# translation

lexentry: eng/abstracted__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: abstracted
trans_list: absorto | abstraído | distraído
sense:
Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abstraction
trans_list: abstração
sense:
The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: abstraction
trans_list: abstração
sense:
The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstractionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstractionism
trans_list: abstracionismo
sense:
The creation, principles, or ideals of abstractions, in particular art. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/abstractive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abstractive
trans_list: abstrativo
sense:
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurd__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: absurd
trans_list: absurdo
sense:
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/absurdism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: absurdism
trans_list: absurdismo
sense:
(uncountable, philosophy) A philosophy which holds that the universe is chaotic and irrational and that any attempt to impose order will ultimately fail. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurdist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: absurdist
trans_list: absurdista
sense:
An advocate of absurdism, in particular a writer of absurd topics. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurdity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: absurdity
trans_list: absurdo | absurdidade
sense:
(countable) That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. [First attested in the late 15th century.]


lexentry: eng/absurdity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: absurdity
trans_list: absurdidade
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abugida__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abugida
trans_list: abugida
sense:
(linguistics) A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, typically such that symbols for different syllables are generated by adding, altering or removing the vowel portion, often by applying a diacritic to a stable consonant symbol.


lexentry: eng/abulia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abulia
trans_list: abulia
sense:
(psychiatry) Absence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/abundance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abundance
trans_list: abundância
sense:
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abundant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abundant
trans_list: abundante
sense:
Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abundantly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abundantly
trans_list: abundantemente
sense:
In an abundant manner; in a sufficient degree; in large measure. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: abuso
sense:
Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: abuso
sense:
Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: abusar | insultar | afrontar | enganar | ofender | ultrajar
sense:
(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: insultar | afrontar | ofender | ultrajar
sense:
(transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/abuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: abuse
trans_list: abusar
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To violate; defile; to rape; (reflexive) to masturbate. [from around 1350 to 1470]


lexentry: eng/abusive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: abusive
trans_list: abusivo
sense:
(archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abusiveness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abusiveness
trans_list: abusividade
sense:
The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/abut__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abut
trans_list: terminar
sense:
(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abutilon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abutilon
trans_list: abutilão | abutilo
sense:
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abysmally__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abysmally
trans_list: abismalmente | abissalmente
sense:
Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully. [First attested in the late 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abyss
trans_list: abismo | abisso
sense:
Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]


lexentry: eng/abyss__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abyss
trans_list: abismo
sense:
(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyssal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: abyssal
trans_list: abissal
sense:
(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/abyssal_plain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abyssal plain
trans_list: planície abissal
sense:
(geography) A large expanse of very flat and smooth ocean floor, usually found at depths of 4,600 to 5,500 meters (15,000 to 18,000 feet).


lexentry: eng/abyssal_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: abyssal zone
trans_list: zona abissal
sense:
(geography) The oceanic realm consisting of the deep ocean, typified by a dearth of plant life, and plentiful carnivorous animals that are able to withstand extreme pressure.


lexentry: eng/academese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: academese
trans_list: academês
sense:
(pejorative) A formal or artificial style of communicating prevalent in institutes of higher education.


lexentry: eng/academian__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academian
trans_list: académico
sense:
(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/academic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academic
trans_list: acadêmico | académico
sense:
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. [from late 16th century]


lexentry: eng/academic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academic
trans_list: acadêmico | académico
sense:
A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academic_institution__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academic institution
trans_list: instituição de ensino superior
sense:
An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.


lexentry: eng/academical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academical
trans_list: académico
sense:
Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: academically
trans_list: academicamente
sense:
In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective. [First attested in the late 16th century]


lexentry: eng/academician__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: academician
trans_list: acadêmico
sense:
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: academy
trans_list: academia
sense:
An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: academy
trans_list: academia
sense:
A school or place of training in which some special art is taught. [First attested in the late 16th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: academy
trans_list: academia
sense:
A society of learned people united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science. [First attested in the early 17th century.]


lexentry: eng/academy__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: academy
trans_list: seminário
sense:
(obsolete) The knowledge disseminated in an Academy. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]


lexentry: eng/acai_berry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acai berry
trans_list: açaí
sense:
A fruit that grows on the Brazilian wild palmberry tree, Euterpe olearacea, used for nutritive support as an antioxidant. It is similar in size to a grape.


lexentry: eng/acalculia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acalculia
trans_list: acalculia
sense:
(pathology) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe. [First attested in the early 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/acanthamoeba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthamoeba
trans_list: acantameba
sense:
Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]


lexentry: eng/acanthella__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthella
trans_list: acantela
sense:
A pre-infective larva stage of a species of phylum Acanthocephala of worms, formed within the arthropod host.


lexentry: eng/acanthion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthion
trans_list: acântio
sense:
(medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.


lexentry: eng/acanthite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthite
trans_list: acantita
sense:
(mineral) A mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag2S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.


lexentry: eng/acanthocephalan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthocephalan
trans_list: acantocéfalo
sense:
Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/acanthodian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthodian
trans_list: acantódio
sense:
(zoology) A member of a group of extinct fish (Acanthodii) that existed from the Silurian to the Permian period.[First attested in the mid 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/acantholysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acantholysis
trans_list: acantólise
sense:
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.


lexentry: eng/acanthosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthosis
trans_list: acantose
sense:
(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.[First attested in the late 19th century.]


lexentry: eng/acanthus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acanthus
trans_list: acanto
sense:
A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India. [from mid 16th century]


lexentry: eng/acarus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acarus
trans_list: acarino
sense:
(zoology, acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus.


lexentry: eng/acatalepsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acatalepsy
trans_list: acatalepsia
sense:
Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.


lexentry: eng/acceleration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acceleration
trans_list: aceleração
sense:
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.


lexentry: eng/acceleration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acceleration
trans_list: aceleração
sense:
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).


lexentry: eng/acceleration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acceleration
trans_list: aceleração
sense:
(physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).


lexentry: eng/accelerationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accelerationism
trans_list: aceleracionismo
sense:
The idea that either the prevailing system of capitalism, or certain technosocial processes that historically characterised it, should be expanded and accelerated in order to generate radical social change.


lexentry: eng/accelerin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accelerin
trans_list: acelerina
sense:
(medicine) A factor in the blood which participates in the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin during clotting; an activated form of factor V.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accent
trans_list: acento | tonicidade | ênfase
sense:
(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accent
trans_list: acento | linha
sense:
(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: accent
trans_list: sotaque | acento | acentuação
sense:
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: accent
trans_list: acento
sense:
(music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.


lexentry: eng/accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: accent
trans_list: acentuação
sense:
(music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.The third and fourth symbols are accents (marks used to represent special emphasis in music).


lexentry: eng/acceptance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acceptance
trans_list: aceitação
sense:
(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.


lexentry: eng/acceptance__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: acceptance
trans_list: aceite
sense:
(business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.


lexentry: eng/acceptance__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: acceptance
trans_list: aceitação
sense:
(law) An agreeing to the action, proposals, or terms of another by some act which results in the conclusion of a legally binding contract; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking of possession of a thing as owner.


lexentry: eng/acceptilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acceptilation
trans_list: aceptilação
sense:
(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.


lexentry: eng/access__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: access
trans_list: acesso
sense:
(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.


lexentry: eng/access__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: access
trans_list: acesso
sense:
(uncountable, networking) Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.


lexentry: eng/accessibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accessibility
trans_list: acessibilidade
sense:
(computing, web design) Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments.


lexentry: eng/accession__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accession
trans_list: acessão
sense:
(legal) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species).


lexentry: eng/accessory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory
trans_list: acessório
sense:
Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.


lexentry: eng/accessory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accessory
trans_list: cúmplice
sense:
(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.


lexentry: eng/accessory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory
trans_list: acessório
sense:
Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.


lexentry: eng/accessory__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accessory
trans_list: cúmplice
sense:
(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.


lexentry: eng/accessory_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accessory fruit
trans_list: pseudofruto
sense:
(botany) A fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue, as for instance, a strawberry.


lexentry: eng/acciaccatura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acciaccatura
trans_list: acciaccatura
sense:
(music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem.


lexentry: eng/accident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accident
trans_list: acidente
sense:
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.


lexentry: eng/accident__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accident
trans_list: acidente
sense:
(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)


lexentry: eng/accident_of_birth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accident of birth
trans_list: acidente de percurso
sense:
(idiomatic) A fact, situation, or personal characteristic, which may be desirable or undesirable, resulting from the circumstances into which a person was born, and which is therefore entirely beyond their control.


lexentry: eng/accidental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accidental
trans_list: acidental
sense:
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/accidental__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accidental
trans_list: acidente
sense:
(painting, pluralonly) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.


lexentry: eng/accidental__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accidental
trans_list: acidente
sense:
(music) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.


lexentry: eng/accidie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accidie
trans_list: acídia
sense:
(now, literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/acclaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acclaim
trans_list: aclamar | clamar | reclamar
sense:
(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.


lexentry: eng/acclimatize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acclimatize
trans_list: aclimatar
sense:
(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.


lexentry: eng/acclivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acclivity
trans_list: aclividade
sense:
(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.


lexentry: eng/accolade__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accolade
trans_list: acolada
sense:
(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.


lexentry: eng/accommodate__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: accommodate
trans_list: acomodar
sense:
(transitive) To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.


lexentry: eng/accommodation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accommodation
trans_list: alojamento | hospedagem
sense:
(chiefly, British, usually, a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.


lexentry: eng/accommodation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accommodation
trans_list: acomodação | acomodamento
sense:
(countable, uncountable, followed by to) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.


lexentry: eng/accommodationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accommodationism
trans_list: acomodacionismo
sense:
A policy of being accommodating; in particular, of accommodating and compromising with an opposition (e.g. politically).


lexentry: eng/accompaniment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accompaniment
trans_list: acompanhamento
sense:
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.


lexentry: eng/accompaniment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accompaniment
trans_list: acompanhamento
sense:
That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.


lexentry: eng/accompany__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accompany
trans_list: acompanhar
sense:
(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.


lexentry: eng/accomplice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accomplice
trans_list: cúmplice
sense:
(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.


lexentry: eng/accomplish__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accomplish
trans_list: concretizar
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.


lexentry: eng/accomplishment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accomplishment
trans_list: realização
sense:
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.


lexentry: eng/according_as__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: according as
trans_list: segundo
sense:
Precisely as; the same as; just as; corresponding to the way in which. (Now often expressing accordance with two or more alternatives.) [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/accordion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accordion
trans_list: acordeão | sanfona | gaita
sense:
A box-shaped musical instrument with means of keys and buttons, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.


lexentry: eng/account__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: account
trans_list: conta | relato
sense:
(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]


lexentry: eng/account__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: account
trans_list: conta | relatório
sense:
A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.


lexentry: eng/account_for__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: account for
trans_list: prestar conta | prestar contas
sense:
(transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.


lexentry: eng/accountability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accountability
trans_list: responsabilidade | competência
sense:
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.


lexentry: eng/accountability__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accountability
trans_list: competência
sense:
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.


lexentry: eng/accountancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accountancy
trans_list: contabilidade
sense:
(uncountable, British, NZ, often, _, Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information.


lexentry: eng/accountant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: accountant
trans_list: contador | contabilista
sense:
(accounting) One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.


lexentry: eng/accounting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accounting
trans_list: contabilidade
sense:
(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.


lexentry: eng/accounts_receivable__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accounts receivable
trans_list: dívida ativa
sense:
(accounting) The total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.


lexentry: eng/accredit__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: accredit
trans_list: credenciar
sense:
(transitive) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.


lexentry: eng/accredited__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accredited
trans_list: credenciado
sense:
Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: acreção
sense:
The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.


lexentry: eng/accretion__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: accretion
trans_list: acreção
sense:
(legal) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.


lexentry: eng/accretion_disk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accretion disk
trans_list: disco de acreção
sense:
(astrophysics) A structure formed by matter falling into a gravitational source such as a galaxy, black hole, or protostar.


lexentry: eng/accrual__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accrual
trans_list: acumulação
sense:
An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose


lexentry: eng/acculturate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acculturate
trans_list: aculturar
sense:
(transitive) To change the culture of (a person) by the influence of another culture, especially a more dominant culture.


