone who gazes at the stars; an astronomer or astrologer (now especially an amateur one). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/start__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: start
trans_list: começar | ligar | iniciar | abrir | estartar | sobressaltar
sense:
(transitive) To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.


lexentry: eng/startle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: startle
trans_list: assustar | dar um susto
sense:
(transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: state
trans_list: estado
sense:
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.


lexentry: eng/state__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: state
trans_list: estado
sense:
A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.


lexentry: eng/state_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state capitalism
trans_list: capitalismo de Estado
sense:
The form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either via corporatized government agencies, or via ownership or control of nominally private organizations.


lexentry: eng/state_of_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of matter
trans_list: estado da matéria
sense:
(sciences) Any of the different phases of matter whose properties are dependent on the motions and forces of the molecules of which they are composed.


lexentry: eng/state_of_mind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of mind
trans_list: estado mental
sense:
The psychological state of someone's cognitive processes at a certain time; the condition or character of a person's thoughts or feelings.


lexentry: eng/state_of_siege__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of siege
trans_list: estado de sítio
sense:
(law) An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.


lexentry: eng/state_of_the_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state of the art
trans_list: estado da arte | estado da técnica | último grito
sense:
The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/state_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state pattern
trans_list: condição
sense:
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern similar to the strategy pattern that is used to represent the state of an object.


lexentry: eng/state_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: state police
trans_list: polícia estatal
sense:
Outside the USA or Australia, the national police, i.e. the police force belonging to the national (state) government.


lexentry: eng/state_secret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: state secret
trans_list: segredo de estado
sense:
Information which pertains to the affairs of a country and access to which is restricted by the government.


lexentry: eng/statement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: statement
trans_list: declaração
sense:
(computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.


lexentry: eng/static__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: static
trans_list: estático
sense:
(programming) Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.


lexentry: eng/static__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: static
trans_list: chiado | estática
sense:
(uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.


lexentry: eng/station_wagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: station wagon
trans_list: perua
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A body style for cars in which the roof is extended rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position and serving the function of the boot (trunk) of a sedan / saloon.


lexentry: eng/stationmaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stationmaster
trans_list: chefe de estação
sense:
(rail) The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a particular railroad by which the station is owned, but sometimes an employee of a separate corporation, such as one owning a station used by two or more railroads.


lexentry: eng/statism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statism
trans_list: estadismo | estatismo
sense:
(often, _, pejorative) The belief that most or all political power should be centralized in national governments.


lexentry: eng/statistical_inference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistical inference
trans_list: inferência estatística
sense:
(statistics) Drawing conclusions about a population from a random sample drawn from it, or, more generally, about a random process from its observed behavior during a finite period of time.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistics
trans_list: estatística
sense:
A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.


lexentry: eng/statistics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statistics
trans_list: estatísticas | estatística
sense:
A systematic collection of data on measurements or observations, often related to demographic information such as population counts, incomes, population counts at different ages, etc.


lexentry: eng/statue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statue
trans_list: estátua
sense:
A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.


lexentry: eng/statuette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statuette
trans_list: estatueta
sense:
A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.


lexentry: eng/status_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: status bar
trans_list: barra de estado | barra de status
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) A narrow horizontal information area for text and icons, typically found at the bottom of windows in a graphical user interface.


lexentry: eng/status_quo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: status quo
trans_list: statu quo | status quo
sense:
The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.


lexentry: eng/statutory_rape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: statutory rape
trans_list: estupro presumido
sense:
(legal) An illegal act of sexual intercourse by an adult with a person under the legal age of consent for sex, or with another adult who is not able to consent because of intellectual disability.


lexentry: eng/stave-rhyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stave-rhyme
trans_list: aliteração
sense:
(countable) A (stressed) word that rhymes with another, in that it begins with the same consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel.


lexentry: eng/stave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stave
trans_list: aduela
sense:
One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.


lexentry: eng/stavesacre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stavesacre
trans_list: delfim | erva-piolha | estafiságria
sense:
A highly toxic, perennial plant with purple flowers (Staphisagria macrosperma, syn. Delphinium staphisagria).


lexentry: eng/stay__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stay
trans_list: permanecer | ficar
sense:
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.


lexentry: eng/stay__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: stay
trans_list: permanecer | ficar
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To remain for the purpose of; to stay to take part in or be present at (a meal, ceremony etc.).


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steal
trans_list: roubar | furtar
sense:
(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: steal
trans_list: roubar
sense:
(transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.


lexentry: eng/steal__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: steal
trans_list: roubar | furtar
sense:
(transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.


lexentry: eng/stealth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stealth
trans_list: furtividade | sorrateiro
sense:
(uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.


lexentry: eng/steam_turbine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steam turbine
trans_list: turbina a vapor
sense:
A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.


lexentry: eng/steamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steamer
trans_list: caldeira de vapor
sense:
A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.


lexentry: eng/stearic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stearic acid
trans_list: ácido esteárico
sense:
(fatty acid) octadecanoic acid; the most common saturated fatty acid; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/steel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steel
trans_list: aço
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.


lexentry: eng/steep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steep
trans_list: íngreme | íngrime
sense:
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steer
trans_list: guiar | direcionar
sense:
(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).


lexentry: eng/steer__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: steer
trans_list: guiar | direcionar
sense:
(transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).


lexentry: eng/steering_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steering group
trans_list: grupo director/diretor
sense:
A committee whose function is to arrange the schedules of business for a legislative assembly or other organization


lexentry: eng/steering_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steering wheel
trans_list: volante | direção
sense:
A wheel-shaped control that is rotated by the driver to steer, existing in most modern land vehicles.


lexentry: eng/steganography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steganography
trans_list: esteganografia
sense:
The practice of hiding messages, so that the presence of the message itself is hidden, often by writing them in places where they may not be found until someone finds the secret message in whatever is being used to hide it.


lexentry: eng/stegosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stegosaur
trans_list: estegossauro
sense:
Any of several extinct herbivorous dinosaurs, of the suborder Stegosauria, having two rows of bony plates along the back. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/stele__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stele
trans_list: estela
sense:
(architecture, archaeology, obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.


lexentry: eng/stele__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stele
trans_list: estela
sense:
(botany) The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.


lexentry: eng/stellify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stellify
trans_list: estrela
sense:
(transitive, mythology) To transform from an earthly body into a celestial body; to place in the sky as such


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stem
trans_list: raiz | haste | caule | ramo
sense:
A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.


lexentry: eng/stem__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: stem
trans_list: talha-mar
sense:
(nautical) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.


lexentry: eng/stem_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stem cell
trans_list: célula-tronco
sense:
(medicine, cytology) A primal undifferentiated cell from which a variety of other cells can develop through the process of cellular differentiation.


lexentry: eng/stencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stencil
trans_list: estêncil | régua vazada
sense:
A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.


lexentry: eng/stenography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stenography
trans_list: estenografia | taquigrafia
sense:
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand


lexentry: eng/stent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stent
trans_list: stent
sense:
A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.


lexentry: eng/step-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step-
trans_list: -asta | -asto
sense:
A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: step
trans_list: passo | degrau
sense:
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.


lexentry: eng/step__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: step
trans_list: andadura | porte
sense:
(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.


lexentry: eng/step__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step
trans_list: dar um passo
sense:
(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.


lexentry: eng/step_ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step ladder
trans_list: escadote
sense:
A ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.


lexentry: eng/step_over__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: step over
trans_list: pedalada
sense:
(football) A dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it.


lexentry: eng/stepfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepfather
trans_list: padrasto
sense:
(in the narrow sense) A husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.


lexentry: eng/steppe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steppe
trans_list: estepe
sense:
The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savanna. [from 1671]


lexentry: eng/steppe_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steppe eagle
trans_list: águia-das-estepes
sense:
Aquila nipalensis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. Previously considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.


lexentry: eng/stepping_motor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stepping motor
trans_list: motor de passo
sense:
An electromagnetic actuator that converts digital pulses of input into analog rotary motion, the degree of rotation being proportional to the number of pulses received.


lexentry: eng/steradian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steradian
trans_list: esferorradiano
sense:
(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of solid angle; the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere that has area r2. Symbol: sr


lexentry: eng/stereo__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stereo
trans_list: estereográfico
sense:
Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.


lexentry: eng/stereo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stereo
trans_list: estéreo | rádio | som
sense:
(by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.


lexentry: eng/stereoisomerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereoisomerism
trans_list: estereoisomeria | estereoisomerismo
sense:
(chemistry) A form of isomerism in which atoms are arranged differently about a chiral centre (or centre of asymmetry). They exhibit optical activity, and in a molecule with a single chiral centre the two isomers (enantiomers) are mirror images of each other whereas in a molecule with multiple chiral centres the isomers (diastereoisomers) are not normally mirror images.


lexentry: eng/stereophonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereophonic
trans_list: estereofónico | estereofônico
sense:
of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two channels to give a more natural two-dimensional sound distribution


lexentry: eng/stereotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stereotype
trans_list: estereótipo
sense:
A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people).


lexentry: eng/stereotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stereotype
trans_list: estereótipo
sense:
(software engineering) An extensibility mechanism of the Unified Modeling Language, allowing a new element to be derived from an existing one with added specializations.


lexentry: eng/sterilize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sterilize
trans_list: esterilizar
sense:
(transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.


lexentry: eng/steroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: steroid
trans_list: esteroide
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.


lexentry: eng/stevia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stevia
trans_list: capim-doce | erva-doce | estévia | stévia
sense:
Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/steward__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: steward
trans_list: intendente | mordomo | procurador
sense:
(higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.


lexentry: eng/stewardess__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stewardess
trans_list: aeromoça | hospedeira de bordo
sense:
A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers).


lexentry: eng/stick_'em_up__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick 'em up
trans_list: mãos ao alto | mãos ao ar
sense:
A command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stick
trans_list: estique | stique
sense:
a stick of butter
(chiefly, North America) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).


lexentry: eng/stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stick
trans_list: estique | stique
sense:
(figurative) A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward.)


lexentry: eng/stick_out_like_a_sore_thumb__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick out like a sore thumb
trans_list: [[diferenciar-se]] entre outros
sense:
(simile) Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.


lexentry: eng/stick_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stick up
trans_list: colar
sense:
(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick,‎ up. To put or post up by sticking.


lexentry: eng/stickler__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stickler
trans_list: pedante
sense:
Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially for strict observance of a formal rule. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/sticky__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sticky
trans_list: fixar
sense:
(Internet, bulletin boards, transitive) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.


lexentry: eng/stifle__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stifle
trans_list: curvejão | jarrete
sense:
(zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.


lexentry: eng/stifle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stifle
trans_list: sufocar
sense:
(transitive, also, figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.


lexentry: eng/stigma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stigma
trans_list: estigma | chaga
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, in the plural, _, stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stilt
trans_list: perna-de-pau
sense:
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.


lexentry: eng/stilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stilt
trans_list: narceja
sense:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.


lexentry: eng/stilted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stilted
trans_list: pomposo
sense:
(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.


lexentry: eng/stimulant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stimulant
trans_list: estimulante
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.


lexentry: eng/stimulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stimulation
trans_list: estímulo
sense:
(biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/stimulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stimulus
trans_list: estímulo
sense:
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.


lexentry: eng/stimulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stimulus
trans_list: estímulo
sense:
(physiology, psychology, medicine) Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response, or that affects any of the sensory apparatuses.


lexentry: eng/stingray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stingray
trans_list: arraia/raia venenosa
sense:
Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.


lexentry: eng/stipend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stipend
trans_list: estipêndio
sense:
(archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/stipulate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stipulate
trans_list: estipulado
sense:
(botany) Having stipules; that is, having outgrowths borne on either side of the base of the leafstalk.


lexentry: eng/stipule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stipule
trans_list: estípula
sense:
(botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.


lexentry: eng/stir-fry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stir-fry
trans_list: refogar
sense:
(transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.


lexentry: eng/stir__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stir
trans_list: mexer | agitar
sense:
(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of (a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.


lexentry: eng/stirrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stirrup
trans_list: estribo
sense:
(equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.