lexentry: eng/acculturation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acculturation
trans_list: aculturação
sense:
A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.


lexentry: eng/accumulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accumulate
trans_list: acumular
sense:
(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)


lexentry: eng/accumulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: accumulation
trans_list: acumulação | acúmulo
sense:
(finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.


lexentry: eng/accumulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: accumulator
trans_list: acumulador
sense:
(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.


lexentry: eng/accusative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: accusative
trans_list: acusativo
sense:
(grammar) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects.


lexentry: eng/accustom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: accustom
trans_list: acostumar
sense:
(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.


lexentry: eng/ace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ace
trans_list: ás
sense:
(card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.


lexentry: eng/ace__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: ace
trans_list: ás
sense:
A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.


lexentry: eng/acenaphthene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acenaphthene
trans_list: acenafteno
sense:
(organic compound) A hydrocarbon, found in coal tar, derived from naphthalene by the addition of a short aliphatic bridge.


lexentry: eng/acenaphthylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acenaphthylene
trans_list: acenaftileno
sense:
(organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing an unsaturated five-membered ring ortho- and peri-fused to the 1- and 9- positions of naphthalene.


lexentry: eng/acephate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acephate
trans_list: acefato
sense:
An organophosphate foliar insecticide, O,S-dimethyl acetylphosphoramidothioate, used primarily against aphids


lexentry: eng/acetaldehyde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetaldehyde
trans_list: acetaldeído | etanal
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound, (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See aldehyde.


lexentry: eng/acetaminophen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetaminophen
trans_list: paracetamol
sense:
(North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.


lexentry: eng/acetanilide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetanilide
trans_list: acetanilida | antifebrina
sense:
(organic chemistry, pharmaceutical drug) the amide derived from acetic acid and aniline; once used medicinally as an analgesic and antipyretic


lexentry: eng/acetarsol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetarsol
trans_list: acetarsol | acetarsona
sense:
(organic compound, medicine) The compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica


lexentry: eng/acetazolamide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetazolamide
trans_list: acetazolamida
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).


lexentry: eng/acetic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetic acid
trans_list: ácido acético
sense:
(fatty acid) A clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH, formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol through acetic fermentation; it is used as a solvent and has very many industrial applications; it is the major acidic component of vinegar.


lexentry: eng/acetification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetification
trans_list: acetificação
sense:
The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.


lexentry: eng/aceto-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aceto-
trans_list: aceto-
sense:
(organic chemistry) Containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group (CH3CO-); e.g., acetophenone


lexentry: eng/acetoacetic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetoacetic acid
trans_list: ácido acetoacético
sense:
(organic compound) The ketonic carboxylic acid CH3-CO-CH2-COOH, that is present in the urine of people suffering from starvation or some forms of diabetes.


lexentry: eng/acetogenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetogenic
trans_list: acetogénico | acetogênico
sense:
(biochemistry) Capable of converting carbon dioxide or sugars into acetic acid or acetate; used especially of bacteria.


lexentry: eng/acetohydroxamic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetohydroxamic acid
trans_list: ácido acetoidroxâmico
sense:
(organic compound) The acetyl derivative of hydroxamic acid CH3-CO-NH-OH once used to treat kidney stones.


lexentry: eng/acetoin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetoin
trans_list: acetoína
sense:
(organic compound) The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH3-CO-CH(OH)-CH3 that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter


lexentry: eng/acetolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetolysis
trans_list: acetólise
sense:
(organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride


lexentry: eng/acetonemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetonemia
trans_list: acetonemia
sense:
(veterinary medicine) Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.


lexentry: eng/acetonide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetonide
trans_list: acetonida
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol, especially from a vicinal diol such as a sugar


lexentry: eng/acetonitrile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetonitrile
trans_list: acetonitrila
sense:
(organic compound) The simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN, formally derived from acetic acid


lexentry: eng/acetophenone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetophenone
trans_list: acetofenona
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds


lexentry: eng/acetoxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetoxy
trans_list: acetóxi
sense:
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical, CH3-COO-, derived from acetic acid by loss of a hydrogen atom


lexentry: eng/acetylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylation
trans_list: acetilação
sense:
(organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more acetyl groups into a substance.


lexentry: eng/acetylcholine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylcholine
trans_list: acetilcolina
sense:
(neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula CH3COOCH2CH2N+(CH3)3.


lexentry: eng/acetylcholinesterase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylcholinesterase
trans_list: acetilcolinesterase
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.


lexentry: eng/acetylcysteine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylcysteine
trans_list: acetilcisteína
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.


lexentry: eng/acetylenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylenic
trans_list: acetilénico | acetilênico
sense:
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond


lexentry: eng/acetylmethionine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylmethionine
trans_list: acetilmetionina
sense:
(organic compound) The N-acetyl derivative of the amino acid methionine; it has been used as a bioavailable source of methionine in humans, and is known to reduce liver toxicity after acetaminophen overdose.


lexentry: eng/acetylthiocholine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acetylthiocholine
trans_list: acetiltiocolina
sense:
(organic compound) The acetyl derivative of thiocholine; it is used as a substrate in assays for cholinesterases.


lexentry: eng/acharya__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acharya
trans_list: acharya
sense:
(historical, rare) a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.


lexentry: eng/ache__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ache
trans_list: doer
sense:
(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.


lexentry: eng/achieve__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: achieve
trans_list: conseguir | ganhar
sense:
(transitive) To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/achromatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: achromatic
trans_list: acromático
sense:
Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.


lexentry: eng/achromatopsia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: achromatopsia
trans_list: acromatopsia
sense:
Full or partial color blindness; the inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.


lexentry: eng/acicula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acicula
trans_list: acícula
sense:
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.


lexentry: eng/acid_jazz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acid jazz
trans_list: acid jazz
sense:
(music genre, jazz) A genre of popular music combining jazz with elements of soul music, funk and disco.


lexentry: eng/acid_rain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acid rain
trans_list: chuva ácida
sense:
Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.


lexentry: eng/acidaemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acidaemia
trans_list: acidemia
sense:
(medicine) a medical condition marked by an abnormally high concentration of hydrogen ions in a person's blood


lexentry: eng/acidic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acidic
trans_list: ácido
sense:
(chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.


lexentry: eng/acidifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acidifier
trans_list: acidificador
sense:
(chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.


lexentry: eng/acidimetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acidimetry
trans_list: acidimetria
sense:
(chemistry) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.


lexentry: eng/acidulate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acidulate
trans_list: acidular
sense:
(transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.


lexentry: eng/acierate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acierate
trans_list: acerar
sense:
(rare, transitive) To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.


lexentry: eng/acinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acinus
trans_list: cacho
sense:
(anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.


lexentry: eng/acknowledge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acknowledge
trans_list: reconhecer | admitir
sense:
(transitive) To own or recognize in a particular quality, character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.


lexentry: eng/acknowledge__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: acknowledge
trans_list: confirmar | reconhecer
sense:
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.


lexentry: eng/acknowledgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acknowledgment
trans_list: reconhecimento
sense:
The act of recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition of existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.


lexentry: eng/acme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acme
trans_list: culminação
sense:
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]


lexentry: eng/acolyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acolyte
trans_list: acólito
sense:
(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.


lexentry: eng/aconitase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aconitase
trans_list: aconitase
sense:
(biochemistry) Aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.


lexentry: eng/aconite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aconite
trans_list: acónito | acônito
sense:
The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.


lexentry: eng/aconitic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aconitic acid
trans_list: ácido aconítico
sense:
(organic chemistry) An organic acid involved in the isomerisation of citrate to isocitrate in the citric acid cycle.


lexentry: eng/acorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acorn
trans_list: bolota
sense:
(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.


lexentry: eng/acotyledonous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acotyledonous
trans_list: acotiledóneo | acotiledôneo
sense:
Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.


lexentry: eng/acousmatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: acousmatic
trans_list: acusmático
sense:
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.


lexentry: eng/acoustic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acoustic
trans_list: acústico
sense:
(music, musical instrument) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.


lexentry: eng/acoustic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acoustic
trans_list: acústica
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.


lexentry: eng/acqua_alta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acqua alta
trans_list: acqua alta
sense:
A phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, Italy, typically during high and spring tide, involving the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice.


lexentry: eng/acquaintance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acquaintance
trans_list: familiaridade
sense:
(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/acquiesce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acquiesce
trans_list: aquiescer
sense:
(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.


lexentry: eng/acquiescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acquiescence
trans_list: aquiescência
sense:
A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.


lexentry: eng/acquiescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acquiescence
trans_list: perempção
sense:
(legal) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.


lexentry: eng/acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
trans_list: síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida
sense:
(disease) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.


lexentry: eng/acquittal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acquittal
trans_list: absolvição
sense:
(legal) A legal decision that someone is not guilty with which they have been charged, or the formal dismissal of a charge by some other legal process. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/acridine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acridine
trans_list: acridina
sense:
(uncountable, organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs


lexentry: eng/acrimonious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: acrimonious
trans_list: acrimonioso
sense:
(figuratively) Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/acritarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acritarch
trans_list: acritarca
sense:
(paleontology, palynology) Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.


lexentry: eng/acrobat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrobat
trans_list: acrobata
sense:
An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.


lexentry: eng/acrocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrocentric
trans_list: acrocêntrico
sense:
(genetics) (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.


lexentry: eng/acrocyanosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrocyanosis
trans_list: acrocianose
sense:
(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.


lexentry: eng/acrodermatitis_enteropathica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrodermatitis enteropathica
trans_list: acrodermatite enteropática
sense:
A metabolic disorder affecting the uptake of zinc, characterized by periorificial and acral dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea.


lexentry: eng/acrodynia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrodynia
trans_list: acrodinia
sense:
(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.


lexentry: eng/acrokeratosis_verruciformis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrokeratosis verruciformis
trans_list: acroceratose verruciforme
sense:
A rare disorder characterized by skin lesions that are small, verrucous, flat papules resembling warts.


lexentry: eng/acrolect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrolect
trans_list: acroleto
sense:
(sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).


lexentry: eng/acrolein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrolein
trans_list: acroleína
sense:
(organic compound) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.


lexentry: eng/acromegaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acromegaly
trans_list: acromegalia
sense:
(disease) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.


lexentry: eng/acropachy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acropachy
trans_list: acropaquia
sense:
A medical condition characterized by subperiosteal formation of new bone, most commonly manifesting as clubbing of the fingers and toes with soft tissue swelling.


lexentry: eng/acrophase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrophase
trans_list: acrofase
sense:
(physiology) The time period in a cycle during which the cycle crests or peaks, especially the upper part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian pattern or other biological rhythm.


lexentry: eng/acrophony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrophony
trans_list: acrofonia
sense:
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.


lexentry: eng/acropolis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acropolis
trans_list: acrópole
sense:
A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.


lexentry: eng/acrosin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrosin
trans_list: acrosina
sense:
(enzyme) A proteolytic enzyme, found in the acrosome of spermatozoa, that enables penetration of the egg.


lexentry: eng/across__Preposition__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: across
trans_list: através | do outro lado de
sense:
(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).


lexentry: eng/acrostic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrostic
trans_list: acróstico
sense:
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/acroterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acroterium
trans_list: acrotério
sense:
(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.


lexentry: eng/acrylamide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrylamide
trans_list: acrilamida
sense:
(organic compound) The amide of acrylic acid, CH2=CH.CONH2; used in the manufacture of polyacrylamides.


lexentry: eng/acrylic_resin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrylic resin
trans_list: acrílico
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics.


lexentry: eng/acrylonitrile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acrylonitrile
trans_list: acrilonitrila | acrilonitrilo
sense:
(organic compound) A toxic colourless liquid organic compound, CH2=CH.CN, synthesized from propylene and ammonia; used as a monomer in the production of acrylic resins and synthetic rubber.


lexentry: eng/act__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: act
trans_list: comportar-se
sense:
(intransitive, law) To carry out work as a legal representative in relation to a particular legal matter.


lexentry: eng/act_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: act of war
trans_list: ato de guerra
sense:
(military) An action that would justify the initiation of hostilities against the perpetrator; an action that by its nature comprises a cessation of peace.


lexentry: eng/actigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actigraphy
trans_list: actigrafia
sense:
The use of the actigraph to record the movements of a sleeping subject, and analyze the subject's sleep patterns.


lexentry: eng/actin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actin
trans_list: actina
sense:
(protein, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).


lexentry: eng/acting__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acting
trans_list: interino | temporário
sense:
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.


lexentry: eng/actinic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: actinic
trans_list: actínico
sense:
(chemistry, or, photography) Of or relating to actinism, the range of photochemical effects produced by exposure to EM radiation, particularly sunlight.


lexentry: eng/actinic_keratosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinic keratosis
trans_list: ceratose actínica
sense:
(medicine, pathology, dermatology) A potentially precancerous skin lesion, typically on the upper portion of the head, characterized by discolored, thickened or scaly growths of keratin and caused by repeated exposure to ultraviolet light, such as from sunlight or tanning beds.


lexentry: eng/actinide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinide
trans_list: actinídio
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.


lexentry: eng/actinin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinin
trans_list: actinina
sense:
(protein) Any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells


lexentry: eng/actinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinism
trans_list: actinismo
sense:
(chemistry, physics) That property of electromagnetic radiation that leads to the production of photochemical effects


lexentry: eng/actinium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinium
trans_list: actínio
sense:
A radioactive, metallic chemical element (symbol: Ac) with an atomic number of 89; found in uranium ores.


lexentry: eng/actinolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinolite
trans_list: actinolita | actinolite | actinolito
sense:
(mineral) A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2, belonging to the amphibole group.


lexentry: eng/actinometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinometer
trans_list: actinómetro | actinômetro
sense:
(physics) A device used to measure the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation.


lexentry: eng/actinometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinometry
trans_list: actinometria
sense:
the measurement of the heating power of electromagnetic radiation, especially that of solar radiation


lexentry: eng/actinomycete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinomycete
trans_list: actinomicete
sense:
Any of various filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria, of the order Actinomycetales, that resemble fungi. Some actinomycetes are pathogens and some are sources of antibiotics.


lexentry: eng/actinomycin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinomycin
trans_list: actinomicina
sense:
(protein, pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.


lexentry: eng/actinomycosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinomycosis
trans_list: actinomicose
sense:
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.


lexentry: eng/actinorhiza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinorhiza
trans_list: actinorriza
sense:
(biology) A root nodule formed as a result of a symbiotic relationship between an actinomycete and fine plant roots.


lexentry: eng/actinostele__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinostele
trans_list: actinostelo
sense:
(botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.


lexentry: eng/actinotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actinotherapy
trans_list: actinoterapia
sense:
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.


lexentry: eng/action__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: action
trans_list: ação
sense:
(literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.


lexentry: eng/action_figure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action figure
trans_list: boneco | figura de ação
sense:
A children's toy in the form of a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program, with moving parts and often capable of some form of spring-loaded movement. It is used to distinguish from dolls, which have acquired the reputation as a girl's toy, whereas action figures are more marketed toward boys.


lexentry: eng/action_movie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action movie
trans_list: filme de ação
sense:
A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.


lexentry: eng/action_painting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action painting
trans_list: gestualismo | pintura gestual
sense:
(arts, uncountable) A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.


lexentry: eng/action_replay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: action replay
trans_list: repetição
sense:
In TV broadcasting, the reshowing of a short segment of action, especially slow-motion sporting action, shortly after it was broadcast live or in real-time.


lexentry: eng/actionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actionism
trans_list: accionismo
sense:
An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.


lexentry: eng/activate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: activate
trans_list: ativar
sense:
(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.


lexentry: eng/activated_carbon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activated carbon
trans_list: carvão ativado
sense:
(chemistry) A very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.


lexentry: eng/activation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: activation
trans_list: activação
sense:
(physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.


lexentry: eng/activation_analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activation analysis
trans_list: análise de ativação
sense:
(chemistry) Any of several similar radiochemical techniques of analysis in which a subatomic particle or gamma ray is captured by a nuclide to form a second stable nuclide which is then measured.


lexentry: eng/activator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: activator
trans_list: ativador
sense:
(biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.


lexentry: eng/active__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active
trans_list: ativo
sense:
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.


lexentry: eng/active_participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active participle
trans_list: particípio ativo
sense:
(grammar) A participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the active voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb.


lexentry: eng/active_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: active volcano
trans_list: vulcão ativo
sense:
(vulcanology, geology) A volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years, although not necessarily venting lava or gases now.


lexentry: eng/activin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activin
trans_list: activina | ativina
sense:
A peptide that participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and many other diverse functions.


lexentry: eng/activism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: activism
trans_list: ativismo
sense:
The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.


lexentry: eng/activity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: activity
trans_list: atividade | actividade
sense:
(countable) Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.


lexentry: eng/actogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actogram
trans_list: actograma
sense:
A graphical representation of the activity of an animal that has been isolated from environmental cues as to the time of day.


lexentry: eng/actor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: actor
trans_list: atriz | ator | agente
sense:
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/actual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: actual
trans_list: real | efectivo
sense:
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/actualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actualism
trans_list: atualismo
sense:
(philosophy) The belief that actuality and existence are co‐extensive: i.e., that only actual things exist, and merely possible things do not.


lexentry: eng/actuarial_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: actuarial science
trans_list: ciência atuarial | ciências atuariais
sense:
(applied mathematics, insurance, finance) The discipline within applied mathematics dealing with risk assessment and the modelling of uncertainty; the rigorous application of mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk, in industries including insurance and finance.


lexentry: eng/actuary__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: actuary
trans_list: atuário
sense:
A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.


lexentry: eng/aculeus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aculeus
trans_list: acúleo
sense:
(botany) A sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/acupressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acupressure
trans_list: acupressão
sense:
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.


lexentry: eng/acupuncture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acupuncture
trans_list: acupuntura
sense:
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.


lexentry: eng/acupuncturist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acupuncturist
trans_list: acupunturista
sense:
A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.


lexentry: eng/acute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: acute
trans_list: agudo
sense:
(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.


lexentry: eng/acute__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: acute
trans_list: agudo
sense:
(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.


lexentry: eng/acute_accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acute accent
trans_list: acento agudo
sense:
(orthography) : A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.


lexentry: eng/acyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acyl
trans_list: acila
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid.


lexentry: eng/acyltransferase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: acyltransferase
trans_list: aciltransferase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids.


lexentry: eng/ad_hominem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ad hominem
trans_list: ad hominem
sense:
Short for argumentum ad hominem: A fallacious objection to an argument or factual claim by appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim; an attempt to argue against an opponent's idea by discrediting the opponent themselves.


lexentry: eng/adagio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adagio
trans_list: adágio
sense:
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.


lexentry: eng/adamant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adamant
trans_list: adamante
sense:
An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.


lexentry: eng/adamantine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adamantine
trans_list: adamantino
sense:
Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated.


lexentry: eng/adamantinoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adamantinoma
trans_list: adamantinoma
sense:
(medicine, obsolete) A benign tumor of the jaw occurring occasionally in young people. These tumors originate in the enamel organ, developing from the remains of its epithelium, and may reach the size of an apple.


lexentry: eng/adapt__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adapt
trans_list: adaptar
sense:
(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character


lexentry: eng/adapter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adapter
trans_list: adaptador
sense:
Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.


lexentry: eng/adapter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adapter
trans_list: adaptador
sense:
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.


lexentry: eng/adaptin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adaptin
trans_list: adaptina
sense:
(protein) Any of a class of proteins that interact with membrane-bound receptors to assemble clathrin-coated vesicles


lexentry: eng/adaptogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adaptogen
trans_list: adaptógeno
sense:
(alternative medicine) Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.


lexentry: eng/adaptometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adaptometer
trans_list: adaptómetro | adaptômetro
sense:
An optometric instrument that measures the minimum threshold of brightness that can be detected or how well the human eye can adapt to a recently darkened environment.


lexentry: eng/add-on__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: add-on
trans_list: add-on | adicional | complemento | extensão | extra | suplemento
sense:
(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.


lexentry: eng/add_insult_to_injury__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: add insult to injury
trans_list: esfregar sal na ferida
sense:
(idiomatic) To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an already unfavourable situation.


lexentry: eng/addax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: addax
trans_list: adax
sense:
A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/adder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adder
trans_list: víbora
sense:
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead, a venomous viper found in the eastern United States


lexentry: eng/addict__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: addict
trans_list: viciar | viciar-se
sense:
(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/additive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: additive
trans_list: aditivo
sense:
A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.


lexentry: eng/additive_identity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: additive identity
trans_list: identidade aditiva | neutro aditivo
sense:
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure, generally denoted 0, which is an identity for an additive operation (generally denoted +). That is, x + 0 = 0 + x = x for any x in the structure.


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: endereço
sense:
(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: endereço | morada
sense:
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: discurso | tratamento
sense:
A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address
trans_list: discurso
sense:
An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/address__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: address
trans_list: endereçar | abordar
sense:
(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.


lexentry: eng/address_bar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: address bar
trans_list: barra de endereço
sense:
(computing, graphical user interface) A bar in a web browser that displays the address (uniform resource identifier) of the page or resource being displayed.


lexentry: eng/addressee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: addressee
trans_list: destinatário | alocutário | destinatária
sense:
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.


lexentry: eng/adduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adduce
trans_list: aduzir
sense:
(transitive) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.


lexentry: eng/adduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adduction
trans_list: adução
sense:
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.


lexentry: eng/adductor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adductor
trans_list: adutor
sense:
(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor


lexentry: eng/adelantado__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adelantado
trans_list: adelantado
sense:
(historical) A title bestowed by the king on certain nobles in the 15th-17th centuries, who granted them governorship of a province or charged them with conquering a foreign territory


lexentry: eng/adelomorphous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adelomorphous
trans_list: adelomorfo
sense:
(medicine) Having a form that is not clearly defined, especially as applied to the principal cells in the pepsin glands of the stomach.


lexentry: eng/adelphophagy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adelphophagy
trans_list: adelfofagia
sense:
The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes


lexentry: eng/adenine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenine
trans_list: adenina
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.


lexentry: eng/adenohypophysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenohypophysis
trans_list: adeno-hipófise | adenoipófise
sense:
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/adenoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenoid
trans_list: adenoide
sense:
(symptom) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children.


lexentry: eng/adenoidectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenoidectomy
trans_list: adenoidectomia
sense:
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.


lexentry: eng/adenomere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenomere
trans_list: adenómero | adenômero
sense:
The functional unit in a salivary gland, consisting of all the secretory cells that release their products into a single intralobular duct.


lexentry: eng/adenopathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenopathy
trans_list: adenopatia
sense:
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.


lexentry: eng/adenosarcoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosarcoma
trans_list: adenossarcoma
sense:
An uncommon form of cancer that arises from mesenchymal tissue and has a benign glandular component.


lexentry: eng/adenosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosine
trans_list: adenosina
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics, organic compound) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/adenosine_triphosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosine triphosphate
trans_list: trifosfato de adenosina
sense:
(biochemistry, neurotransmitter) a nucleotide that is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, in the synthesis of nucleic acids, and as a neurotransmitter recognised by purinergic receptors


lexentry: eng/adenosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosis
trans_list: adenose
sense:
(medicine) Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.


lexentry: eng/adenosyltransferase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenosyltransferase
trans_list: adenosiltransferase
sense:
(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an adenosyl group, for example from ATP to an amino acid


lexentry: eng/adenotonsillectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenotonsillectomy
trans_list: adenoamigdalectomia | adenotonsilectomia
sense:
(surgery) The surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils, combination of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy


lexentry: eng/adenovirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenovirus
trans_list: adenovírus
sense:
(medicine) Any virus of the family Adenoviridae, many of which are responsible for respiratory infections in humans


lexentry: eng/adenylate_cyclase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenylate cyclase
trans_list: adenilato ciclase
sense:
(biochemistry) An enzyme which cyclizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP, cAMP), having key regulatory roles in essentially all cells.