lexentry: eng/stitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stitch
trans_list: pontada
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, brought on by exercise or laughing.


lexentry: eng/stock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stock
trans_list: ação
sense:
(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.


lexentry: eng/stock_character__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock character
trans_list: arquétipo de personagem | personagem modelo | tipo | tipo de personagem
sense:
(writing, theatre, cinema) Any fictional character drawn from some stereotype who is instantly recognizable.


lexentry: eng/stock_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stock dove
trans_list: pombo-bravo
sense:
A pigeon of species Columba oenas, found in much of Europe, in the family Columbidae of pigeons and doves).


lexentry: eng/stockbroker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stockbroker
trans_list: comerciante de ações
sense:
(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).


lexentry: eng/stockpile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stockpile
trans_list: estoque | reserva
sense:
A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use, specifically in case the cost of the item increases or if there a shortage.


lexentry: eng/stocks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stocks
trans_list: tronco
sense:
(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.


lexentry: eng/stoic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoic
trans_list: estoico
sense:
(philosophy) Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.


lexentry: eng/stoically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoically
trans_list: estoicamente
sense:
In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint.


lexentry: eng/stoichiometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoichiometry
trans_list: estequiometria
sense:
(uncountable, chemistry) The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of the reactants and products in chemical reactions (chemical equations).


lexentry: eng/stoicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoicism
trans_list: estoicismo
sense:
A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress.


lexentry: eng/stole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stole
trans_list: estola
sense:
A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress.


lexentry: eng/stoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stoma
trans_list: estoma
sense:
(botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.


lexentry: eng/stoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stoma
trans_list: estoma
sense:
(medicine) A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.


lexentry: eng/stomach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stomach
trans_list: aturar
sense:
(transitive) To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.


lexentry: eng/stomachache__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stomachache
trans_list: dor de barriga
sense:
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion. (The pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.)


lexentry: eng/stomatology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stomatology
trans_list: estomatologia
sense:
(medicine) The study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases; increasingly called oral medicine in current usage.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stone
trans_list: caroço
sense:
(botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.


lexentry: eng/stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stone
trans_list: peça
sense:
(board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.


lexentry: eng/stonefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stonefish
trans_list: lacrau | lacrau-do-mar | peixe-pedra
sense:
A venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, of the genus Synanceia, found in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean


lexentry: eng/stool__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stool
trans_list: banquinho | tamborete | banco | banqueta
sense:
(dated) A close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet.


lexentry: eng/stop-motion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop-motion
trans_list: quadro por quadro
sense:
(uncountable, photography) An animation technique wherein physical objects are slightly altered and photographed one picture at a time to give an illusion of movement when displayed in sequence.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop
trans_list: parada | paragem | ponto
sense:
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.


lexentry: eng/stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stop
trans_list: ponto | ponto final
sense:
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.


lexentry: eng/stop_at_nothing__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop at nothing
trans_list: pare em nada
sense:
(idiomatic) To take any measures to do or achieve something, especially if it involves great risk or danger; to do everything in one's power.


lexentry: eng/stop_codon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop codon
trans_list: codão de parada
sense:
(biology, genetics, biochemistry) a sequence of three RNA nucleotides (A, C, G or U) that instruct the synthesis, or translation, of a protein to stop. The three-letter stop codon sequences have been given names: "UAG" is amber, "UGA" is opal, and "UAA" is ochre.


lexentry: eng/stop_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop sign
trans_list: placa de pare | sinal de stop | stop
sense:
A sign by the side of a road or street, often at an intersection, instructing vehicle drivers to stop.


lexentry: eng/stop_the_car__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop the car
trans_list: pare o coche
sense:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should stop the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/stop_the_presses__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stop the presses
trans_list: parem as máquinas
sense:
(idiomatic) An exclamation used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.


lexentry: eng/stopcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stopcock
trans_list: torneira de segurança
sense:
(British) A main shutoff#Noun for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.


lexentry: eng/stopgap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stopgap
trans_list: paliativo
sense:
A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.


lexentry: eng/stopped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stopped
trans_list: parado
sense:
(of a vehicle) Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the occupants of such a vehicle.


lexentry: eng/stopwatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stopwatch
trans_list: cronómetro | cronômetro
sense:
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.


lexentry: eng/storage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: storage
trans_list: armazenamento
sense:
(usually, uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.


lexentry: eng/store_brand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: store brand
trans_list: marca branca
sense:
(US) A brand name that is associated with or owned by a place of business (often a supermarket - or other chain) that sells products under that name, usually for less money than other brands.


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm
trans_list: borrasca | vendaval
sense:
(meteorology) A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").


lexentry: eng/storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm
trans_list: tempestade | tormenta | intempérie
sense:
Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation; a tempest.


lexentry: eng/storm__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: storm
trans_list: assaltar
sense:
(chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.


lexentry: eng/storm_drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm drain
trans_list: bueiro
sense:
(US) An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods


lexentry: eng/storm_petrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: storm petrel
trans_list: painho
sense:
Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels or Austral storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.


lexentry: eng/stormy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stormy
trans_list: tempestuoso
sense:
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.


lexentry: eng/story_arc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: story arc
trans_list: arco de história
sense:
An extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.


lexentry: eng/strabismus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strabismus
trans_list: estrabismo
sense:
A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.


lexentry: eng/straight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: straight
trans_list: em linha
sense:
(engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; in-line.


lexentry: eng/straight_flush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight flush
trans_list: straight flush
sense:
(poker) A hand that is both straight (the cards are all in sequence) and flush (the cards are all of the same suit).


lexentry: eng/straight_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight line
trans_list: linha reta
sense:
(geometry) A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.


lexentry: eng/straight_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straight man
trans_list: escada
sense:
(idiomatic) A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.


lexentry: eng/strain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strain
trans_list: cepa | estirpe
sense:
(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.


lexentry: eng/strain__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: strain
trans_list: distender
sense:
(ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.


lexentry: eng/strainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strainer
trans_list: peneira
sense:
A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.


lexentry: eng/strainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strainer
trans_list: peneira
sense:
A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.


lexentry: eng/straitjacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: straitjacket
trans_list: camisa de força | colete de forças
sense:
A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.


lexentry: eng/strange_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strange quark
trans_list: quark estranho | quark strange
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV.Symbol: s


lexentry: eng/strangle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangle
trans_list: estrangular | sufocar
sense:
(transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.


lexentry: eng/strangury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strangury
trans_list: estrangúria
sense:
(pathology, urology) A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: strap
trans_list: barbicacho | lingote | tira(s)
sense:
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strap
trans_list: tira | cinta | faixa | lima
sense:
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.


lexentry: eng/strap__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: strap
trans_list: tira (de metal)
sense:
(carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.


lexentry: eng/strappado__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strappado
trans_list: estrapada
sense:
A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.


lexentry: eng/strategic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strategic
trans_list: estratégico
sense:
Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.


lexentry: eng/strategy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strategy
trans_list: estratégia
sense:
(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.


lexentry: eng/stratosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stratosphere
trans_list: estratosfera
sense:
(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. The stratosphere extends from the tropopause (10–15 kilometers) to approximately 50 kilometers, where it is succeeded by the mesosphere.


lexentry: eng/stratovolcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stratovolcano
trans_list: estratovulcão
sense:
(vulcanology) A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.


lexentry: eng/stratus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stratus
trans_list: estrato
sense:
(meteorology) A principal, low-level cloud type in the form of a gray layer with a rather uniform base, usually not associated with precipitation, and capable of producing corona phenomena and a weak, uniform luminance; abbreviated St.


lexentry: eng/straw__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: straw
trans_list: palha
sense:
(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.


lexentry: eng/straw_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: straw man
trans_list: laranja | testa de ferro
sense:
(figurative) An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.


lexentry: eng/straw_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: straw man
trans_list: espantalho
sense:
(figurative) An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, e.g. by misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related or contrasted thing or idea.


lexentry: eng/straw_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: straw man
trans_list: esboço
sense:
(figurative, engineering, business) An outline serving as an initial proposal for a project, usually refined iteratively.


lexentry: eng/strawberry_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strawberry tree
trans_list: medronheiro | êrvedo
sense:
A cane apple, an evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), in family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland, which bears fruits which resemble strawberries.


lexentry: eng/stray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stray
trans_list: desgarrado | vira-lata
sense:
Any domestic animal that has no enclosure nor proper place and company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.


lexentry: eng/stream__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stream
trans_list: fazer stream/streaming
sense:
(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.


lexentry: eng/streamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: streamer
trans_list: streamer
sense:
(Internet) A person who streams activities on their computer (especially video gaming) to a live online audience.


lexentry: eng/streaming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: streaming
trans_list: streaming
sense:
(computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.


lexentry: eng/streamline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streamline
trans_list: linha de corrente
sense:
(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.


lexentry: eng/street-smart__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street-smart
trans_list: malandro
sense:
Having practical rather than theoretical knowledge, like that learned on the streets rather than in the classroom.


lexentry: eng/street_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street market
trans_list: feira
sense:
A temporary public market, normally set up outdoors on certain days of the week, often, but not always, in a street. Sometimes they can be found in a car park or in a market square.


lexentry: eng/street_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street organ
trans_list: realejo
sense:
(musical instrument) A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.


lexentry: eng/street_urchin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: street urchin
trans_list: criança de rua | menino de rua | pivete
sense:
(British, obsolescent) A child who lives, or spends most of his or her time, in the streets; sometimes a petty thief or pickpocket.


lexentry: eng/strengthen__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strengthen
trans_list: fortalecer | reforçar
sense:
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.


lexentry: eng/streptococcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streptococcus
trans_list: estreptococo
sense:
A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.


lexentry: eng/streptolysin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: streptolysin
trans_list: estreptolisina
sense:
Any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stress
trans_list: tensão
sense:
(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.


lexentry: eng/stress__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: stress
trans_list: ênfase
sense:
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).


lexentry: eng/stretch__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stretch
trans_list: alongar-se | espreguiçar-se
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles


lexentry: eng/stretch_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stretch mark
trans_list: estria
sense:
(dermatology) Any of a series of red, irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They usually appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty or obesity, but can also be caused by rapid muscle growth.


lexentry: eng/stretching__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stretching
trans_list: alongamento
sense:
A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.


lexentry: eng/strew__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strew
trans_list: espalhar | esparramar
sense:
(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.


lexentry: eng/stridulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stridulate
trans_list: cricrilar
sense:
(intransitive) To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.


lexentry: eng/strike_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strike up
trans_list: cerrar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: string
trans_list: corda
sense:
(musical instrument) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: string
trans_list: cadeia de caracteres
sense:
(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.


lexentry: eng/string__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: string
trans_list: cordas
sense:
(music, usually, in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.


lexentry: eng/string_quartet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string quartet
trans_list: quarteto de cordas
sense:
(music) A group of four musicians playing string instruments, usually two violins, a viola and a cello.


lexentry: eng/string_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: string theory
trans_list: teoria das cordas
sense:
(physics) A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.


lexentry: eng/stringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stringer
trans_list: correspondente frila | stringer
sense:
(journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.


lexentry: eng/strip__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: strip
trans_list: desencapar | fazer (um) striptease
sense:
(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.


lexentry: eng/strip_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: strip off
trans_list: despir
sense:
(intransitive, British, Ireland, idiomatic) To remove all of one's clothes (or sometimes to remove all except underclothes, or figuratively).


lexentry: eng/striped_bass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: striped bass
trans_list: robalo-muge
sense:
A popular fish among sport fisherman along Atlantic coast north of Virginia to Canada, Morone saxatilis.


lexentry: eng/stripling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stripling
trans_list: efebo
sense:
(archaic, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].


lexentry: eng/stripper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stripper
trans_list: stripper
sense:
Someone who removes their clothing in a sexually provocative manner, especially as a form of paid entertainment.


lexentry: eng/striptease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: striptease
trans_list: strip | striptease
sense:
The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the viewer, often accompanied by music and in exchange for money.


lexentry: eng/strobile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strobile
trans_list: pinha
sense:
(botany) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine; a cone.