lexentry: eng/adenylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenylation
trans_list: adenilação
sense:
(biochemistry) Any reaction or process that forms an adenylate but especially such a posttranslational modification to a protein.


lexentry: eng/adenylic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adenylic acid
trans_list: ácido adenílico
sense:
(organic chemistry) A nucleotide found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside adenosine. It consists of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine.


lexentry: eng/adessive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adessive case
trans_list: caso adessivo
sense:
(grammar) A noun case used to indicate adjacent location. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions near, at, or by, as in "by the house." Languages that use the adessive case include Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian, Lezgi and Lithuanian.


lexentry: eng/adhan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhan
trans_list: adhan
sense:
(Islam) The call to prayer, which consisted originally of simply four takbirs followed by the statement (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ) لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله.


lexentry: eng/adhesin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhesin
trans_list: adesina
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of several factors that enable bacteria to adhere to epithelial surfaces as a step towards infection.


lexentry: eng/adhesive_capsulitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhesive capsulitis
trans_list: capsulite adesiva
sense:
(pathology) A disorder in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain.


lexentry: eng/adhocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adhocracy
trans_list: ad-hocracia | adhocracia
sense:
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic. [from 1964.]


lexentry: eng/adiabatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adiabatic
trans_list: adiabático
sense:
(physics, thermodynamics, of a process) That occurs without gain or loss of heat (and thus with no change in entropy, in the quasistatic approximation).


lexentry: eng/adiadochokinesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adiadochokinesia
trans_list: adiadococinesia
sense:
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.


lexentry: eng/adicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adicity
trans_list: aridade
sense:
(logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.


lexentry: eng/adinkra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adinkra
trans_list: adinkra
sense:
Any of a set of visual symbols representing concepts or aphorisms, originally created by the Akan of Ghana and the Gyaman of Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, often used as artistic devices.


lexentry: eng/adipic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adipic acid
trans_list: ácido adípico
sense:
(organic compound) A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C4H8(COOH)2; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.


lexentry: eng/adipocere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adipocere
trans_list: adipocera
sense:
A brown, fatty, waxy substance (fatty acids) that forms on dead animal tissues in response to hydrolysis


lexentry: eng/adipoyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adipoyl
trans_list: adipoíla
sense:
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical obtained by removing the two hydroxyl groups of adipic acid


lexentry: eng/adit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adit
trans_list: galería
sense:
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.


lexentry: eng/adjective_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjective phrase
trans_list: locução adjetiva
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that collectively modifies or describes a noun or pronoun and which can usually be used both attributively and predicatively, can be graded, and be modified by an adverb.


lexentry: eng/adjoin__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adjoin
trans_list: acrescentar
sense:
(transitive, mathematics, chiefly, algebra, and, number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring, etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).


lexentry: eng/adjustable_pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjustable pliers
trans_list: alicates ajústavel
sense:
A type of pliers used by plumbers that can be quickly changed in size and is primarily used for tightening nuts on water pipes.


lexentry: eng/adjuster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjuster
trans_list: ajustador
sense:
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).


lexentry: eng/adjutant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjutant
trans_list: sargento-ajudante
sense:
(military rank) A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.


lexentry: eng/adjuvant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adjuvant
trans_list: adjuvante
sense:
(medicine) Designating a supplementary form of treatment, especially a cancer therapy administered after removal of a primary tumour. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/adjuvant_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adjuvant therapy
trans_list: adjuvância | terapia adjuvante
sense:
(medicine) any secondary treatment for cancer (such as chemotherapy) given after the primary treatment (such as surgery) in order to remove residual microscopic disease


lexentry: eng/admin__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: admin
trans_list: admin
sense:
(countable, informal, computing) A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network).


lexentry: eng/admin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: admin
trans_list: admin
sense:
(countable, informal, Internet) A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.


lexentry: eng/administer__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: administer
trans_list: administrar
sense:
(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.


lexentry: eng/administer__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: administer
trans_list: administrar | aplicar | ministrar
sense:
(transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.


lexentry: eng/administration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: administration
trans_list: administração | aplicação | ministração
sense:
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.


lexentry: eng/administration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: administration
trans_list: administração | aplicação | ministração
sense:
(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.


lexentry: eng/administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: administrator
trans_list: administrador | administradora
sense:
One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager


lexentry: eng/administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: administrator
trans_list: administrador
sense:
(legal) A person who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority


lexentry: eng/administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: administrator
trans_list: administrador | admin
sense:
(computing) One who is responsible for software installation, management, information and maintenance of a computer or network


lexentry: eng/admiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: admiral
trans_list: almirante
sense:
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.


lexentry: eng/admiral__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: admiral
trans_list: almirante
sense:
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Kaniska, Limenitis and Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: admit
trans_list: admitir
sense:
(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: admit
trans_list: admitir
sense:
(transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: admit
trans_list: admitir | aceitar | reconhecer
sense:
(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).


lexentry: eng/admit__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: admit
trans_list: permitir | admitir
sense:
(transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.


lexentry: eng/admonish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: admonish
trans_list: admoestar | advertir | prevenir
sense:
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.


lexentry: eng/admonish__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: admonish
trans_list: advertir | prevenir
sense:
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.


lexentry: eng/adnate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adnate
trans_list: adnado | adnato
sense:
(botany, mycology) Linked or fused to a structure of a type different from itself; for example, attachment of a stamen to a petal is adnate, while attachment of a stamen to another stamen is connate.


lexentry: eng/adnominal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adnominal
trans_list: adnominal
sense:
(grammar) The adnominal case: A word or phrase qualifying a noun, such as an adjective or a relative clause.


lexentry: eng/adoption__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adoption
trans_list: adoção | adopção
sense:
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.


lexentry: eng/adoptionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adoptionism
trans_list: adocionismo
sense:
(Christianity) A form of Christianity which maintains that Jesus is divine only in the sense that God the Father adopted him, either at Jesus' birth, or at his death, as opposed to the orthodox understanding of the nature of the Trinity.


lexentry: eng/adposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adposition
trans_list: adposição
sense:
(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.


lexentry: eng/adrenal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenal gland
trans_list: glândula adrenal | glândula suprarrenal | suprarrenal
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.


lexentry: eng/adrenalectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenalectomy
trans_list: adrenalectomia
sense:
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.


lexentry: eng/adrenaline_junkie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenaline junkie
trans_list: viciado em adrenalina
sense:
(colloquial) One who is seemingly addicted to the sensation of exhilaration associated with risky behaviors or exciting situations, and who actively seeks such opportunities.


lexentry: eng/adrenalise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenalise
trans_list: adrenalizar
sense:
(British spelling) To render frightening or thrilling, such as to stimulate the production of adrenalin.


lexentry: eng/adrenalitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenalitis
trans_list: adrenalite
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of one or both adrenal glands, leading to an insufficiency of cortisol and/or aldosterone.


lexentry: eng/adrenarche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenarche
trans_list: adrenarca
sense:
A stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands, related to puberty, typically occurring between the ages of six and ten years and involving both structural and functional changes.


lexentry: eng/adrenochrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenochrome
trans_list: adrenocromo
sense:
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine; its semicarbazone is used as a drug to reduce bleeding.


lexentry: eng/adrenomyeloneuropathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adrenomyeloneuropathy
trans_list: adrenomieloneuropatia
sense:
A progressive, X-linked, genetic, neurological disorder that deteriorates the myelin sheath that protects the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/adsorber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adsorber
trans_list: adsorvedor
sense:
Something which adsorbs, especially a solid material, such as activated carbon, that has a high surface area and is used to capture a gas or liquid


lexentry: eng/adsorption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adsorption
trans_list: adsorção
sense:
The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.


lexentry: eng/adstratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adstratum
trans_list: adstrato
sense:
(linguistics) Any language having elements that are responsible for change in neighbouring languages


lexentry: eng/adularescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adularescence
trans_list: adularescência
sense:
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.


lexentry: eng/adularia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adularia
trans_list: adulária
sense:
(mineral) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).


lexentry: eng/adultery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adultery
trans_list: adultério
sense:
(biblical, narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry


lexentry: eng/adulthood__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adulthood
trans_list: adultez
sense:
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.


lexentry: eng/adultize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adultize
trans_list: adultizar
sense:
(transitive, sociology, psychology) To raise (a child) in such a way that it adopts adult behaviors earlier than is usual.


lexentry: eng/adumbration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adumbration
trans_list: alusão
sense:
(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.


lexentry: eng/advance__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: advance
trans_list: adiantar
sense:
To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/advance_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advance guard
trans_list: guarda avançada
sense:
A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.


lexentry: eng/advance_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advance payment
trans_list: adiantamento
sense:
The part of a contractually due sum that is paid or received in advance for a good, service or social security payment.


lexentry: eng/advanced_degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advanced degree
trans_list: pós-graduação
sense:
(education) A university degree, such as an MSc or PhD, awarded after a baccalaureate on completion of a further program of academic studies.


lexentry: eng/advantage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advantage
trans_list: vantagem | vantajoso
sense:
(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.


lexentry: eng/advantage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: advantage
trans_list: vantagem
sense:
(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.


lexentry: eng/advection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advection
trans_list: advecção
sense:
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.


lexentry: eng/adventure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: adventure
trans_list: aventura
sense:
A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.


lexentry: eng/adventurism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adventurism
trans_list: aventurismo
sense:
(politics) The taking of excessive risks by a government in their political, economic or foreign affairs. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/adventurous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adventurous
trans_list: aventureiro | aventuroso
sense:
(of a, person) Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.


lexentry: eng/adverb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverb
trans_list: advérbio
sense:
(grammar) A word that modifies a verb, adjective, other adverbs, or various other types of words, phrases, or clauses.


lexentry: eng/adverb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: adverb
trans_list: advérbio
sense:
(programming) In the Raku programming language, a named parameter that modifies the behavior of a routine.


lexentry: eng/adverbial_participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverbial participle
trans_list: gerúndio
sense:
(grammar) A participle that modifies a verb in the same sentence and is equivalent to an adverbial clause in English. Adverbial participles may denote time, condition, cause, concession, manner, means, purpose, or attendant circumstance.


lexentry: eng/adverbial_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverbial phrase
trans_list: locução adverbial
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.


lexentry: eng/adverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverse
trans_list: desfavorável | adverso | contrário
sense:
Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.


lexentry: eng/adverse_possession__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adverse possession
trans_list: usucapião | prescrição aquisitiva
sense:
(legal) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.


lexentry: eng/advertise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advertise
trans_list: anunciar | divulgar | promulgar | publicar
sense:
(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/advertise__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: advertise
trans_list: anunciar | publicitar
sense:
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/advertise__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: advertise
trans_list: anunciar | publicitar
sense:
(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/advice_column__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advice column
trans_list: coluna de conselhos
sense:
A newspaper feature in which questions (typically from anonymous readers who seek advice) are answered by an advice columnist (or agony aunt).


lexentry: eng/advisedly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advisedly
trans_list: intencionalmente
sense:
With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing.


lexentry: eng/advocacy_group__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: advocacy group
trans_list: grupo de interesse
sense:
A group of people, always allied and sometimes also formally organised, who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and policy.


lexentry: eng/adware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adware
trans_list: adware
sense:
(computing) A software application that includes advertisements, which are displayed while the software is running. Developers use adware as a source of income and to keep the costs of the software down (usually making it free). Some adware programs can include spyware.


lexentry: eng/adytum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adytum
trans_list: ádito
sense:
(Ancient Greece, religion) The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.


lexentry: eng/adze__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: adze
trans_list: enxó
sense:
A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.


lexentry: eng/aecidium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aecidium
trans_list: ecídio
sense:
The cupulate fruiting body borne upon the mycelium of certain fungi commonly parasitic upon specimens of the Compositae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, and Ranunculaceae families


lexentry: eng/aedile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aedile
trans_list: edil
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome) An elected official who was responsible for the maintenance of public buildings, regulation of festivals, supervision of markets and the supply of grain and water.


lexentry: eng/aegipan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aegipan
trans_list: egipã
sense:
(Greek mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.


lexentry: eng/aegirine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aegirine
trans_list: aegirina | egirina
sense:
(mineral) A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe3+(Si2O6) belonging to the pyroxene group.


lexentry: eng/aegis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aegis
trans_list: égide
sense:
(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/aegrotat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aegrotat
trans_list: atestado | atestado médico
sense:
(British, dated) A certificate indicating that a student is ill, excusing attendance at lectures and examinations and allowing courses to be passed without finishing the work.


lexentry: eng/aenigmatite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aenigmatite
trans_list: enigmatita
sense:
(mineral) An inosilicate mineral of sodium, iron, and titanium, forming brown to black triclinic lamellar crystals.


lexentry: eng/aeolian_harp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aeolian harp
trans_list: harpa eólica
sense:
(musical instrument) An open box over which strings are stretched that sound when the wind passes over them


lexentry: eng/aeolipile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aeolipile
trans_list: eolípila
sense:
A steam engine powered by rocket propulsion due to escaping steam, consisting of a pressure vessel mounted on a bearing, with one or more tubes which exhaust steam tangentially to the rotation axis so as to create rotation.


lexentry: eng/aequorin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aequorin
trans_list: aequorina
sense:
(biochemistry) A photoprotein, isolated from luminescent jellyfish and other marine organisms, composed of two distinct units: the apoprotein apoaequorin and the prosthetic group coelenterazine.


lexentry: eng/aeration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aeration
trans_list: aeração | aeragem
sense:
By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.


lexentry: eng/aerial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerial
trans_list: antena
sense:
(chiefly, _, UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.


lexentry: eng/aerobics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerobics
trans_list: aeróbica
sense:
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music. [1968]


lexentry: eng/aerobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerobiology
trans_list: aerobiologia
sense:
(biology) The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.


lexentry: eng/aerodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerodynamics
trans_list: aerodinâmica
sense:
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere


lexentry: eng/aerogel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerogel
trans_list: aerogel
sense:
A porous, ultralight solid-state substance, similar to gel, in which the liquid component is replaced with gas.


lexentry: eng/aerogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aerogram
trans_list: aerograma
sense:
A thin piece of foldable and gummed paper for writing a letter and serving as its own envelope for transit via airmail.


lexentry: eng/aerology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerology
trans_list: aerologia
sense:
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.


lexentry: eng/aerometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerometric
trans_list: aerométrico
sense:
Describing any measurement of a physical property of air (or other gases), but especially of temperature, pressure and velocity.


lexentry: eng/aerometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerometry
trans_list: aerometria
sense:
The science of measuring the air, including its pressure, density, quality, direction and condensation; pneumatics.


lexentry: eng/aeronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aeronomy
trans_list: aeronomia
sense:
A branch of science that deals with the upper atmosphere of the Earth and the other planets with reference to their chemical composition, physical properties, relative motion, and responses to radiation from space.


lexentry: eng/aerospace__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aerospace
trans_list: aeroespacial
sense:
Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/aerospace_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerospace engineering
trans_list: engenharia aeroespacial
sense:
(engineering) The primary branch of engineering concerned with the research, design, development, construction, testing, science, and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.


lexentry: eng/aerostat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerostat
trans_list: aeróstato
sense:
An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors.


lexentry: eng/aerostatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerostatics
trans_list: aerostática
sense:
(physics) the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions


lexentry: eng/aerothermodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerothermodynamics
trans_list: aerotermodinâmica
sense:
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.


lexentry: eng/aerotolerant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aerotolerant
trans_list: aerotolerante
sense:
(biology, of an anaerobic micro-organism) Able to tolerate the presence of air (specifically oxygen).


lexentry: eng/aesthete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aesthete
trans_list: esteta
sense:
(often, derogatory) Someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature, often in a manner perceived to prioritize beauty over other qualities such as virtue and utility.


lexentry: eng/aestheticise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aestheticise
trans_list: estetizar
sense:
(British spelling) To make aesthetic; to show something at its best, most pleasing or most artistic.


lexentry: eng/aestivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aestivation
trans_list: estivação
sense:
(biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.


lexentry: eng/aetiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aetiology
trans_list: etiologia
sense:
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.


lexentry: eng/aetosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aetosaur
trans_list: aetossauro
sense:
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of heavily armoured herbivorous archosaurian reptiles, of the order †Aetosauria.


lexentry: eng/aeviternity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aeviternity
trans_list: eviternidade
sense:
(Scholastic, _, philosophy) Synonym of aevum (“the temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging)”)


lexentry: eng/affable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affable
trans_list: afável
sense:
Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.


lexentry: eng/affair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affair
trans_list: negócio | afazer
sense:
(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.


lexentry: eng/affect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affect
trans_list: afeto
sense:
(psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/affect__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affect
trans_list: fingir
sense:
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/affection__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: affection
trans_list: afeição
sense:
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.


lexentry: eng/affiliate__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: affiliate
trans_list: afiliar | filiar
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.


lexentry: eng/affiliate_marketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affiliate marketing
trans_list: marketing de afiliados
sense:
A specialized form of marketing where an advertiser seeks to advertise or sell products or services through an affiliate network.


lexentry: eng/affination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affination
trans_list: refinação
sense:
Part of the traditional sugar refining process in which molasses is removed from sugar crystals by washing with a heavy syrup


lexentry: eng/affine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: affine
trans_list: afim
sense:
(not comparable, geometry) Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(\vec x)= A \vec x + \vec b (where A is a linear transformation and \vec b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.


lexentry: eng/affinity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: affinity
trans_list: afinidade
sense:
A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).


lexentry: eng/affinity__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: affinity
trans_list: afinidade
sense:
(chemistry) An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds.


lexentry: eng/affirm__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: affirm
trans_list: afirmar
sense:
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.


lexentry: eng/affirmative_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affirmative action
trans_list: ação afirmativa
sense:
(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination


lexentry: eng/afford__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afford
trans_list: conseguir pagar | lidar
sense:
To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough.


lexentry: eng/afford__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: afford
trans_list: agraciar | prover
sense:
(obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.


lexentry: eng/afford__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: afford
trans_list: fornecer
sense:
To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.


lexentry: eng/affordability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affordability
trans_list: acessibilidade
sense:
The extent or degree to which something is affordable, as measured by its cost relative to the amount that the purchaser is able to pay.


lexentry: eng/affordance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: affordance
trans_list: potencialidade
sense:
(human-machine interaction) A potential transaction or operation that is made possible by a given object or environment; especially, one that is made easily discoverable.


lexentry: eng/afforestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afforestation
trans_list: florestamento | aflorestamento
sense:
The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.


lexentry: eng/affreightment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: affreightment
trans_list: afretamento
sense:
(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.


lexentry: eng/afibrinogenemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afibrinogenemia
trans_list: afibrinogenemia
sense:
(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.


lexentry: eng/afield__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afield
trans_list: de lado
sense:
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).


lexentry: eng/aflatoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aflatoxin
trans_list: aflatoxina
sense:
(poison) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.


lexentry: eng/afrobeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afrobeat
trans_list: afrobeat
sense:
(music) Music that combines West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) with American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.


lexentry: eng/after__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: after
trans_list: depois de
sense:
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.


lexentry: eng/after__Preposition__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: after
trans_list: devido a | por causa de
sense:
(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity


lexentry: eng/after_all__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: after all
trans_list: afinal
sense:
(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.


lexentry: eng/after_all__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: after all
trans_list: afinal de contas
sense:
(idiomatic) in the end, however; used in referring to something that was believed to be the case, but is not; or to an outcome that is not what was expected or predicted.


lexentry: eng/afterbirth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afterbirth
trans_list: secundinas
sense:
The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals.


lexentry: eng/afterburner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afterburner
trans_list: pós-combustor
sense:
(aviation) A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.


lexentry: eng/afterburning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: afterburning
trans_list: pós-combustão
sense:
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.


lexentry: eng/aftermath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aftermath
trans_list: rescaldo | resultado
sense:
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.


lexentry: eng/afternoon_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: afternoon tea
trans_list: chá da tarde
sense:
(Australia, NZ, Hong Kong) A small meal or snack eaten between lunch and dinner (supper); a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from work or from a conference.


lexentry: eng/aftershock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aftershock
trans_list: réplica
sense:
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").


lexentry: eng/again__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: again
trans_list: mesmo
sense:
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.


lexentry: eng/again__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: again
trans_list: de novo | novamente | outra vez
sense:
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/against__Preposition__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: against
trans_list: contra
sense:
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.


lexentry: eng/against_the_grain__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: against the grain
trans_list: contra a corrente | contra a maré
sense:
(idiomatic) Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.


lexentry: eng/agalmatolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agalmatolite
trans_list: agalmatolita
sense:
(mineral) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.


lexentry: eng/agama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agama
trans_list: agama
sense:
Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae of family Agamidae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama.


lexentry: eng/agammaglobulinemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agammaglobulinemia
trans_list: agamaglobulinemia
sense:
(medicine) A condition in which gammaglobulins such as immunoglobulins are absent from the blood, or present only in low concentrations


lexentry: eng/agar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agar
trans_list: agar-agar
sense:
A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.


lexentry: eng/agaric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agaric
trans_list: agárico
sense:
Any of various fungi, principally of the order Agaricales, having fruiting bodies consisting of umbrella-like caps, on stalks, with numerous gills beneath.


lexentry: eng/agaropectin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agaropectin
trans_list: agaropectina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterogeneous mixture of smaller molecules making up the part of agar that is not agarose.


lexentry: eng/agarose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agarose
trans_list: agarose
sense:
A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.


lexentry: eng/agarwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agarwood
trans_list: calambac | calambuco | madeira de aloes
sense:
Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produce an aromatic resin in response to this infestation.


lexentry: eng/agate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agate
trans_list: ágata
sense:
(countable, uncountable, mineral) A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.


lexentry: eng/agave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agave
trans_list: agave
sense:
Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.


lexentry: eng/agbada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agbada
trans_list: abadá
sense:
A long, flowing robe with wide sleeves worn by men in some parts of West Africa, often decorated with embroidery.


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: age
trans_list: idade | época | era
sense:
(countable, poker) The right of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: age
trans_list: idade
sense:
(uncountable) That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; specifically the size of that part.