lexentry: eng/strobilus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strobilus
trans_list: cone
sense:
(botany) Sensu strictissimo a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various vascular Pteridophyta, such as horsetail, that bear spores;


lexentry: eng/stroboscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroboscope
trans_list: estroboscópio
sense:
Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: pancada | pincelada | tacada
sense:
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: raquetada
sense:
(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: estilo (de nado/natação)
sense:
(swimming) A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: remada
sense:
The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: traço
sense:
A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: acidente vascular cerebral | derrame
sense:
(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: badalada | pincelada
sense:
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: carícia | cafuné
sense:
An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.


lexentry: eng/stroke__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroke
trans_list: acariciar
sense:
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.


lexentry: eng/stroller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stroller
trans_list: carrinho
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children.


lexentry: eng/stromatolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stromatolite
trans_list: estromatólito
sense:
(geology) A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of which result from the deposit of minerals by microorganisms such as cyanobacteria.


lexentry: eng/strong__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: strong
trans_list: forte | irregular
sense:
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.


lexentry: eng/strong_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strong verb
trans_list: verbo forte
sense:
(grammar) Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.


lexentry: eng/strontium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strontium
trans_list: estrôncio
sense:
The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.


lexentry: eng/strop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strop
trans_list: correia
sense:
A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.


lexentry: eng/structural_formula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: structural formula
trans_list: fórmula química
sense:
(chemistry) Any of various diagrammatic representations of the structure of a molecule that shows how its atoms are linked to each other, with what type of bonds, and the presence of any charges


lexentry: eng/structuralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: structuralism
trans_list: estruturalismo
sense:
(linguistics) The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence.


lexentry: eng/strum__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strum
trans_list: arranhar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) using various strings simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/strut__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: strut
trans_list: protuberar
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by out: to protuberate or stick out due to being full or swollen; to bulge, to swell.


lexentry: eng/strut__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strut
trans_list: escorar
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, construction, also, figuratively) To brace or support (something) by a strut or struts; to hold (something) in place or strengthen by a diagonal, transverse, or upright support.


lexentry: eng/strychnine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: strychnine
trans_list: estricnina
sense:
(organic compound) A very toxic, colourless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stub
trans_list: canhoto | talão
sense:
A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.


lexentry: eng/stub__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: stub
trans_list: esboço
sense:
(chiefly, WMF) A Wikipedia article providing only minimal information and intended for later development.


lexentry: eng/stubborn__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stubborn
trans_list: teimoso | cabeça-dura | cabeçudo | casmurro | turrão
sense:
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.


lexentry: eng/stuck_up__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuck up
trans_list: altivo
sense:
(idiomatic) snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others, usually because of abundant success; haughty; arrogant or egotistical.


lexentry: eng/student__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: student
trans_list: estudante | acadêmico | académica | académico | acadêmica | aluna
sense:
(in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).


lexentry: eng/student__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: student
trans_list: estudante | acadêmico | académica | académico | acadêmica | aluna
sense:
A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.


lexentry: eng/study__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: study
trans_list: escritório
sense:
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.


lexentry: eng/study__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: study
trans_list: estudar | aprender
sense:
(transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.


lexentry: eng/stuff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuff
trans_list: entupir
sense:
(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.


lexentry: eng/stuffed_shirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuffed shirt
trans_list: formalista
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) One who is pompous or self-important, especially one who is officious in a position of authority.


lexentry: eng/stultify__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stultify
trans_list: desalentar
sense:
(transitive, archaic, originally, law) To prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence.


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stump
trans_list: toco | cotoco
sense:
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.


lexentry: eng/stump__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: stump
trans_list: esfuminho
sense:
(drawing) An artists’ drawing tool made of rolled paper used to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.


lexentry: eng/stumped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: stumped
trans_list: perplexo
sense:
(cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) out as a result of the wicket-keeper breaking the wicket with the ball while the batsman is out of his crease.


lexentry: eng/stunt_double__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stunt double
trans_list: dublê
sense:
(film, television) A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.


lexentry: eng/stuntman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stuntman
trans_list: dublê
sense:
In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.


lexentry: eng/stupefy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stupefy
trans_list: entorpecer | estupeficar
sense:
(transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.


lexentry: eng/stupor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stupor
trans_list: estupor
sense:
A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.


lexentry: eng/sturgeon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sturgeon
trans_list: esturjão
sense:
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilo
sense:
(by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: style
trans_list: forma de tratamento | tratamento
sense:
A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilo
sense:
(printing, publishing) A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilo
sense:
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.


lexentry: eng/style__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilo
sense:
A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.


lexentry: eng/style__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: style
trans_list: estilizar
sense:
(transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.


lexentry: eng/style_guide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: style guide
trans_list: livro de estilo | manual de estilo | manual de redação
sense:
A set of standards for design and writing of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication or organization, including standards on typography, grammar, or punctuation.


lexentry: eng/stylite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylite
trans_list: estilita | santo do pilar
sense:
(Christianity, historical) A Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.


lexentry: eng/stylobate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylobate
trans_list: estilóbata
sense:
(Classical Greek, _, architecture) The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: estilete | estilo
sense:
(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: agulha | safira
sense:
A hard point, typically of diamond or sapphire, following a groove in a phonograph and transmitting the recorded sound for reproduction.


lexentry: eng/stylus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: stylus
trans_list: punção
sense:
A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.


lexentry: eng/styptic_pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: styptic pencil
trans_list: lápis estríptico | lápis hemostático
sense:
A short medicated stick, typically containing alum, used to stop bleeding from small wounds (as in shaving).


lexentry: eng/stød__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: stød
trans_list: arremesso
sense:
(phonology) a phenomenon of most Danish accents, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop that follows said vowel/consonant


lexentry: eng/sub-Saharan_Africa__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sub-Saharan Africa
trans_list: África Negra
sense:
Africa south of the Sahara, particularly used to distinguish the areas chiefly populated by dark-skinned peoples.


lexentry: eng/sub__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: sub
trans_list: submarino
sense:
(colloquial, internet) A subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.


lexentry: eng/subaltern__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subaltern
trans_list: subalterno
sense:
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military rank) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.


lexentry: eng/subatomic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subatomic
trans_list: subatómico | subatômico
sense:
(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.


lexentry: eng/subclass__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subclass
trans_list: subclasse
sense:
(object-oriented programming) An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.


lexentry: eng/subclinical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subclinical
trans_list: subclínico
sense:
(medicine, of a disease or injury) Without signs and symptoms that are detectable by physical examination or laboratory test; not clinically manifest.


lexentry: eng/subcontinent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subcontinent
trans_list: subcontinente
sense:
A large landmass which is either smaller than a continent (such as Greenland), or part of an even larger continent (such as the Indian subcontinent).


lexentry: eng/subcontractor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subcontractor
trans_list: subempreiteiro
sense:
A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.


lexentry: eng/subculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subculture
trans_list: subcultura
sense:
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features, often in contrast to the larger mainstream culture.


lexentry: eng/subdeacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subdeacon
trans_list: subdiácono
sense:
(Catholicism, chiefly, historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.


lexentry: eng/subdomain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subdomain
trans_list: subdomínio
sense:
(computing, Internet) A domain name that has been prefaced with additional parts separated with periods.


lexentry: eng/subduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subduction
trans_list: subdução
sense:
(geology) The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.


lexentry: eng/subgroup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subgroup
trans_list: subgrupo
sense:
A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.


lexentry: eng/subheading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subheading
trans_list: subtítulo
sense:
a heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book)


lexentry: eng/subject__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject
trans_list: sujeito | tema
sense:
(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.


lexentry: eng/subject__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: subject
trans_list: sujeito
sense:
(philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.


lexentry: eng/subject__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject
trans_list: submeter
sense:
(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.


lexentry: eng/subject_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subject matter
trans_list: assunto
sense:
The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.


lexentry: eng/subjective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjective
trans_list: subjetivo
sense:
Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, not upon observation or reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjunctive
trans_list: conjuntivo
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.


lexentry: eng/subjunctive_mood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subjunctive mood
trans_list: modo conjuntivo | modo subjuntivo | conjuntivo | subjuntivo
sense:
(grammar) Mood expressing an action or state which is hypothetical or anticipated rather than actual, including wishes and commands.


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimar
sense:
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimar
sense:
(generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/sublimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sublimate
trans_list: sublimar
sense:
(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.


lexentry: eng/sublimation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sublimation
trans_list: sublimação
sense:
(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/subliminal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subliminal
trans_list: subliminar
sense:
(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/subliminal_message__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subliminal message
trans_list: mensagem subliminar
sense:
A signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception.


lexentry: eng/submit__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: submit
trans_list: finalizar
sense:
(transitive, mixed martial arts, professional wrestling) To win a fight against (an opponent) by submission.


lexentry: eng/subnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subnet
trans_list: sub-rede
sense:
(networking) A portion of a network that shares a network address in which each component is identified by a number.


lexentry: eng/subordinate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subordinate
trans_list: subordinado
sense:
(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause


lexentry: eng/subordinate_clause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subordinate clause
trans_list: oração subordinada
sense:
(grammar) A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence, but functions as either a noun, adjective or adverb in a sentence.


lexentry: eng/subquery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subquery
trans_list: subconsulta | subquery
sense:
(databases) A query embedded within a more extensive query, relating only to the data returned by the parent query.


lexentry: eng/subrogation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subrogation
trans_list: sub-rogação
sense:
(legal) Substitution of a different person in place of a creditor or claimant with respect to certain rights and duties.


lexentry: eng/subscribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subscribe
trans_list: assinar
sense:
(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.


lexentry: eng/subside__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subside
trans_list: arrefecer
sense:
(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.


lexentry: eng/subsidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subsidence
trans_list: subsidência
sense:
(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion.


lexentry: eng/subsidiarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsidiarity
trans_list: subsidiariedade
sense:
The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to reside at the lowest feasible level (i.e. at the local or regional level, instead of the national or supranational level, unless the latter presents clear advantages)


lexentry: eng/subsidiary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsidiary
trans_list: filial | subsidiária
sense:
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.


lexentry: eng/subsonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subsonic
trans_list: subsônico | subsónico
sense:
(of a speed) (aviation) less than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)


lexentry: eng/substation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: substation
trans_list: subestação
sense:
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.


lexentry: eng/substitute__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: substitute
trans_list: suplente
sense:
(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.


lexentry: eng/substitute__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: substitute
trans_list: substituir
sense:
(transitive, formerly, _, proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.


lexentry: eng/substitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: substitution
trans_list: substituição
sense:
(chemistry, especially, organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.


lexentry: eng/subsume__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subsume
trans_list: classificar | incluir | subordinar
sense:
To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.


lexentry: eng/subtend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtend
trans_list: bloquear
sense:
(transitive, also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.


lexentry: eng/subtitle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtitle
trans_list: legenda
sense:
(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.


lexentry: eng/subtitled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subtitled
trans_list: legendado
sense:
(of a film) in which the dialogue is translated into another language, and displayed, in text, at the bottom of the screen.


lexentry: eng/subtlety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: subtlety
trans_list: subtileza | sutileza
sense:
The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)


lexentry: eng/subtlety__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: subtlety
trans_list: subtileza | sutileza
sense:
(countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.


lexentry: eng/suburb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suburb
trans_list: subúrbio | periferia
sense:
A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.


lexentry: eng/suburbicarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suburbicarian
trans_list: suburbicário
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) Describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome, which are always headed by Cardinals of the highest rank.


lexentry: eng/subvert__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subvert
trans_list: subverter
sense:
(transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).


lexentry: eng/subway__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: subway
trans_list: metrô | metro
sense:
(Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.


lexentry: eng/succeed__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: succeed
trans_list: conseguir | seguir | ter/obter sucesso/êxito
sense:
(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).


lexentry: eng/successful__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: successful
trans_list: bem-sucedido | próspero | conseguido
sense:
Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect


lexentry: eng/succinic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: succinic acid
trans_list: ácido succínico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2, that occurs naturally in amber and is important in the metabolic Krebs cycle.


lexentry: eng/succubus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: succubus
trans_list: súcubo
sense:
(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.


lexentry: eng/such__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: such
trans_list: tal | assim
sense:
(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context.


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suck
trans_list: chupar | sugar | chuchar
sense:
(transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: suck
trans_list: chupar
sense:
(transitive) To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: suck
trans_list: ser um saco | ser uma droga
sense:
(chiefly, North American, , intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/suck_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suck up
trans_list: puxar saco
sense:
(slang, often followed by to) To adulate or flatter (someone) excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.


lexentry: eng/sucker__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: sucker
trans_list: otário
sense:
(American, slang) A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person. [from 1830s]


lexentry: eng/sucrose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sucrose
trans_list: sacarose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.


lexentry: eng/suction__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suction
trans_list: sugar
sense:
To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.


lexentry: eng/sudden_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sudden death
trans_list: morte súdita
sense:
(sports, games) A period or mode of play in which the next player or team to score wins instantly; often in an extra period of time following a tie at the end of the regular period of play.


lexentry: eng/sudden_infant_death_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sudden infant death syndrome
trans_list: morte súbita do lactente
sense:
(pathology) The sudden and unexplained death of an infant aged one month to one year, normally while sleeping.


lexentry: eng/sudoku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sudoku
trans_list: sudoku
sense:
(games, puzzles) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.


lexentry: eng/suede__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suede
trans_list: camurça
sense:
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.


lexentry: eng/suet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suet
trans_list: sebo
sense:
The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.


lexentry: eng/suffice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffice
trans_list: bastar | chegar | satisfazer | atender | ser suficiente | servir
sense:
(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough.


lexentry: eng/suffix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffix
trans_list: sufixo
sense:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.


lexentry: eng/suffragette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffragette
trans_list: sufragista
sense:
(historical) A female supporter, often militant, of women's right to vote in the early 20th century, especially in Great Britain.


lexentry: eng/suffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suffuse
trans_list: infundir
sense:
(transitive) To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.


lexentry: eng/sufganiyah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sufganiyah
trans_list: sufganiá
sense:
a deep-fried ball-shaped doughnut, usually filled with jelly or custard and topped with powdered sugar


lexentry: eng/sugar-loaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar-loaf
trans_list: pão de açúcar | pão-de-açúcar | pão d'açúcar | pão-d'açúcar
sense:
(historical) A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.


lexentry: eng/sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar
trans_list: açúcar
sense:
(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.


lexentry: eng/sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sugar
trans_list: açúcar
sense:
(countable, chemistry) Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.


lexentry: eng/sugar_cane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar cane
trans_list: cana-de-açúcar
sense:
A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout, fibrous, jointed stalks, the sap of which is a source of sugar.


lexentry: eng/sugar_daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar daddy
trans_list: coroa endinheirado
sense:
(slang) A man who spends money for the benefit of a relationship with an often younger romantic or sexual partner.


lexentry: eng/sugar_glider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar glider
trans_list: petauro-do-açúcar
sense:
Petaurus breviceps, an omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupial, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.


lexentry: eng/sugar_mama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sugar mama
trans_list: patroa
sense:
(informal) An older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.


lexentry: eng/sugarcoat__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sugarcoat
trans_list: disfarçar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.


lexentry: eng/suicidal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: suicidal
trans_list: suicídio
sense:
(of a voluntarily-chosen course of action) Highly likely to certain to result in the deaths of the participants; dangerous or reckless to such a degree as to be tantamount to suicide for those taking part.


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suicide
trans_list: suicídio
sense:
(countable) A particular instance of a person intentionally killing themselves, or of multiple people doing so.


lexentry: eng/suicide__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: suicide
trans_list: suicídio
sense:
(figuratively) An action that could cause the literal or figurative death of a person or organization, although death is not the aim of the action.


lexentry: eng/suicide_bomber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suicide bomber
trans_list: homem-bomba
sense:
One who carries explosives on his or her body or in a vehicle and intends to detonate them (dying in the process) to kill people and inflict widespread damage, usually motivated by a political or religious cause.


lexentry: eng/suicide_note__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suicide note
trans_list: carta de despedida
sense:
A message, usually a written note, left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the suicide.


lexentry: eng/suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: suit
trans_list: naipe | fato | terno | traje
sense:
(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.


lexentry: eng/suit__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: suit
trans_list: convir | adequar-se a
sense:
(intransitive) To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)


lexentry: eng/suitable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suitable
trans_list: apropriado | favorável
sense:
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.


lexentry: eng/suitcase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suitcase
trans_list: mala | valise
sense:
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.


lexentry: eng/suite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suite
trans_list: conjunto | grupo | leque
sense:
A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/suite__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: suite
trans_list: suíte
sense:
(music) An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.


lexentry: eng/suitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suitor
trans_list: pretendente
sense:
One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.


lexentry: eng/sulcus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulcus
trans_list: sulco
sense:
(anatomy) A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.


lexentry: eng/sulfhydryl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfhydryl
trans_list: sulfidrilo
sense:
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and constitutes the thiol group.


lexentry: eng/sulfide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfide
trans_list: sulfeto
sense:
(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.


lexentry: eng/sulfosalt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfosalt
trans_list: sulfossal
sense:
(mineral) A complex sulfide mineral with certain proportions of a metal, a semi-metal, and sulfur (or, rarely, selenium).


lexentry: eng/sulfur_dioxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfur dioxide
trans_list: dióxido de enxofre
sense:
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A toxic gas, of molecular formula SO2 that is found in the emissions of volcanos and those of burning coal or petroleum; dissolves in water to form sulfurous acid and, in the presence of oxygen, sulfuric acid, and is thus responsible for acid rain.


lexentry: eng/sulfuric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfuric acid
trans_list: ácido sulfúrico
sense:
(American spelling, inorganic compound) A transparent, oily liquid, formula H2SO4, that is a strong acid with very many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/sulfurous_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sulfurous acid
trans_list: ácido sulfuroso
sense:
(inorganic compound) The weak acid, H2SO3, present in a solution of sulfur dioxide in water; it is a reducing agent and mild bleach.


lexentry: eng/sultan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sultan
trans_list: sultão
sense:
A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1956) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/sum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sum
trans_list: adição | soma
sense:
(often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).


lexentry: eng/sumac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sumac
trans_list: sumagre
sense:
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).


lexentry: eng/summary_offence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summary offence
trans_list: delito
sense:
(legal, British, Australian, Canadian, Hong Kong) A crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment, as required for an indictable offence.


lexentry: eng/summer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summer
trans_list: verão | estio
sense:
One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/summer_solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: summer solstice
trans_list: solstício de verão
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined toward the sun.


lexentry: eng/summit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: summit
trans_list: cimeira | cúpula
sense:
(by extension) An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely) , an important or high-level gathering or meeting.


lexentry: eng/sumo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sumo
trans_list: sumô | sumo
sense:
(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.


lexentry: eng/sumptuary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sumptuary
trans_list: suntuário
sense:
Chiefly in sumptuary law: of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles (especially luxurious ones), to regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labour, or to reinforce morals or social hierarchies.


lexentry: eng/sun_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sun gear
trans_list: sol
sense:
The central gear wheel of an epicyclic gear train; the central gear in planetary gear box, which spins the planet gears


lexentry: eng/sunburn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sunburn
trans_list: apanhar um escaldão
sense:
(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.


lexentry: eng/sundew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sundew
trans_list: drósera
sense:
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.


lexentry: eng/sundial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sundial
trans_list: relógio de sol | relógio solar | solário | relógio do sol
sense:
A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks.


lexentry: eng/sunflower_seed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunflower seed
trans_list: maravilha
sense:
Seed of a sunflower, especially roasted and eaten as a snack; also used as bird food and in the manufacture of sunflower oil.


lexentry: eng/sunken__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunken
trans_list: submerso
sense:
caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged


lexentry: eng/sunlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunlight
trans_list: luz do sol
sense:
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.


lexentry: eng/sunscreen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunscreen
trans_list: filtro solar | fotoprotetor | protetor solar
sense:
A cream, to be spread on the skin, containing organic compounds that absorb, and/or titanium dioxide that reflects the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.


lexentry: eng/sunspot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sunspot
trans_list: mancha solar
sense:
(astronomy) A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.


lexentry: eng/superatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superatom
trans_list: superátomo
sense:
(physics, chemistry) A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.


lexentry: eng/supercell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supercell
trans_list: supercélula
sense:
(meteorology) A severe thunderstorm with updrafts and downdrafts that are in near balance, allowing the storm to maintain itself for several hours. Supercells often produce large hail, powerful downpours, very strong winds and sometimes tornadoes.


lexentry: eng/superconductivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superconductivity
trans_list: supercondutividade
sense:
(physics) The property of a material whereby it has no resistance to the flow of an electric current.


lexentry: eng/superdeterminism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superdeterminism
trans_list: superdeterminismo
sense:
(physics, quantum mechanics) A form of determinism that precludes the assumption, made by Bell's theorem, that an experimenter can make measurements that are independent of each other and of any hidden variables.


lexentry: eng/superego__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superego
trans_list: superego | supereu
sense:
(psychoanalysis) The part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards that have been learnt.


lexentry: eng/supererogatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supererogatory
trans_list: supererrogativo | supererrogatório
sense:
Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism


lexentry: eng/superficial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superficial
trans_list: superficial
sense:
(anatomy, relational, often with to) Closer to the surface of the body; especially, situated or occurring on the skin or immediately beneath it.


lexentry: eng/superheating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superheating
trans_list: sobreaquecimento
sense:
The heating of a substance above a temperature at which a change of state normally occurs, without it occurring; especially the heating of a liquid above its boiling point


lexentry: eng/superhero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superhero
trans_list: super-herói
sense:
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.


lexentry: eng/superlative__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: superlative
trans_list: superlativo
sense:
(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.


lexentry: eng/superlative_degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superlative degree
trans_list: grau superlativo
sense:
(grammar) adverbial or adjectival forms modified by most or ending in -est, used when comparing three or more things


lexentry: eng/supermajority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supermajority
trans_list: maioria qualificada
sense:
(chiefly, North American) A majority of the items being counted that reaches some preset threshold significantly greater than 50 percent, such as two thirds.


lexentry: eng/superman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superman
trans_list: super-homem
sense:
(chiefly, philosophy) An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. [from 1903.]


lexentry: eng/supermoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supermoon
trans_list: superlua
sense:
(astrology, astronomy) A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.


lexentry: eng/supernatant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supernatant
trans_list: flutuando | sobrenadante
sense:
(chiefly, of a liquid) Lying or floating above a denser fluid, or above a solid sediment or precipitate (which has been separated by crystallisation, centrifugation etc.).


lexentry: eng/supernatural__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supernatural
trans_list: sobrenatural
sense:
Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that which humans are born with.


lexentry: eng/supernova__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supernova
trans_list: supernova
sense:
(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.


lexentry: eng/supernumerary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supernumerary
trans_list: suplente
sense:
A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary). [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/superpower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superpower
trans_list: superpotência
sense:
(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.


lexentry: eng/superpower__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: superpower
trans_list: superpoder
sense:
(countable, fiction) An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.


lexentry: eng/superscript__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superscript
trans_list: sobrescrito
sense:
(typography) A type of lettering form that appears as a number, figure, or symbol above the normal line of type, located at the right or left of another symbol or text.


lexentry: eng/superset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superset
trans_list: redefinição
sense:
(set theory) (symbol: ⊇) With respect to another set, a set such that each of the elements of the other set is also an element of the set.


lexentry: eng/supersonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supersonic
trans_list: supersônico | supersónico
sense:
(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).


lexentry: eng/superstition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superstition
trans_list: superstição
sense:
A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way.


lexentry: eng/superstring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: superstring
trans_list: supercorda
sense:
(physics) a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions


lexentry: eng/superstructure__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: superstructure
trans_list: superestrutura
sense:
(Marxism) The social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.


lexentry: eng/supersymmetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supersymmetry
trans_list: supersimetria
sense:
(physics) A theory that attempts to unify the fundamental physical forces and which proposes a physical symmetry between bosons and fermions.


lexentry: eng/supervillain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supervillain
trans_list: super-vilão
sense:
A fantasy-fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.