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: age
trans_list: maioridade
sense:
(uncountable) Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.


lexentry: eng/age__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: age
trans_list: idade | velhice
sense:
(uncountable) An advanced period of life; the latter part of life; the state of being old, old age, senility; seniority.


lexentry: eng/age_of_consent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: age of consent
trans_list: idade de consentimento
sense:
(legal) The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse, so that it is not a crime for someone else to have sex with the person.


lexentry: eng/age_of_majority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: age of majority
trans_list: maioridade
sense:
(legal) The age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted or recognized; i.e.; the age where a person ceases to be a minor legally and becomes a legal adult.


lexentry: eng/ageism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ageism
trans_list: idadismo | ageísmo | etarismo
sense:
The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.


lexentry: eng/ageless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ageless
trans_list: eterno
sense:
(relative to past) Having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.


lexentry: eng/agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agency
trans_list: agência
sense:
The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.


lexentry: eng/agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: agency
trans_list: agência
sense:
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.


lexentry: eng/agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: agency
trans_list: agência
sense:
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agent
trans_list: agente
sense:
One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: agent
trans_list: agente
sense:
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect


lexentry: eng/agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: agent
trans_list: agente
sense:
(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.


lexentry: eng/agent_provocateur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agent provocateur
trans_list: agente provocador
sense:
A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.


lexentry: eng/ageratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ageratum
trans_list: agerato
sense:
Any of the genus Ageratum of tropical American herbs, annuals and perennials, from the sunflower family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae; they are sometimes used in floral displays.


lexentry: eng/aggiornamento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggiornamento
trans_list: aggiornamento | agiornamento
sense:
A bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.


lexentry: eng/agglutinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agglutinate
trans_list: aglutinar
sense:
(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.


lexentry: eng/agglutination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agglutination
trans_list: aglutinação
sense:
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.


lexentry: eng/agglutination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agglutination
trans_list: aglutinação
sense:
(linguistics) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See agglutinative.


lexentry: eng/agglutinin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agglutinin
trans_list: aglutinina
sense:
A substance that causes particles or cells to clump#Verb; it may be an antibody, a lectin, or otherwise.


lexentry: eng/aggrandize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aggrandize
trans_list: engrandecer
sense:
(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).


lexentry: eng/aggrandizement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggrandizement
trans_list: engrandecimento
sense:
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.


lexentry: eng/aggravate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggravate
trans_list: agravar
sense:
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/aggravation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggravation
trans_list: agravamento | agravação | agravo
sense:
The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.


lexentry: eng/aggravation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aggravation
trans_list: agravante
sense:
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.


lexentry: eng/aggregate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggregate
trans_list: agregado
sense:
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.


lexentry: eng/aggregate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aggregate
trans_list: agregado
sense:
A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.


lexentry: eng/aggresome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggresome
trans_list: agressoma
sense:
(physiology) A proteinaceous inclusion body that forms when cellular degradation machinery is impaired or overwhelmed


lexentry: eng/aggressin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggressin
trans_list: agressina
sense:
(biology) Any substance, produced in the body by a pathogenic bacterium, that enhances the virulence of the bacteria.


lexentry: eng/aggressive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggressive
trans_list: agressivo
sense:
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.


lexentry: eng/aggressor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aggressor
trans_list: agressor | agressora
sense:
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.


lexentry: eng/agility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agility
trans_list: agilidade
sense:
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion


lexentry: eng/aging__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aging
trans_list: envelhecimento
sense:
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.


lexentry: eng/agio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agio
trans_list: ágio
sense:
(economics, finance) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.


lexentry: eng/agitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agitation
trans_list: agitação
sense:
The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.


lexentry: eng/agitprop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agitprop
trans_list: agitprop
sense:
(uncountable, also, attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.


lexentry: eng/agmatine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agmatine
trans_list: agmatina
sense:
(biochemistry) The amine (4-aminobutyl)guanidine which is a decarboxylation product of arginine and an intermediate in polyamine biosynthesis


lexentry: eng/agnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agnosis
trans_list: agnose
sense:
Epistemologically necessary lack of, indifference to, denial or shunning of knowledge; defective knowledge.


lexentry: eng/agnosticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agnosticism
trans_list: agnosticismo
sense:
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.


lexentry: eng/agnotology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agnotology
trans_list: agnotologia
sense:
The study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.


lexentry: eng/agogo_bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agogo bell
trans_list: agogô
sense:
A percussion instrument consisting of two or three small conical bells, similar to a cowbell, and typically played by striking them with a drumstick.


lexentry: eng/agon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agon
trans_list: agon
sense:
(countable) A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.


lexentry: eng/agonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: agonist
trans_list: agonista
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.


lexentry: eng/agorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agorism
trans_list: agorismo
sense:
(politics, economics) A revolutionary political philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society by means of counter-economics (i.e. black market).


lexentry: eng/agranulocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agranulocyte
trans_list: agranulócito
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.


lexentry: eng/agranulocytosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agranulocytosis
trans_list: agranulocitose
sense:
(disease) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.


lexentry: eng/agree__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agree
trans_list: concordar | estar de acordo
sense:
(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.


lexentry: eng/agree__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agree
trans_list: aceitar | concordar
sense:
(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.


lexentry: eng/agree__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: agree
trans_list: concordar
sense:
(intransitive, grammar) To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.


lexentry: eng/agree_to_disagree__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agree to disagree
trans_list: concordar em discordar
sense:
(idiomatic, of two persons or other parties) To accept each other's opinions and cease arguing; to peacefully acknowledge that an agreement will not be reached.


lexentry: eng/agreeableness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agreeableness
trans_list: bondade
sense:
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.


lexentry: eng/agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: agreement
trans_list: acordo
sense:
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.


lexentry: eng/agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: agreement
trans_list: concordância
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.


lexentry: eng/agribusiness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agribusiness
trans_list: agronegócio
sense:
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. [from 1950s]


lexentry: eng/agriculturalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agriculturalism
trans_list: agriculturalismo
sense:
A school of Chinese philosophy, prevalent during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (770 to 221 BC), that advocated for peasant utopian communalism and egalitarianism.


lexentry: eng/agriculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agriculture
trans_list: agricultura
sense:
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock


lexentry: eng/agrimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agrimony
trans_list: agrimônia | agrimónia
sense:
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/agritourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agritourism
trans_list: agriturismo | agroturismo
sense:
A form of tourism in which tourists stay in farms or agricultural villages, either to experience farm life, or as a base for exploring the countryside


lexentry: eng/agrobacterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agrobacterium
trans_list: agrobactéria
sense:
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.


lexentry: eng/agroecosystem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agroecosystem
trans_list: agroecossistema
sense:
A conceptual model of an agricultural system (crop, farm or whole economy), relating its functions to its inputs and outputs.


lexentry: eng/agroforestry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agroforestry
trans_list: agrossilvicultura
sense:
An agricultural approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.


lexentry: eng/agroindustrial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agroindustrial
trans_list: agroindustrial
sense:
relating to both agriculture and industry, or to agricultural industry, or to industrial agriculture


lexentry: eng/agronomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agronomy
trans_list: agronomia
sense:
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.


lexentry: eng/agroterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: agroterrorism
trans_list: agroterrorismo
sense:
Any act of terrorism designed to damage the agriculture of a state, especially by destroying crops or introducing pests or diseases.


lexentry: eng/ah__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ah
trans_list: ah
sense:
An expression of relief, relaxation, comfort, confusion, understanding, wonder, awe, etc. according to uttered inflection.


lexentry: eng/ahead_of_one's_time__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ahead of one's time
trans_list: à frente de seu tempo
sense:
(idiomatic) In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before later advances in the field.


lexentry: eng/ahimsa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ahimsa
trans_list: ahimsa
sense:
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aid_climbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aid climbing
trans_list: escalada artificial
sense:
(climbing) a type of rock climbing characterized by using equipment to make upward progress, as opposed to using the equipment solely for safety or for belays.


lexentry: eng/aide-de-camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aide-de-camp
trans_list: ajudante de campo
sense:
A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary.


lexentry: eng/aiglet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aiglet
trans_list: agulheta | ponteira
sense:
A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.


lexentry: eng/ail__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ail
trans_list: afligir
sense:
(transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)


lexentry: eng/aim__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aim
trans_list: mira | pontaria
sense:
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.


lexentry: eng/aim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aim
trans_list: almejar | apontar
sense:
(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive


lexentry: eng/aim__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aim
trans_list: mirar | apontar
sense:
(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object


lexentry: eng/ainhum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ainhum
trans_list: ainhum
sense:
(medicine) A painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by autoamputation, occurring predominantly in black Africans and their descendants.


lexentry: eng/air-dry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air-dry
trans_list: sêco ao ar
sense:
Free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to air (moisture contents of the object and air are in equilibrium); "naturally" dried.


lexentry: eng/air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air
trans_list: ar
sense:
(historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.


lexentry: eng/air__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: air
trans_list: ar
sense:
(usually, with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.


lexentry: eng/air_bubble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air bubble
trans_list: bolha de ar
sense:
A small pocket of air inside a solid, a liquid or surrounded by a colloid within a larger fluid environment.


lexentry: eng/air_corridor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air corridor
trans_list: corredor aéreo
sense:
(aviation) A predefined route, or series of routes, in which a commercial or military aircraft must fly.


lexentry: eng/air_filter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air filter
trans_list: filtro de ar
sense:
A filter for removing dust and other particles from a stream of air, typically used in the air intake of an internal combustion engine, the output of an air compressor, the supply duct of a forced-air furnace, etc.


lexentry: eng/air_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air out
trans_list: arejar
sense:
(idiomatic) To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.


lexentry: eng/air_pistol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air pistol
trans_list: pistola de pressão
sense:
A pistol that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.


lexentry: eng/air_rifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air rifle
trans_list: carabina de pressão
sense:
A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.


lexentry: eng/air_sport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air sport
trans_list: aerodesporto
sense:
Any recreational activity performed in flight or during freefall from a flight through the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/air_superiority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air superiority
trans_list: superioridade aérea
sense:
(warfare) A dominance in the air power of one side's air forces over the other side's during a military campaign. It is defined in the NATO Glossary as "That degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another that permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force."


lexentry: eng/air_supremacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air supremacy
trans_list: supremacia aérea
sense:
In a war, the most favorable state of control of the air: air superiority so complete that the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference.


lexentry: eng/air_taxi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air taxi
trans_list: táxi aéreo
sense:
A small aircraft that makes short passenger flights, especially to destinations not serviced by airlines.


lexentry: eng/air_traffic_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: air traffic control
trans_list: controle de tráfego aéreo
sense:
A system designed to give assistance to aircraft, to prevent collisions and to manage aircraft flow.


lexentry: eng/airbag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airbag
trans_list: airbag
sense:
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.


lexentry: eng/airbrush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airbrush
trans_list: aerógrafo
sense:
A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs.


lexentry: eng/aircraft_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aircraft carrier
trans_list: porta-aviões
sense:
A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed.


lexentry: eng/airfield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airfield
trans_list: aeródromo
sense:
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.


lexentry: eng/airing_cupboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airing cupboard
trans_list: armário secador
sense:
A clothes storage cupboard built around a house's hot water system, using the heat to dry damp clothes.


lexentry: eng/airlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airlock
trans_list: eclusa de ar
sense:
A sealed, airtight chamber, such as in a manned spacecraft or submarine, used to provide access to and from the sealed area without allowing air out or water in.


lexentry: eng/airmass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airmass
trans_list: massa de ar
sense:
(physics, meteorology) a widespread body of air, the properties of which can be identified as: (a) having been established while that air was situated over a particular region of the Earth's surface (airmass source region) and (b) undergoing specific modifications while in transit away from the source region. An air mass is often defined as a widespread body of air that is approximately homogeneous in its horizontal extent, particularly with reference to temperature and moisture distribution; in addition, the vertical temperature and moisture variations are approximately the same over its horizontal extent.


lexentry: eng/airport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airport
trans_list: aeroporto
sense:
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.


lexentry: eng/airspace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: airspace
trans_list: espaço aéreo
sense:
(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.


lexentry: eng/akathisia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: akathisia
trans_list: acatisia
sense:
(medicine) A sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications.


lexentry: eng/akin__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: akin
trans_list: semelhante
sense:
(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.


lexentry: eng/alabarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alabarch
trans_list: alabarca
sense:
The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.


lexentry: eng/alacrimia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alacrimia
trans_list: alacrimia
sense:
(pathology) A congenital inability to produce enough tears (absence or inadequacy of tear production).


lexentry: eng/alalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alalia
trans_list: alalia
sense:
(medicine, obsolete) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords.


lexentry: eng/alanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alanine
trans_list: alanina
sense:
(amino acid, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins


lexentry: eng/alarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarme
sense:
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.


lexentry: eng/alarm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarme
sense:
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.


lexentry: eng/alarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarmar
sense:
(transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger, or necessary action; to rouse to vigilance; to put on the alert.


lexentry: eng/alarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alarm
trans_list: alarmar
sense:
(transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.


lexentry: eng/alaunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alaunt
trans_list: alão
sense:
A domesticated dog of an extinct breed related to the modern bulldog and mastiff, or modern breeds created in imitation of it.


lexentry: eng/alb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alb
trans_list: alva
sense:
(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.


lexentry: eng/albarello__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albarello
trans_list: albarello
sense:
A ceramic pharmacy or drug jar, generally majolica ware, usually tall rather than wide, and often of a waisted shape.


lexentry: eng/albariza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albariza
trans_list: albariza
sense:
A white porous chalky soil found in some regions of Andalusia, Spain and on which sherry vineyards are often planted.


lexentry: eng/albatross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albatross
trans_list: albatroz
sense:
Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.