lexentry: eng/supervisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supervisor
trans_list: supervisor
sense:
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.


lexentry: eng/supine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: supine
trans_list: letárgico | passivo
sense:
(figuratively) Reluctant to take action due to indifference or moral weakness; apathetic or passive towards something.


lexentry: eng/supine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: supine
trans_list: supino
sense:
(grammar, also, attributively) (obsolete terminology) The 'to'-prefixed infinitive in English or other Germanic languages, so named because the infinitive was regarded as a verbal noun and the 'to'-prefixed form of it was seen as the dative form of the verbal noun; the full infinitive.


lexentry: eng/supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: supplement
trans_list: adendo | suplemento
sense:
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors or brings up to date.


lexentry: eng/supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: supplement
trans_list: suplemento
sense:
(nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development.


lexentry: eng/suppletion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suppletion
trans_list: supletismo
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.


lexentry: eng/suppletive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: suppletive
trans_list: supletivo
sense:
(grammar) Supplying an etymologically unrelated word with forms, or which is used as one of its forms, by suppletion (for example, in English, better and best are suppletive forms of good).


lexentry: eng/supply__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: supply
trans_list: suprir
sense:
(transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.


lexentry: eng/supply_and_demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supply and demand
trans_list: oferta e procura
sense:
(economics) A capitalistic model of price determination in a market, according to which, holding all else equal in a competitive market, the unit price for a particular good will eventually settle at a point where the quantity demanded will equal the quantity supplied (at the current price).


lexentry: eng/supporter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: supporter
trans_list: apoiador | apoiadora | apoiante
sense:
A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.


lexentry: eng/suppository__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suppository
trans_list: supositório
sense:
(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.


lexentry: eng/suppression__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: suppression
trans_list: repressão
sense:
(military) The entirety of acts aimed at stopping or preventing the enemy to execute such unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.


lexentry: eng/suppurative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suppurative
trans_list: supurativo
sense:
(medicine, of a disease or medical condition) causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.


lexentry: eng/surety__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: surety
trans_list: caução
sense:
(legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.


lexentry: eng/surety__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: surety
trans_list: fiador
sense:
(legal) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.


lexentry: eng/suretyship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suretyship
trans_list: fiança
sense:
(legal) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.


lexentry: eng/surface__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: surface
trans_list: superfície
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space.


lexentry: eng/surface_runoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surface runoff
trans_list: escoamento superficial
sense:
Overland flow of excess water (with or without accumulated contaminants) that cannot be absorbed by the ground as infiltration.


lexentry: eng/surface_tension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surface tension
trans_list: tensão superficial
sense:
(physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces


lexentry: eng/surfactant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surfactant
trans_list: surfactante | tensioativo | tensoativo
sense:
(chemistry) A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.


lexentry: eng/surfboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surfboard
trans_list: prancha
sense:
A shaped waterproof plank, usually made of wood or foam and reinforced plastic, used to surf on waves.


lexentry: eng/surficial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surficial
trans_list: superficial
sense:
(geology, astronomy) Of or pertaining to the surface of something, particularly the surface of the Earth.


lexentry: eng/surge_protector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surge protector
trans_list: estabilizador
sense:
An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.


lexentry: eng/surgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surgery
trans_list: cirurgia | operação
sense:
(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.


lexentry: eng/surgical_mask__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surgical mask
trans_list: máscara cirúrgica
sense:
(medicine, infectious disease) A mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.


lexentry: eng/surjection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surjection
trans_list: sobrejeção
sense:
(set theory) A function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) Any function f: X\rightarrow Y for which for every y \in Y, there is at least one x \in X such that f(x) = y.


lexentry: eng/surmise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surmise
trans_list: suspeita
sense:
Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.


lexentry: eng/surname__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: surname
trans_list: sobrenome | nome de família | último nome
sense:
The name a person shares with other members of that person's family, distinguished from that person's given name(s); a family name.


lexentry: eng/surplice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surplice
trans_list: sobrepeliz
sense:
A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.


lexentry: eng/surplus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: surplus
trans_list: excedente | superávit
sense:
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.


lexentry: eng/surprise_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surprise party
trans_list: festa surpresa
sense:
A preplanned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".


lexentry: eng/surreal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surreal number
trans_list: número surreal
sense:
(mathematics) Any element of a field equivalent to the real numbers augmented with infinite and infinitesimal numbers (respectively larger and smaller (in absolute value) than any positive real number).


lexentry: eng/surrealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surrealism
trans_list: surrealismo
sense:
An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.


lexentry: eng/surrender__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: surrender
trans_list: entregar | render-se | capitular | entregar-se | render
sense:
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.


lexentry: eng/surrogate_mother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surrogate mother
trans_list: barriga de aluguel | barriga de aluguer
sense:
A woman who gives birth to a child not her own, with the intent to give that child up to at least one of the biological parents once it is born.


lexentry: eng/surroundings__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surroundings
trans_list: ambiente | arredores | redondezas
sense:
The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.


lexentry: eng/surtitle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surtitle
trans_list: legenda
sense:
A translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.


lexentry: eng/survey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: survey
trans_list: enquete | levantamento
sense:
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.


lexentry: eng/survey__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: survey
trans_list: inspecionar | investigar
sense:
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of


lexentry: eng/surveying__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: surveying
trans_list: agrimensura
sense:
The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them.


lexentry: eng/survivalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: survivalism
trans_list: sobrevivencialismo
sense:
A belief, expressed by survivalists, in being prepared to survive disasters and cataclysms including the collapse of civilization.


lexentry: eng/suspended_cymbal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suspended cymbal
trans_list: prato suspenso
sense:
(musical instruments) a cymbal that is suspended horizontally and usually played with one or two sticks


lexentry: eng/suspended_sentence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suspended sentence
trans_list: adiamento
sense:
(legal) A sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force.


lexentry: eng/suspense__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: suspense
trans_list: aflição
sense:
(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.


lexentry: eng/suspension__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: suspension
trans_list: Suspensão
sense:
(education) The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).


lexentry: eng/sustainability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sustainability
trans_list: sustentabilidade
sense:
(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.


lexentry: eng/sustainable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: sustainable
trans_list: sustentável
sense:
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.


lexentry: eng/sustainable_development__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sustainable development
trans_list: desenvolvimento sustentável
sense:
(agriculture, ecology) Development which seeks to produce sustainable economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same by not exceeding the regenerative capacity of nature.


lexentry: eng/suzerainty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: suzerainty
trans_list: suserania
sense:
A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state; a similar relationship between other entities.


lexentry: eng/svarabhakti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: svarabhakti
trans_list: suarabácti
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis.


lexentry: eng/svengali__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: svengali
trans_list: trefilador
sense:
One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.


lexentry: eng/swag__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swag
trans_list: ginga
sense:
(Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]


lexentry: eng/swale__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: swale
trans_list: canaleta | valeta
sense:
A shallow troughlike depression created to carry water during rainstorms or snow melts; a drainage ditch.


lexentry: eng/swallow__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swallow
trans_list: andorinha
sense:
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.


lexentry: eng/swallow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swallow
trans_list: engolir | deglutir
sense:
(transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. [from 11th c.]


lexentry: eng/swallow__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: swallow
trans_list: engolir
sense:
(intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/swallowtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: swallowtail
trans_list: borboleta-cauda-de-andorinha
sense:
Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.


lexentry: eng/swamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swamp
trans_list: pântano | paul
sense:
A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.


lexentry: eng/swampland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swampland
trans_list: pântano
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.


lexentry: eng/swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swan
trans_list: cisne
sense:
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.


lexentry: eng/swap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: swap
trans_list: swap
sense:
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.


lexentry: eng/sward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sward
trans_list: grama
sense:
(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.


lexentry: eng/swastika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swastika
trans_list: suástica | cruz gamada
sense:
(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.


lexentry: eng/swear_to_God__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swear to God
trans_list: jurar por Deus
sense:
(informal) To vigorously affirm the truth of a statement, knowing that the failure to do so may result in a punishment from God.


lexentry: eng/sweat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweat
trans_list: suor
sense:
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.


lexentry: eng/sweating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweating
trans_list: perspiração | suor | transpiração
sense:
The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.


lexentry: eng/sweatshirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweatshirt
trans_list: moletom
sense:
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.


lexentry: eng/sweatshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweatshop
trans_list: ateliê da miséria | fábrica clandestina | fábrica escravizante
sense:
A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal. [from 1892]


lexentry: eng/sweep_something_under_the_rug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweep something under the rug
trans_list: varrer para debaixo do tapete
sense:
(idiomatic) To conceal a problem, (usually embarrassing or illegal) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.


lexentry: eng/sweeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: sweeper
trans_list: líbero
sense:
(video games) A character designed or capable of knocking out multiple enemies in succession, usually due to a combination of high offense and high speed.


lexentry: eng/sweet_corn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweet corn
trans_list: milho verde
sense:
Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn.


lexentry: eng/sweet_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweet flag
trans_list: cálamo | ácoro
sense:
A perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors.


lexentry: eng/sweet_woodruff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sweet woodruff
trans_list: aspérula
sense:
An aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.


lexentry: eng/swift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swift
trans_list: aião | andorinhão | arvião | gaivão | zirro
sense:
A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.


lexentry: eng/swift_parrot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swift parrot
trans_list: periquito-andorinha
sense:
Lathamus discolor, an endangered species of true parrot which breeds in Tasmania and migrates to mainland south-eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/swiftlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swiftlet
trans_list: salangana
sense:
Any of the various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.


lexentry: eng/swill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swill
trans_list: lavagem
sense:
(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/swim__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swim
trans_list: nadar
sense:
(intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.


lexentry: eng/swim_bladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swim bladder
trans_list: bexiga natatória
sense:
(anatomy, usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.


lexentry: eng/swine_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swine fever
trans_list: peste suína clássica
sense:
(pathology) A contagious, usually fatal, disease of pigs, causing fever, skin lesions and convulsions, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).


lexentry: eng/swing__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: swing
trans_list: balanço | baloiço | balouço
sense:
A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.


lexentry: eng/swing__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: swing
trans_list: swing
sense:
An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.


lexentry: eng/swinging__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: swinging
trans_list: swing
sense:
An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.


lexentry: eng/swipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: swipe
trans_list: deslizar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, computing, GUI) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: switch
trans_list: aparelho de mudança de via | agulha
sense:
(rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: switch
trans_list: vergasta | açoite | vara
sense:
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: switch
trans_list: comutador | switch
sense:
(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.


lexentry: eng/switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: switch
trans_list: central telefónica | central telefônica
sense:
(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.


lexentry: eng/switchback__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: switchback
trans_list: atacador
sense:
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch. [from mid to late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/switchboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: switchboard
trans_list: mesa
sense:
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.


lexentry: eng/swivel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swivel
trans_list: elo giratório
sense:
(mechanical) A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.


lexentry: eng/sword__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sword
trans_list: espada | espadachim | gládio
sense:
(weaponry) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.


lexentry: eng/sword_knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sword knot
trans_list: dragoa
sense:
A type of ribbon attached to the hilt of a sword, originally as a way of fastening it to the wrist, but later chiefly as an ornament.


lexentry: eng/swot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: swot
trans_list: marrar
sense:
(intransitive, slang, British) To study with effort or determination (object of study indicated by "up on").


lexentry: eng/sycamore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sycamore
trans_list: plátano
sense:
(US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.


lexentry: eng/sycamore__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sycamore
trans_list: sicómoro | sicômoro
sense:
(originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.


lexentry: eng/syconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syconium
trans_list: sicónio
sense:
(botany) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig; a hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, with flowers or fruits on the inside


lexentry: eng/sycophant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sycophant
trans_list: sicofanta | adulador | bajulador | lambe-botas | assecla | puxa-saco
sense:
One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.


lexentry: eng/syllabic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: syllabic
trans_list: silábico
sense:
(linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].


lexentry: eng/syllabic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: syllabic
trans_list: silábico
sense:
Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.


lexentry: eng/syllable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllable
trans_list: sílaba
sense:
(linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.


lexentry: eng/syllabus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllabus
trans_list: ementa | programa
sense:
(education) A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.


lexentry: eng/syllabus__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syllabus
trans_list: ementa | programa
sense:
(law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case.


lexentry: eng/syllepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllepsis
trans_list: silepse
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity.


lexentry: eng/syllogism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syllogism
trans_list: silogismo
sense:
(logic) An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion.


lexentry: eng/symbol__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: symbol
trans_list: símbolo
sense:
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.


lexentry: eng/symbol__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: symbol
trans_list: símbolo
sense:
(programming) An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.


lexentry: eng/symbolic_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symbolic link
trans_list: ligação simbólica
sense:
(computing, in operating systems derived from Unix) A file that contains a reference to another file or directory and serves as a shortcut to it.


lexentry: eng/symbolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symbolism
trans_list: simbolismo
sense:
Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]


lexentry: eng/symmetrical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symmetrical
trans_list: simétrico
sense:
Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.


lexentry: eng/sympathetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: sympathetic
trans_list: simpático
sense:
(neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.


lexentry: eng/sympathetic_nervous_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympathetic nervous system
trans_list: sistema nervoso simpático
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress.


lexentry: eng/sympathize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympathize
trans_list: simpatizar | solidarizar-se
sense:
(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.


lexentry: eng/sympathizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympathizer
trans_list: simpatizante
sense:
(often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter.


lexentry: eng/sympathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: sympathy
trans_list: afinidade
sense:
An affinity, association or mutual relationship between people or things such that they are correspondingly affected by any condition.


lexentry: eng/sympatric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: sympatric
trans_list: simpátrico
sense:
(biology, genetics) Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.


lexentry: eng/symposium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symposium
trans_list: simpósio
sense:
A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations.


lexentry: eng/symptom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: symptom
trans_list: sintoma
sense:
(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.


lexentry: eng/symptom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: symptom
trans_list: sintoma
sense:
(figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.


lexentry: eng/synaesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synaesthesia
trans_list: sinestesia
sense:
(neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/synaesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: synaesthesia
trans_list: sinestesia
sense:
(arts, literature) A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.


lexentry: eng/synapse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synapse
trans_list: sinapse
sense:
The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.


lexentry: eng/synaptic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synaptic
trans_list: sináptico
sense:
(physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.


lexentry: eng/synchronicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: synchronicity
trans_list: sincronicidade
sense:
(Jungian psychology) Coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".


lexentry: eng/synchronize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchronize
trans_list: sincronizar
sense:
(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.


lexentry: eng/synchronous_rotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synchronous rotation
trans_list: rotação sincronizada | rotação síncrona
sense:
(astronomy) The situation in which an astronomical body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around its partner.


lexentry: eng/syncopate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syncopate
trans_list: sincopar
sense:
(transitive, linguistics, phonology) to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope


lexentry: eng/syncopation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syncopation
trans_list: sincopação | síncope
sense:
(music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.


lexentry: eng/syncope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syncope
trans_list: síncope
sense:
(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.


lexentry: eng/syndic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syndic
trans_list: síndica | síndico
sense:
(chiefly, Britain) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of people engaged in a business enterprise; specifically, in the University of Cambridge, a member of the senate appointed to carry out specific duties.


lexentry: eng/syndicalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syndicalism
trans_list: sindicalismo
sense:
(socialism) Control of government and industry by labor unions, usually achieved through revolutionary direct action.


lexentry: eng/syndicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syndicate
trans_list: sindicato
sense:
A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.


lexentry: eng/syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syndrome
trans_list: síndrome | síndroma
sense:
(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.


lexentry: eng/synecdoche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synecdoche
trans_list: sinédoque
sense:
(figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part.


lexentry: eng/synergy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: synergy
trans_list: sinergia
sense:
(pharmacology) The combined action of two or more drugs where the effects are stronger than their mere sum.


lexentry: eng/synizesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synizesis
trans_list: sinizese
sense:
(poetry) A poetic figure of speech in which two consecutive vowel sounds in the same word are pronounced as a single phoneme so that certain words adhere to a particular poetic meter.


lexentry: eng/synod__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: synod
trans_list: sínodo
sense:
(Christianity) An administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination, as in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, or a mid-level division (middle judicatory, district) as in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America


lexentry: eng/synonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: synonym
trans_list: sinônimo | sinónimo
sense:
(semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.


lexentry: eng/synopsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synopsis
trans_list: resumo
sense:
(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.


lexentry: eng/syntagma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syntagma
trans_list: sintagma
sense:
(linguistics) A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.


lexentry: eng/synthesizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synthesizer
trans_list: sintetizador
sense:
(music) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.


lexentry: eng/synthetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: synthetic
trans_list: sintético
sense:
(chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).


lexentry: eng/synthetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: synthetic
trans_list: sintético
sense:
(medicine) Produced by synthesis, thought to have the same effect as its natural counterpart, but chemically different from it.


lexentry: eng/synthwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: synthwave
trans_list: synthwave
sense:
The electronic, synthesizer-based subgenre of new wave and darkwave music, in contrast to that based on guitars.


lexentry: eng/syringe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syringe
trans_list: seringa
sense:
A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.


lexentry: eng/syrup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syrup
trans_list: xarope
sense:
Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavouring.


lexentry: eng/system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: system
trans_list: sistema
sense:
(derogatory) Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.


lexentry: eng/system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: system
trans_list: sistema
sense:
A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/systematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: systematics
trans_list: sistemática
sense:
The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology.


lexentry: eng/systems_analyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systems analyst
trans_list: analista de sistemas
sense:
(computing) A person whose job is to perform systems analysis by being responsible for researching, planning and recommending software and system choices to meet an organization's business requirements.


lexentry: eng/systems_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systems engineering
trans_list: engenharia de sistemas
sense:
An interdisciplinary field of engineering, focusing on the development, analysis and organization of complex systems.


lexentry: eng/systolic_blood_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: systolic blood pressure
trans_list: pressão arterial sistólica | pressão sanguínea sistólica
sense:
(physiology) The highest pressure within the bloodstream, occurring during each heart beat, because of the systole.


lexentry: eng/syzygy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: syzygy
trans_list: sizígia
sense:
(astronomy, astrology) An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse.


lexentry: eng/syzygy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: syzygy
trans_list: sizígia
sense:
(Jungian, _, psychology) An archetypal pairing of contrasexual opposites, symbolizing the communication of the conscious and unconscious minds.


lexentry: eng/séance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: séance
trans_list: sessão espírita
sense:
A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.


lexentry: eng/tab__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tab
trans_list: tabulação
sense:
(computing) To use the Tab key on a computer to advance the cursor or move the input focus, or on a typewriter to advance the carriage.


lexentry: eng/tabernacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tabernacle
trans_list: tabernáculo
sense:
(Bible) The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.


lexentry: eng/tabernacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tabernacle
trans_list: tabernáculo
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.


lexentry: eng/tabla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tabla
trans_list: táboa
sense:
(musical instruments) A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.


lexentry: eng/tablature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tablature
trans_list: tablatura
sense:
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.


lexentry: eng/table__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: table
trans_list: tabela | mesa
sense:
A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.


lexentry: eng/table__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: table
trans_list: adiar
sense:
(chiefly, US) To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/table_of_contents__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: table of contents
trans_list: índice | sumário
sense:
A list of titles of the parts of a book or document, organized in the order in which the parts appear.


lexentry: eng/table_tennis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: table tennis
trans_list: tênis de mesa | pingue-pongue
sense:
A game or sport (similar to tennis) that involves the hitting of a light plastic ball across a table (fashioned like a mini tennis court) by rackets (paddles, bats (Britain)).


lexentry: eng/tablespoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tablespoon
trans_list: colher de sopa
sense:
(cooking) A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.


lexentry: eng/tablet_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tablet computer
trans_list: tablet
sense:
(computing) A hand-held portable computer characterized by a tablet form factor and a touchscreen interface.


lexentry: eng/tabloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tabloid
trans_list: tabloide
sense:
(publishing) A newspaper, especially one in this format, that favours stories of a sensational or even fictitious nature over serious news.


lexentry: eng/tachometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tachometer
trans_list: conta-giros | conta-rotações | conta-voltas | tacómetro | tacômetro | taquímetro
sense:
A device for measuring the revolutions per minute (RPMs) of a revolving shaft, as with the driveshaft of an automobile.


lexentry: eng/tachycardia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tachycardia
trans_list: taquicardia
sense:
(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tack
trans_list: cabo
sense:
(figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: tack
trans_list: cambada
sense:
(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: tack
trans_list: escota
sense:
(nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: tack
trans_list: arreios
sense:
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.


lexentry: eng/tack__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: tack
trans_list: aderência
sense:
(manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.


lexentry: eng/tack__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tack
trans_list: virar
sense:
(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.


lexentry: eng/tackle__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tackle
trans_list: desarme
sense:
(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.


lexentry: eng/tact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tact
trans_list: tato
sense:
Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/tadalafil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tadalafil
trans_list: tadalafila
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug, C22H19N3O4, that is used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia and functions similarly to sildenafil. It is marketed under the trademark Cialis.


lexentry: eng/tadpole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tadpole
trans_list: girino
sense:
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.


lexentry: eng/taekwondo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taekwondo
trans_list: tae kwon do | taekwondo
sense:
A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.


lexentry: eng/tael__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tael
trans_list: tael
sense:
Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.


lexentry: eng/tag__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tag
trans_list: pega-pega | apanhada
sense:
(playground game, uncountable) A children's chasing game in which one player (known as "it") attempts to touch another, who then becomes "it".


lexentry: eng/taiga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taiga
trans_list: taiga
sense:
A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/tail__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: tail
trans_list: coroa
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.


lexentry: eng/tailgate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tailgate
trans_list: porta de trás
sense:
(automotive) A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/tailgate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tailgate
trans_list: passar
sense:
To follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader.


lexentry: eng/taillight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taillight
trans_list: luz traseira
sense:
One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.


lexentry: eng/tailor's_chalk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tailor's chalk
trans_list: giz de alfaiate
sense:
A chalk-like material used for marking alterations on fabric in tailoring and dressmaking. The marks are brushed or washed off the material when no longer needed.


lexentry: eng/taint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taint
trans_list: contaminar | corromper | infectar | macular
sense:
(transitive) To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.


lexentry: eng/tajine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tajine
trans_list: tagine | tajine
sense:
(by extension) A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous.


lexentry: eng/take__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: take
trans_list: ponto de vista
sense:
An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.


lexentry: eng/take__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: take
trans_list: tomada
sense:
(film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.


lexentry: eng/take__Verb__1
sense_num: 29
written_rep: take
trans_list: tomar | pegar
sense:
(transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).


lexentry: eng/take__Verb__1
sense_num: 49
written_rep: take
trans_list: tomar | pegar
sense:
(transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.


lexentry: eng/take_away__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: take away
trans_list: conduzir | levar | retirar
sense:
(of a person) To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.


lexentry: eng/take_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: take down
trans_list: derrubar
sense:
(combat sports) To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.


lexentry: eng/take_for_granted__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: take for granted
trans_list: levar na certa | não dar valor | subestimar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.


lexentry: eng/take_it_away__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take it away
trans_list: mandar a ver
sense:
(idiomatic) To begin, especially used to launch a performance of some sort (usually imperative and/or exclamatory).


lexentry: eng/take_its_toll__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take its toll
trans_list: trazer consequências
sense:
(idiomatic, often followed by on) To affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.


lexentry: eng/take_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: take off
trans_list: descolar | decolar | levantar voo
sense:
(intransitive, of an aircraft or spacecraft) To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.


lexentry: eng/take_out_of_context__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take out of context
trans_list: descontextualizar | tirar de contexto
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive) To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.


lexentry: eng/take_something_in_stride__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take something in stride
trans_list: levar numa boa
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To cope with something unfortunate without much effort; to accept or manage difficulties well.


lexentry: eng/take_the_bull_by_the_horns__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take the bull by the horns
trans_list: encarar de frente
sense:
(idiomatic) To deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather than avoid it.


lexentry: eng/take_the_point__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: take the point
trans_list: apreender
sense:
(idiomatic) To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.