lexentry: eng/albatross_around_one's_neck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albatross around one's neck
trans_list: peso
sense:
(idiomatic, figurative) A characteristic, possession, associate, or previous deed that hinders one's ability to succeed.


lexentry: eng/albedo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albedo
trans_list: albedo
sense:
(physics, meteorology, astronomy, optics) The fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface or body, commonly expressed as a percentage.


lexentry: eng/albedo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: albedo
trans_list: medula
sense:
(botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.


lexentry: eng/albinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albinism
trans_list: albinismo
sense:
Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.


lexentry: eng/albino__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albino
trans_list: albino | albina
sense:
Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.


lexentry: eng/albino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albino
trans_list: albino | albina
sense:
(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.


lexentry: eng/albumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albumin
trans_list: albumina
sense:
(protein) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.


lexentry: eng/albuminosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: albuminosis
trans_list: albuminose | hiperalbuminemia
sense:
(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.


lexentry: eng/alchemy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alchemy
trans_list: alquimia
sense:
(uncountable) The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China; and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.


lexentry: eng/alcid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcid
trans_list: torda-mergulheira
sense:
(ornithology) A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.


lexentry: eng/alcohol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcohol
trans_list: álcool
sense:
(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).


lexentry: eng/alcoholism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcoholism
trans_list: alcoolismo | etilismo
sense:
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.


lexentry: eng/alcohology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alcohology
trans_list: alcoologia
sense:
(sociology) The study of the effects of alcohol; on living organisms, people or social environments.


lexentry: eng/aldehyde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldehyde
trans_list: aldeído
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a large class of reactive organic compounds (R·CHO) having a carbonyl functional group attached to one hydrocarbon radical and a hydrogen atom.


lexentry: eng/alder_buckthorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alder buckthorn
trans_list: sanguinho-das-ribeiras
sense:
A deciduous shrub, Frangula alnus, native to Europe and neighboring areas of Asia and Africa, bearing glossy leaves, flowers in sessile umbels, and inedible red berries that turn black when ripe, and historically used as a laxative and to produce dyes.


lexentry: eng/aldolase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldolase
trans_list: aldolase
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone


lexentry: eng/aldonic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldonic acid
trans_list: ácido aldônico
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of polyhydroxy carboxylic acids derived from an aldose by oxidation of the aldehyde functional group.


lexentry: eng/aldose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldose
trans_list: aldose
sense:
(organic chemistry, carbohydrate) Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group.


lexentry: eng/aldosterone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldosterone
trans_list: aldosterona
sense:
(steroid hormone) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.


lexentry: eng/aldosteronism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aldosteronism
trans_list: aldosteronismo
sense:
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties


lexentry: eng/alectryomancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alectryomancy
trans_list: alectromancia
sense:
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.


lexentry: eng/alembic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alembic
trans_list: alambique
sense:
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.


lexentry: eng/aleph-null__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aleph-null
trans_list: alef zero
sense:
(set theory) The first of the transfinite cardinal numbers; corresponds to the number of natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/aleph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aleph
trans_list: alef
sense:
The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician ⁧[[Ф#Phoenician|Ф]⁩ (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic ⁧[[С#Aramaic|С]⁩ (ʾ), Classical Syriac ⁧ܐ⁩ ('ālaph), Hebrew ⁧א⁩ (aleph) and Arabic ⁧ا⁩ (ʾalif).


lexentry: eng/alethic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alethic
trans_list: alético
sense:
(logic) Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true.


lexentry: eng/aleurone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aleurone
trans_list: aleurona
sense:
(protein) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.


lexentry: eng/alexandrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexandrine
trans_list: alexandrino
sense:
(poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.


lexentry: eng/alexandrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexandrite
trans_list: alexandrita
sense:
(mineral) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.


lexentry: eng/alexia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexia
trans_list: alexia
sense:
(psychiatry) Word blindness, the inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.


lexentry: eng/alexin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alexin
trans_list: alexina
sense:
(biochemistry, dated) A protective substance that exists in the serum or other bodily fluid and is capable of killing microorganisms; complement.


lexentry: eng/alfentanil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alfentanil
trans_list: alfentanil
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic short-acting opioid with analgesic and local anesthesia enhancing activity.


lexentry: eng/alfisol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alfisol
trans_list: alfisol | alfissolo
sense:
(soil science) An abundant soil order in the USDA soil taxonomy, with a clay-enriched subsoil and relatively high native fertility, widely used both in agriculture and forestry.


lexentry: eng/alga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alga
trans_list: alga
sense:
(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.


lexentry: eng/algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebra
trans_list: álgebra
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.


lexentry: eng/algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: algebra
trans_list: álgebra
sense:
(uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable) : a dislocation or fracture.


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrico
sense:
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrico
sense:
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.


lexentry: eng/algebraic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: algebraic
trans_list: algébrico
sense:
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_closure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic closure
trans_list: fecho algébrico
sense:
(algebra, field theory, of a field F) A field G such that every polynomial over F splits completely over G (i.e., every element of G is a root of some polynomial over F and every root of every polynomial over F is an element of G).


lexentry: eng/algebraic_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic equation
trans_list: equação algébrica
sense:
(algebra) A mathematical equation in which one or both sides is an algebraic expression, such as 2x + 7y = 3.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic function
trans_list: função algébrica
sense:
(algebraic geometry) Informally, any function expressible using (only) the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and raising to a rational power; more precisely, any continuous function definable as the root of some polynomial equation.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic geometry
trans_list: geometria algébrica
sense:
(mathematics) A branch of mathematics that studies algebraic varieties (solution sets of polynomial equations) and their generalisations, using techniques from both algebra (chiefly commutative algebra) and geometry.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_notation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic notation
trans_list: notação algébrica
sense:
(chess) A method for recording and describing the moves in a game of chess which employs a single uppercase letter for each piece and a letter-number coordinate for each square.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_number_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic number theory
trans_list: teoria algébrica dos números | teoria dos números algébricos
sense:
(mathematics, number theory) The branch of number theory in which number-theoretic questions are expressed in terms of properties of algebraic number fields or related objects, and studied using techniques from algebra.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_structure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: algebraic structure
trans_list: estrutura algébrica
sense:
(more formally) A mathematical object comprising a carrier set (aka underlying set or domain), an optional scalar set, a set of operations (typically binary operations, but otherwise each of finite arity) and a set of identities (axioms) which the operations must satisfy.


lexentry: eng/algebraic_topology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraic topology
trans_list: topologia algébrica
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that uses tools from abstract algebra to study topological spaces.


lexentry: eng/algebraically_closed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algebraically closed
trans_list: algebricamente fechado
sense:
(algebra, field theory, of a field) Which contains as an element every root of every nonconstant univariate polynomial definable over it (i.e., over said field).


lexentry: eng/algid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algid
trans_list: álgido
sense:
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.


lexentry: eng/algin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algin
trans_list: algina
sense:
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.


lexentry: eng/alginic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alginic acid
trans_list: ácido algínico
sense:
(biochemistry) An insoluble colloidal acid (C6H8O6)n that in the form of its salts is a constituent of the cell walls of brown algae and is used as a food additive.


lexentry: eng/alglucerase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alglucerase
trans_list: alglucerase
sense:
A modified form of human β-glucocerebrosidase where the non-reducing ends of the oligosaccharide chains have been terminated with mannose residues.


lexentry: eng/algolagnia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algolagnia
trans_list: algolagnia
sense:
A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.


lexentry: eng/algorithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: algorithm
trans_list: algoritmo
sense:
(countable) A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.


lexentry: eng/algorithm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: algorithm
trans_list: algoritmo
sense:
(loosely) A flowchart illustrating a decision-making process for human users, especially health care professionals.


lexentry: eng/aliasing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aliasing
trans_list: aliasing | serrilhado | serrilhamento
sense:
(signal processing, graphics, sound recording) Distortion caused by a low sampling rate, such as a moiré effect or jaggies.


lexentry: eng/alibi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alibi
trans_list: álibi
sense:
(legal) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.


lexentry: eng/alicyclic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alicyclic
trans_list: alicíclico
sense:
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure


lexentry: eng/alien__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alien
trans_list: alienígena
sense:
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.


lexentry: eng/alien__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alien
trans_list: estranho
sense:
A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.


lexentry: eng/alienate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alienate
trans_list: alienar
sense:
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.


lexentry: eng/alight__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alight
trans_list: pousar
sense:
(also, figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.


lexentry: eng/alight__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alight
trans_list: descer | desembarcar
sense:
Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.


lexentry: eng/align__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: align
trans_list: alinhar
sense:
(transitive, bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA, or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.


lexentry: eng/alignment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alignment
trans_list: alinhamento
sense:
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.


lexentry: eng/alignment__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: alignment
trans_list: alinhamento
sense:
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.


lexentry: eng/aligot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aligot
trans_list: aligot
sense:
A dish traditionally made in the south of Auvergne from melted Tomme cheese blended into mashed potatoes, often with garlic.


lexentry: eng/alimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alimony
trans_list: pensão | pensão alimentícia
sense:
(legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.


lexentry: eng/aliphatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aliphatic
trans_list: alifático
sense:
(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.


lexentry: eng/aliquant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aliquant
trans_list: aliquanta
sense:
(mathematics, dated) An integer that is less than another, but that does not divide the other integer into integral parts.


lexentry: eng/alisol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alisol
trans_list: alissolo
sense:
(soil science) A kind of soil with poor drainage and a dense subsurface clay layer, causing a relatively high concentration of aluminum ions in the rootzone.


lexentry: eng/alive_and_kicking__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alive and kicking
trans_list: vivo e forte
sense:
(idiomatic) Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances.


lexentry: eng/alizarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alizarin
trans_list: alizarina | garança
sense:
(organic compound) A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye.


lexentry: eng/alkali__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkali
trans_list: álcali
sense:
(chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing characteristics are dissolving in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.


lexentry: eng/alkaline_earth_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkaline earth metal
trans_list: metal [[alcalino-terroso]]
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of the elements of group II of the periodic table; they are low-density metals that react readily with water to form strongly basic hydroxides, and with many acids to form salts.


lexentry: eng/alkaliphile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkaliphile
trans_list: alcalófilo
sense:
Any organism that lives and thrives in an alkaline environment, such as a soda lake; a form of extremophile.


lexentry: eng/alkaloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkaloid
trans_list: alcaloide
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/alkanet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alkanet
trans_list: orchanet
sense:
The dyeing matter extracted from the roots of the plant with water or oil, used for cotton especially but also silk and wool, giving a deep red colour.


lexentry: eng/alkaptonuria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkaptonuria
trans_list: alcaptonuria | alcaptonúria
sense:
(medicine) A rare inherited genetic disorder of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism, causing the accumulation and eventual excretion of alkapton.


lexentry: eng/alkene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkene
trans_list: alceno
sense:
(organic compound) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.


lexentry: eng/alkermes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkermes
trans_list: alquermes | quermes
sense:
The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.


lexentry: eng/alkoxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkoxide
trans_list: alcóxido
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species


lexentry: eng/alkyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkyl
trans_list: alquila
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.


lexentry: eng/alkylate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkylate
trans_list: alquilar
sense:
(organic chemistry) To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent


lexentry: eng/alkylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkylation
trans_list: alquilação
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.


lexentry: eng/alkylidene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alkylidene
trans_list: alquilideno
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of divalent functional groups derived from an alkane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom, the free valencies being part of a double bond - R2C=


lexentry: eng/all__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all
trans_list: todo | toda
sense:
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).


lexentry: eng/all_cats_are_grey_in_the_dark__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all cats are grey in the dark
trans_list: à noite todo gato é pardo
sense:
(UK, sometimes, _, vulgar, _, &, _) Sex is enjoyable regardless of the physical attractiveness or social station of one's partner.


lexentry: eng/all_rights_reserved__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all rights reserved
trans_list: todos os direitos reservados
sense:
(idiomatic, legal) The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.


lexentry: eng/all_that_glitters_is_not_gold__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all that glitters is not gold
trans_list: nem tudo que reluz é ouro
sense:
Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that look nice might not be as good as they look.