lexentry: eng/take_to_the_cleaners__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take to the cleaners
trans_list: depenar
sense:
(originally, US) To take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation, unfavorable investing, gambling, fraud, etc.


lexentry: eng/take_turns__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: take turns
trans_list: revezar
sense:
(intransitive) Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.


lexentry: eng/takeaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: takeaway
trans_list: lanchonete
sense:
(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/takeaway__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: takeaway
trans_list: bem vestido
sense:
(frequently, in the plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.


lexentry: eng/takedown__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: takedown
trans_list: derrubada | queda
sense:
(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.


lexentry: eng/takeover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: takeover
trans_list: aquisição
sense:
(economics) The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase.


lexentry: eng/taking__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: taking
trans_list: ataque
sense:
(uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).


lexentry: eng/talc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talc
trans_list: talco
sense:
(obsolete) Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.


lexentry: eng/talc__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: talc
trans_list: talco
sense:
A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.


lexentry: eng/talent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: talent
trans_list: talento
sense:
(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/talisman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talisman
trans_list: talismã | amuleto
sense:
A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).


lexentry: eng/talk_is_cheap__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk is cheap
trans_list: falar é fácil
sense:
(idiomatic) It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not backed by actions or evidence.


lexentry: eng/talk_out_of_turn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk out of turn
trans_list: falar fora de hora
sense:
(idiomatic) To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.


lexentry: eng/talk_to_the_hand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: talk to the hand
trans_list: fala para a mão | fale com a mão
sense:
(colloquial, US, AAVE, mostly, sarcastic) Used to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that one is not prepared to hear or read anything further from that person. It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.


lexentry: eng/tall__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tall
trans_list: alto
sense:
(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.


lexentry: eng/tall__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tall
trans_list: alto
sense:
(of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.


lexentry: eng/tall_tale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tall tale
trans_list: conto da carochinha | conversa fiada | história de pescador | história para boi dormir
sense:
(idiomatic) A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.


lexentry: eng/tallow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tallow
trans_list: sebo
sense:
A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.


lexentry: eng/tally__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tally
trans_list: contador
sense:
(by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.


lexentry: eng/tamale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tamale
trans_list: tamale
sense:
Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.


lexentry: eng/tamarind__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tamarind
trans_list: tamarindo | tamarinho
sense:
(culinary) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.


lexentry: eng/tamarisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tamarisk
trans_list: tamarga | tamargueira | tamarisco | tamariz | tramaga | tramagueira
sense:
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.


lexentry: eng/tambourine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tambourine
trans_list: pandeiro
sense:
A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.


lexentry: eng/tamp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tamp
trans_list: minorar
sense:
(blasting) To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.


lexentry: eng/tamper__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tamper
trans_list: adulterar
sense:
(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).


lexentry: eng/tampon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tampon
trans_list: absorvente interno | tampão
sense:
A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.


lexentry: eng/tan__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tan
trans_list: curtir
sense:
(transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.


lexentry: eng/tan_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tan line
trans_list: marca de bronzeado | marquinha
sense:
the division between skin that has darkened or tanned from exposure to sun and skin that has not been exposed to sun


lexentry: eng/tanager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tanager
trans_list: saí | saíra
sense:
Any of numerous species of often colorful passerine birds that inhabit New World forests, formerly all within the family Thraupidae, but now with some species placed in other families with birds such as finches and cardinals.


lexentry: eng/tandem__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tandem
trans_list: tandem
sense:
(transferred sense) A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/tandem__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: tandem
trans_list: fila | linha
sense:
(education) A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn.


lexentry: eng/tandem__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: tandem
trans_list: fila | linha
sense:
(medicine) a hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus for treatment of gynecological cancer.


lexentry: eng/tandoor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tandoor
trans_list: tandoor
sense:
A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat.


lexentry: eng/tang__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: tang
trans_list: peixe-cirurgião
sense:
(fish) Any of a group of saltwater fish from the family Acanthuridae, especially the genus Zebrasoma.


lexentry: eng/tangram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tangram
trans_list: tangram
sense:
A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.


lexentry: eng/tank__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tank
trans_list: tanque | carro de combate
sense:
An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun designed for direct fire, and moving on caterpillar tracks.


lexentry: eng/tank__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tank
trans_list: tankar
sense:
(video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.


lexentry: eng/tank_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tank engine
trans_list: locomotiva-tênder
sense:
A steam locomotive that carries its fuel and water containers on the locomotive frames rather than in a separate tender.


lexentry: eng/tankard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tankard
trans_list: bilha
sense:
A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover.Tankard


lexentry: eng/tankette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tankette
trans_list: tanqueta
sense:
(military, historical) An early, very small, lightly armoured tank, with a crew of one or two, equipped with machine guns.


lexentry: eng/tantalite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tantalite
trans_list: tantalita
sense:
(mineral) A dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta2O6.


lexentry: eng/tantalum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tantalum
trans_list: tântalo
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.


lexentry: eng/tantamount__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tantamount
trans_list: equivalente
sense:
Equivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.


lexentry: eng/tanzanite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tanzanite
trans_list: tanzanite
sense:
A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone. [from 1968]


lexentry: eng/tap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tap
trans_list: torno
sense:
(mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.


lexentry: eng/tap__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tap
trans_list: torneira | bica
sense:
A hollow device used to control the flow of a fluid, such as an alcoholic beverage from a cask, or a gas or liquid in a pipe.


lexentry: eng/tap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tap
trans_list: grampear
sense:
(communication, chiefly, law enforcement) To connect a listening and/or recording device to (a communication cable or device) in order to listen in secretly on telephone calls or other communications; also, to secretly listen in on and/or record (a telephone call or other communication). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/tap__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tap
trans_list: bater | cutucar | tamborilar
sense:
(combat, _, sports) To force (an opponent) to submit, chiefly by indicating their intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.


lexentry: eng/tap__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tap
trans_list: tocar
sense:
(graphical user interface) To invoke a function on an electronic device such as a mobile phone by touching (a button, icon, or specific location on its touch screen).


lexentry: eng/tap__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tap
trans_list: bater | cutucar | tamborilar | tocar
sense:
(combat, _, sports) To submit to an opponent, chiefly by indicating an intention to do so by striking a hand on the ground several times; to tap out.


lexentry: eng/tapas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tapas
trans_list: petiscos | tapas
sense:
A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.


lexentry: eng/tapeworm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tapeworm
trans_list: ténia | bicha-solitária | tênia
sense:
(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.


lexentry: eng/taphonomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taphonomy
trans_list: tafonomia
sense:
The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization. [From 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/tapir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tapir
trans_list: anta | tapir
sense:
Any one of the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus.


lexentry: eng/tappet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tappet
trans_list: pico
sense:
A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.


lexentry: eng/tar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tar
trans_list: alcatrão
sense:
(usually, uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.


lexentry: eng/tarantism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tarantism
trans_list: tarantismo
sense:
An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.


lexentry: eng/tarantula__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tarantula
trans_list: tarântula
sense:
(by extension) A member of certain other groups of spiders, generally characterized by large size, hairiness, or membership of infraorder Mygalomorphae to which Theraphosidae family also belongs.


lexentry: eng/tarantula__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tarantula
trans_list: aranha-lobo | tarântula
sense:
(dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism). [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/target__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: target
trans_list: alvo
sense:
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.


lexentry: eng/target_audience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: target audience
trans_list: audiência objetivada | audiência-alvo | público-alvo
sense:
(media, marketing) The primary group of people that a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal to.


lexentry: eng/target_practice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: target practice
trans_list: pontaria
sense:
Any exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specified target, typically for the purpose of improving aim.


lexentry: eng/targum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: targum
trans_list: targum
sense:
(Judaism) An Aramaic translation of the Tanakh written or compiled between the Second Temple period and the early Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/tariff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tariff
trans_list: tarifa | taxa alfandegária
sense:
A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.


lexentry: eng/tarsier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tarsier
trans_list: társio
sense:
An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.


lexentry: eng/tarsus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tarsus
trans_list: tarso
sense:
(skeleton) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.


lexentry: eng/tart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tart
trans_list: tarte | torta
sense:
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).


lexentry: eng/tartan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tartan
trans_list: tartã
sense:
A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.


lexentry: eng/tartar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tartar
trans_list: tártaro
sense:
A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.


lexentry: eng/tartare_sauce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tartare sauce
trans_list: molho tártaro
sense:
A sauce made from mayonnaise and a chopped mixture of pickled gherkins, capers, olives and shallots; traditionally served with fish or other seafood.


lexentry: eng/tartaric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tartaric acid
trans_list: ácido tartárico
sense:
(carbohydrate) The aldaric acid, 2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid, that occurs naturally in many plants, in wine and in tamarind; it is used as the salts cream of tartar and Rochelle salt.


lexentry: eng/task_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: task force
trans_list: força-tarefa
sense:
(business, government, military) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.


lexentry: eng/tassel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tassel
trans_list: borla
sense:
A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings).


lexentry: eng/taste__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taste
trans_list: gosto | sabor
sense:
One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.


lexentry: eng/taste__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: taste
trans_list: gosto | paladar
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) A person's implicit set of preferences, especially esthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.


lexentry: eng/taste__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: taste
trans_list: prova
sense:
(figuratively) A small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole.


lexentry: eng/taste__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: taste
trans_list: saber | ter gosto de
sense:
(intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.


lexentry: eng/taste_of_one's_own_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taste of one's own medicine
trans_list: retaliar
sense:
(idiomatic, usually preceded by a) Harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.


lexentry: eng/tattle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tattle
trans_list: dedurar | delatar
sense:
(intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/tattle__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tattle
trans_list: bisbilhotar
sense:
(intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.


lexentry: eng/tau__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tau
trans_list: tau
sense:
The letter Τ//τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.


lexentry: eng/tauon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tauon
trans_list: tauão | táuon
sense:
An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.


lexentry: eng/tautology__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tautology
trans_list: tautologia
sense:
(countable, logic, propositional logic) A statement that is true for all truth values of its propositional variables.


lexentry: eng/tautology__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: tautology
trans_list: tautologia
sense:
(countable, logic, first-order logic) A statement that is true for all truth values of its Boolean atoms.


lexentry: eng/tax_evasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tax evasion
trans_list: sonegação | evasão fiscal | sonegação fiscal
sense:
(taxation, criminology) The illegal avoidance of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc.


lexentry: eng/tax_haven__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tax haven
trans_list: paraíso fiscal
sense:
(law, business, taxation) A jurisdiction that levies low tax rates on certain economic activities, especially to attract wealthy individuals and foreign businesses.


lexentry: eng/tax_return__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tax return
trans_list: declaração de imposto | declaração de impostos
sense:
(finance) A declaration of income etc. for tax purposes: a report of income, deductions, contributions, and related financial information filed by a taxpayer with a national or local tax authority, used by the authority to determine the amount of taxation, usually consisting of forms completed by the taxpayer.


lexentry: eng/taxi_stand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taxi stand
trans_list: praça de táxis
sense:
A designated place in a street, railway station, airport etc where taxicabs line up to wait for passengers.


lexentry: eng/taximeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taximeter
trans_list: taxímetro
sense:
A device installed in a taxicab that calculates the fare based upon distance travelled and waiting time.


lexentry: eng/taxon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taxon
trans_list: táxon
sense:
(taxonomy) A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.


lexentry: eng/taxpayer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: taxpayer
trans_list: contribuinte
sense:
A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws.


lexentry: eng/tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: tea
trans_list: chá | xícara de chá
sense:
(countable, Commonwealth, northern, _, US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern, _, US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.


lexentry: eng/tea_ceremony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tea ceremony
trans_list: cerimónia do chá | cerimônia do chá
sense:
A detailed ritual in Japan for preparing, serving and drinking green tea, seen as an expression of Zen Buddhism; also any similar ritual performed in other Asian cultures.


lexentry: eng/tea_leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tea leaf
trans_list: folha de chá
sense:
(usually, used in the plural) A dried fragment of a leaf of the tea plant used in making the drink tea.


lexentry: eng/tea_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tea party
trans_list: chá de bonecas | festa do chá
sense:
A type of imaginative playing in which children gather with each other or their dolls to mimic having a real tea party or other formal meal, often without any food at all.


lexentry: eng/tea_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tea plant
trans_list: chá
sense:
The bush Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea.


lexentry: eng/teabag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teabag
trans_list: sachê
sense:
A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.


lexentry: eng/teach__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: teach
trans_list: ensinar | lecionar | dar aula
sense:
(intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.


lexentry: eng/teaching_assistant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teaching assistant
trans_list: professor assistente | professora assistente
sense:
(education) An individual who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by helping the main teacher by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.


lexentry: eng/teacup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teacup
trans_list: chávena | xícara
sense:
A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.


lexentry: eng/teak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teak
trans_list: teca
sense:
(uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).


lexentry: eng/teal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teal
trans_list: patinho | cerceta | marrequinha
sense:
(countable) Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.


lexentry: eng/team__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: team
trans_list: equipa | equipe | time
sense:
A group of people who favor one side of a binary debate that is divided and lacks a well-established clear consensus.


lexentry: eng/tear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tear
trans_list: rasgar
sense:
(transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.


lexentry: eng/tear_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tear gas
trans_list: gás lacrimogéneo
sense:
Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling crowds during riots or as self-defense.


lexentry: eng/teardrop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: teardrop
trans_list: gota
sense:
The shape of a drop of liquid about to fall. (Note that once detached from a surface, a drop changes shape to become spherical).


lexentry: eng/teaser__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: teaser
trans_list: prévia | teaser
sense:
(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.


lexentry: eng/technical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: technical
trans_list: técnico
sense:
(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.


lexentry: eng/technical_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technical school
trans_list: escola profissional
sense:
A school that provides training in practical skills such as welding, hairdressing, plumbing and so on.


lexentry: eng/technical_support__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technical support
trans_list: suporte técnico
sense:
A range of services providing assistance with technology such as televisions, computers, and software, typically aiming to help the user with a specific problem.


lexentry: eng/technically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technically
trans_list: na realidade | tecnicamente
sense:
Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common misbelief or to a traditional name.


lexentry: eng/technique__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technique
trans_list: técnica
sense:
(uncountable) The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/techno__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: techno
trans_list: tecno
sense:
(music genre) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.


lexentry: eng/technocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technocracy
trans_list: tecnocracia
sense:
A system of governance where people who are skilled or proficient govern in their respective areas of expertise.


lexentry: eng/technological_singularity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technological singularity
trans_list: singularidade tecnológica
sense:
A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new technology to speed up the rate at which new technology is developed.


lexentry: eng/technologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technologist
trans_list: tecnóloga | tecnólogo
sense:
A scientist or an engineer who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.


lexentry: eng/technology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: technology
trans_list: tecnologia
sense:
The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.


lexentry: eng/tectonic_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tectonic plate
trans_list: placa tectónica | placa
sense:
(geology) Any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.


lexentry: eng/teeter-totter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teeter-totter
trans_list: balancé | gangorra
sense:
(North America, often, childish) A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.


lexentry: eng/teether__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teether
trans_list: mordedor
sense:
A device given to infants to help soothe inflamed gums during teething, often filled with a fluid or gel that can be frozen or refrigerated.


lexentry: eng/tegula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tegula
trans_list: tégula
sense:
(entomology) A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.


lexentry: eng/telecommunication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telecommunication
trans_list: telecomunicação
sense:
(uncountable) The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses. [1932]


lexentry: eng/telecommuting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telecommuting
trans_list: teletrabalho
sense:
The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.


lexentry: eng/telegraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: telegraph
trans_list: telégrafo
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.


lexentry: eng/telegraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telegraphy
trans_list: telegrafia
sense:
Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.


lexentry: eng/telemarketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telemarketing
trans_list: telemarketing | televendas
sense:
The business of selling products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls to potential customers.


lexentry: eng/telemedicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telemedicine
trans_list: telemedicina
sense:
The transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies for the purpose of consulting or for remote medical procedures or examinations.


lexentry: eng/telepathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telepathy
trans_list: telepatia
sense:
(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.


lexentry: eng/telephone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telephone
trans_list: telefone
sense:
(countable) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).


lexentry: eng/telephone_directory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telephone directory
trans_list: lista telefônica | catálogo telefônico
sense:
A listing of telephone subscribers in a specific geographical area, together with their telephone numbers and, sometimes, a street address.


lexentry: eng/telephone_operator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: telephone operator
trans_list: telefonista | teleoperador | teleoperadora
sense:
A person who provides assistance in establishing a connection, or who provides information or takes messages via the telephone.


lexentry: eng/teleport__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teleport
trans_list: teletransportar | teleportar
sense:
(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.


lexentry: eng/teleportation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teleportation
trans_list: teletransporte | teletransportação
sense:
Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.


lexentry: eng/teleprompter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teleprompter
trans_list: teleponto
sense:
A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.


lexentry: eng/telescopic_sight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telescopic sight
trans_list: mira
sense:
A device used e.g. on a rifle in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.


lexentry: eng/teletype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teletype
trans_list: teletipo
sense:
(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.


lexentry: eng/televangelist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: televangelist
trans_list: televangelista
sense:
A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience.


lexentry: eng/television__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: television
trans_list: televisão | televisor | aparelho televisor
sense:
(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.


lexentry: eng/television_show__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: television show
trans_list: programa de televisão
sense:
A live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.


lexentry: eng/televoting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: televoting
trans_list: televoto
sense:
A process that allows viewers to participate in a telecast through phone calls or SMS, to choose between candidates or performers to qualify or be eliminated.


lexentry: eng/tell_apart__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tell apart
trans_list: distinguir
sense:
(idiomatic) To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.


lexentry: eng/tell_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tell on
trans_list: dedurar
sense:
(usually childish) To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.


lexentry: eng/telluride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telluride
trans_list: telureto
sense:
(countable, inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of a metal with tellurium; metal salts of tellurane


lexentry: eng/tellurium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tellurium
trans_list: telúrio
sense:
(uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.


lexentry: eng/telophase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: telophase
trans_list: telófase
sense:
(biology) The final stage of mitosis or meiosis during which the daughter chromosomes move towards opposite ends of the nuclear spindle


lexentry: eng/temper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: temper
trans_list: temperamento
sense:
A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.


lexentry: eng/temper__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: temper
trans_list: temperamento
sense:
The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.


lexentry: eng/temper__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: temper
trans_list: têmpera
sense:
The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.


lexentry: eng/temper__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: temper
trans_list: controlar | moderar | regular | temperar
sense:
(archaic) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.


lexentry: eng/temperature__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: temperature
trans_list: temperatura
sense:
(thermodynamics) A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents.


lexentry: eng/template__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: template
trans_list: template
sense:
(object-oriented) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.


lexentry: eng/temple__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: temple
trans_list: têmpora | fontes
sense:
(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.


lexentry: eng/temple__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: temple
trans_list: perna
sense:
(ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.


lexentry: eng/tempo__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: tempo
trans_list: a tempo
sense:
(music) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)


lexentry: eng/temporal__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: temporal
trans_list: temporal
sense:
(anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.


lexentry: eng/temporal_lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: temporal lobe
trans_list: lobo temporal
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the temples.


lexentry: eng/temptation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: temptation
trans_list: tentação
sense:
Pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.


lexentry: eng/ten__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ten
trans_list: dez
sense:
The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.


lexentry: eng/ten_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ten o'clock
trans_list: dez horas
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).


lexentry: eng/tenancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tenancy
trans_list: arrendamento
sense:
Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.


lexentry: eng/tend__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tend
trans_list: tender
sense:
(followed by a to-infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning. [from mid-14th c.]


lexentry: eng/tend__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tend
trans_list: cuidar de
sense:
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.


lexentry: eng/tendentious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tendentious
trans_list: tendencioso
sense:
Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one.


lexentry: eng/tender_loving_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tender loving care
trans_list: cuidado
sense:
Considerate and compassionate care, especially as given by nurses when no other treatment is of use.


lexentry: eng/tendon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tendon
trans_list: tendão
sense:
(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.


lexentry: eng/tenesmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tenesmus
trans_list: tenesmo
sense:
(symptom) A continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness.


lexentry: eng/tenet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tenet
trans_list: dogma
sense:
An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.


lexentry: eng/tennis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tennis
trans_list: tênis | ténis
sense:
(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.


lexentry: eng/tennis_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tennis ball
trans_list: bola de tênis
sense:
A hollow, bouncy rubber ball, pressurized and covered with usually yellow felt, used in the game of tennis.


lexentry: eng/tennis_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tennis court
trans_list: quadra de ténis/tênis
sense:
(tennis) A firm, rectangular surface, marked with lines and having a net across the middle, where the game of tennis is played.


lexentry: eng/tennis_elbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tennis elbow
trans_list: cotovelo de tenista
sense:
a painful inflammation of the extensor tendon of the humerus caused by overuse of the muscles of the lower arm


lexentry: eng/tenor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tenor
trans_list: tenor
sense:
(archaic, music) A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.


lexentry: eng/tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tense
trans_list: tempo
sense:
(grammar, countable) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.


lexentry: eng/tension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: tension
trans_list: tensão
sense:
(physics, engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.


lexentry: eng/tension__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tension
trans_list: tensão
sense:
(physics, engineering) Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.


lexentry: eng/tent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tent
trans_list: barraca | tenda
sense:
A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.


lexentry: eng/tentacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tentacle
trans_list: tentáculo
sense:
(zoology) An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.


lexentry: eng/teosinte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teosinte
trans_list: teosinto
sense:
Any of a few species of maize-like grasses of the genus Zea found in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua.


lexentry: eng/tepal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tepal
trans_list: tépala
sense:
(botany) Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.


lexentry: eng/teqball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teqball
trans_list: teqbol
sense:
A game or sport in which a spherical round ball (like a football, similar to or the same as a soccer ball) is passed from one side of a curved table (similar to a table tennis table) to the other.


lexentry: eng/tequila__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tequila
trans_list: tequila
sense:
An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.


lexentry: eng/tera-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tera-
trans_list: tera-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1012 (short scale trillion or long scale billion). Symbol: T


lexentry: eng/terbinafine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: terbinafine
trans_list: terbinafina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic allylamine antifungal drug that is highly lipophilic, used in the form of its hydrochloride C21H25N·HCl orally in the treatment of onychomycosis and topically in the treatment of tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and athlete's foot.


lexentry: eng/terbium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: terbium
trans_list: térbio
sense:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.


lexentry: eng/tergiversation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tergiversation
trans_list: tergiversação
sense:
The act of evading any clear course of action or speech, of being deliberately ambiguous; equivocation; fickleness.


lexentry: eng/teriyaki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: teriyaki
trans_list: teriyaki
sense:
A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.


lexentry: eng/term__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: term
trans_list: termo
sense:
A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.


lexentry: eng/term__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: term
trans_list: termo
sense:
(logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.


lexentry: eng/term_of_address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: term of address
trans_list: forma de tratamento | pronome de tratamento | termo de tratamento
sense:
A word or phrase used to address or refer to someone or something without using his, her, their or its name.


lexentry: eng/terminal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: terminal
trans_list: terminal
sense:
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.


lexentry: eng/terminal__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: terminal
trans_list: terminal
sense:
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.


lexentry: eng/terminal__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: terminal
trans_list: terminal
sense:
(computing) A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.


lexentry: eng/terminator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: terminator
trans_list: terminador
sense:
Someone who terminates or ends something, especially (in later use) an assassin or exterminator. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/terminator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: terminator
trans_list: terminador
sense:
(astronomy) The line between the day side and the night side of a moon, planet or other celestial body. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/terminator__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: terminator
trans_list: terminador
sense:
(biochemistry) A DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/terminology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: terminology
trans_list: terminologia
sense:
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.


lexentry: eng/tern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tern
trans_list: andorinha-do-mar | gaivina
sense:
Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.


lexentry: eng/terrace__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: terrace
trans_list: terraço | poio | socalco
sense:
(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.


lexentry: eng/terraform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: terraform
trans_list: terraformar
sense:
(chiefly, science fiction) To transform the atmosphere (or biosphere) of another planet into one having the characteristics of Earth.