lexentry: eng/all_the_more__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: all the more
trans_list: ainda mais
sense:
Even more; notably, but even more notably due to additional information, either preceding or following the statement.


lexentry: eng/allantoic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantoic acid
trans_list: ácido alantoico
sense:
(organic compound) An amidocarboxylic acid, 2,2-bis(carbamoylamino)acetic acid, derived from allantoin


lexentry: eng/allantoicase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantoicase
trans_list: alantoicase
sense:
(enzyme) A hydrolase enzyme that participates in purine metabolism by facilitating the utilization of purines as secondary nitrogen sources under nitrogen-limiting conditions.


lexentry: eng/allantoid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: allantoid
trans_list: alantoide
sense:
(now, chiefly, mycology) Sausage-shaped; especially with reference to fungal spores that are long with rounded ends. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/allantoin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantoin
trans_list: alantoína
sense:
(biochemistry) A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/allantois__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allantois
trans_list: alantoide
sense:
(anatomy) A sac, having a number of functions, that develops in the alimentary canal of the embryos of mammals, birds and reptiles.


lexentry: eng/allative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allative case
trans_list: alativo | caso alativo
sense:
(grammatical case) A case used to indicate movement onto, or to the adjacency of something. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions to or onto, as in "to the house," "onto the house." Languages that use the allative case include Basque, Dyirbal, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian.


lexentry: eng/allegory__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: allegory
trans_list: alegoria
sense:
A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.


lexentry: eng/allegory__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: allegory
trans_list: alegoria
sense:
(mathematics, category theory) A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.


lexentry: eng/allegro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allegro
trans_list: alegro
sense:
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.


lexentry: eng/allele__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allele
trans_list: alelo
sense:
(genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.


lexentry: eng/allemande__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allemande
trans_list: alemanda
sense:
A popular instrumental dance form in Baroque music, and a standard element of a suite, generally the first or second movement.


lexentry: eng/allene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allene
trans_list: aleno
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R2C=C=CR2; especially the parent compound CH2=C=CH2 (propadiene).


lexentry: eng/allergic_rhinitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allergic rhinitis
trans_list: rinite alérgica
sense:
(pathology, immunology) A group of symptoms similar to those of a cold such as runny nose and sore throat, caused by an allergic reaction to an allergen such as dust, plant pollens or animal dander.


lexentry: eng/allergy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allergy
trans_list: alergia
sense:
(pathology, immunology) A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.


lexentry: eng/allethrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allethrin
trans_list: aletrina
sense:
Either of a pair of related synthetic pyrethroids used in insecticides to paralyse the nervous system.


lexentry: eng/alley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alley
trans_list: beco | ruela | viela | travessa
sense:
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.


lexentry: eng/alley_oop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alley oop
trans_list: ponte aérea
sense:
(US, _, sports) A high and arcing pass, catch, or move, especially (basketball) a shot made by a player as part of the same jump used to catch a pass.


lexentry: eng/alliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alliance
trans_list: aliança
sense:
(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.


lexentry: eng/alliance__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: alliance
trans_list: aliança
sense:
(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.


lexentry: eng/allicin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allicin
trans_list: alicina
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties.


lexentry: eng/alligator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alligator
trans_list: jacaré | aligátor
sense:
Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.


lexentry: eng/alliin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alliin
trans_list: aliina
sense:
(biochemistry) A sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.


lexentry: eng/alliteration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alliteration
trans_list: aliteração
sense:
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals.


lexentry: eng/allo-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: allo-
trans_list: alo-
sense:
(chemistry) isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized


lexentry: eng/alloantigen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alloantigen
trans_list: aloantígeno
sense:
(genetics) Any antigen, present in only some individuals of a species, that stimulates the production of antibodies in those that lack it; an isoantigen


lexentry: eng/allochiria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allochiria
trans_list: aloquiria
sense:
A neurological disorder in which the patient responds to stimuli presented to one side of their body as if presented at the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/allocortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allocortex
trans_list: alocórtex
sense:
(anatomy) The heterogenetic cortex; part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six)


lexentry: eng/allodial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allodial
trans_list: alodial
sense:
(usually, historical) Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/allodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allodium
trans_list: alódio
sense:
(dated, or, historical) Freehold land or property; land held in allodial tenure, or one's title to such land.


lexentry: eng/allogamy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allogamy
trans_list: alogamia
sense:
(biology) The fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another; cross-fertilization


lexentry: eng/allogenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: allogenic
trans_list: alogénico | alogênico | alógeno
sense:
(medicine, biology, genetics, immunology) : genetically distinct, but of the same species; nonself but intraspecies.


lexentry: eng/allograft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allograft
trans_list: aloenxerto
sense:
(surgery) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.


lexentry: eng/alloimmune__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alloimmune
trans_list: aloimune
sense:
(pathology) Characterized by alloimmunity, which is immunity, obtained from a tissue graft from another person, against one's own cells.


lexentry: eng/allomone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allomone
trans_list: alomona | alomônio
sense:
(biology) Any substance emitted by a member of one species that affects the behaviour of another to the advantage of the emitter but not the receiver


lexentry: eng/allonge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allonge
trans_list: alongamento | alongue
sense:
(legal, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.


lexentry: eng/allonymous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allonymous
trans_list: alónimo | alônimo
sense:
Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.


lexentry: eng/allophony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allophony
trans_list: alofonia
sense:
(phonology) Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.


lexentry: eng/allopolyploidy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allopolyploidy
trans_list: alopoliploidia
sense:
(genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.


lexentry: eng/allopurinol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allopurinol
trans_list: alopurinol
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic drug which inhibits uric acid formation, used to treat gout and related conditions.


lexentry: eng/allosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allosaur
trans_list: alossauro
sense:
Any of several huge carnivorous dinosaurs, of the superfamily Allosauroidea, from the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods


lexentry: eng/allostasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allostasis
trans_list: alostase
sense:
The process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, in the body, through physiological or behavioral change.


lexentry: eng/allosteric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allosteric
trans_list: alostérico
sense:
(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds a compound on an inactive site and thus changes macromolecular conformation or dynamics in order to become either active or inactive


lexentry: eng/allotment__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: allotment
trans_list: alocação | designação
sense:
(legal) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.


lexentry: eng/allotrope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allotrope
trans_list: alótropo
sense:
(chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element, with different physical properties and often different chemical properties. [from 1847]


lexentry: eng/allotropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allotropy
trans_list: alotropia
sense:
(chemistry) A property, exhibited by some elements, of existing in multiple forms with different atomic structures.


lexentry: eng/allotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allotype
trans_list: alótipo
sense:
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.


lexentry: eng/allowance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: allowance
trans_list: permissão
sense:
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose


lexentry: eng/allowance__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: allowance
trans_list: permissão
sense:
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.


lexentry: eng/alloxan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alloxan
trans_list: aloxano
sense:
(biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue


lexentry: eng/alloy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alloy
trans_list: liga
sense:
A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.


lexentry: eng/allspice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allspice
trans_list: pimenta-da-jamaica
sense:
(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.


lexentry: eng/allusion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allusion
trans_list: alusão
sense:
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.


lexentry: eng/alluvium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alluvium
trans_list: aluvião | alúvio
sense:
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain


lexentry: eng/ally__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ally
trans_list: aliado
sense:
A person who, or organization which, supports a demographic group subject to discrimination and/or misrepresentation but is not a member of the group; specifically (LGBT) , a person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it.


lexentry: eng/ally__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ally
trans_list: aliado | aliada
sense:
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.


lexentry: eng/ally__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ally
trans_list: aliado
sense:
(figuratively) A person, group, concept, etc., which is associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary; a supporter.


lexentry: eng/ally__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ally
trans_list: aliar
sense:
To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.


lexentry: eng/allyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allyl
trans_list: alila
sense:
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.


lexentry: eng/allylic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: allylic
trans_list: alílico
sense:
(organic chemistry) Containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H2C=CH-CH2-


lexentry: eng/almadraba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almadraba
trans_list: almadraba | almadrava
sense:
(uncountable) A Mediterranean fishing technique for catching Atlantic bluefin tuna consisting of suspending nets in walls that guide the fish to a central net trap where they are caught for slaughter.


lexentry: eng/almah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almah
trans_list: almeia
sense:
An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; a dancing-girl, a prostitute. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/almanac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almanac
trans_list: almanaque
sense:
(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information.


lexentry: eng/almandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almandine
trans_list: almandina | almandita
sense:
(mineral) A type of garnet having a deep red color, inclining to purple, with the chemical formula Fe3Al2(SiO4)3.


lexentry: eng/almond__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: almond
trans_list: amêndoa
sense:
(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.


lexentry: eng/almond_paste__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almond paste
trans_list: massa de amêndoa
sense:
A type of confection made from ground almonds and sugar in equal quantities, bound with some syrup or other similar substance in order to form a paste.


lexentry: eng/almucantar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: almucantar
trans_list: almucântara
sense:
(astronomy, archaic, or, historical) A small circle on the celestial sphere, parallel to the horizon, that is used in astronomy and navigation to show altitude of a star or any other heavenly body.


lexentry: eng/alnico__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alnico
trans_list: alnico
sense:
An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.


lexentry: eng/alocasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alocasia
trans_list: alocasia | alocásia
sense:
Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves.


lexentry: eng/aloe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aloe
trans_list: aloe | aloé | áloe
sense:
(in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.


lexentry: eng/aloe_vera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aloe vera
trans_list: aloe vera | babosa
sense:
A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.


lexentry: eng/alogia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alogia
trans_list: alogia
sense:
A general lack of additional, unprompted content in normal speech, a common symptom of schizophrenia.


lexentry: eng/aloha_shirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aloha shirt
trans_list: camisa havaiana
sense:
A collared shirt of a type originating in Hawaii, often brilliantly colored with floral or Polynesian patterns. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/aloin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aloin
trans_list: aloína
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A glycoside derivative of anthracene, found in aloe, that is used as a laxative.


lexentry: eng/alopecia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alopecia
trans_list: alopecia | alopécia
sense:
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.


lexentry: eng/alpaca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpaca
trans_list: alpaca
sense:
A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.


lexentry: eng/alpenstock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpenstock
trans_list: alpenstock
sense:
A stout adjustable walking stick with a metal point, used by mountain climbers and walkers in hilly or uneven terrain.


lexentry: eng/alpha-amino_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha-amino acid
trans_list: alfa aminoácido | alfa-aminoácido
sense:
(biochemistry) Any amino acid that has the amino and carboxylic functional groups attached to the same carbon atom; especially those amino acids that occur naturally as peptides and proteins.


lexentry: eng/alpha-beta_pruning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha-beta pruning
trans_list: poda alfa-beta
sense:
(computing theory) An algorithm for pruning a search tree by eliminating any branch that is demonstrably inferior to a branch previously encountered.


lexentry: eng/alpha-blocker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha-blocker
trans_list: antagonista alfa-adrenérgico | bloqueador alfa | bloqueador alfa-adrenérgico
sense:
(pharmacology) A drug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors in arteries and smooth muscles. Used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis and other conditions.


lexentry: eng/alpha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha
trans_list: alfa
sense:
The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.


lexentry: eng/alpha_carbon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha carbon
trans_list: carbono alfa
sense:
(organic chemistry) The first carbon atom of an aliphatic chain that is attached to a functional group


lexentry: eng/alpha_helix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha helix
trans_list: alfa-hélice | hélice alfa
sense:
A secondary structure found in many proteins, in which the amino acids are arranged in a coil, or helix, with almost no free space on the inside and all side chains being pointed towards the outside


lexentry: eng/alpha_male__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alpha male
trans_list: macho alfa
sense:
(by extension) A dominant, assertive, protective, oftentimes successful, leadership-type man or male. [from 1990s]


lexentry: eng/alpha_particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha particle
trans_list: partícula alfa
sense:
(physics) A doubly positively charged nucleus of a helium-4 atom (consisting of two protons and two neutrons), emitted as a consequence of radioactivity; α-particle


lexentry: eng/alpha_privative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha privative
trans_list: alfa privativo
sense:
(grammar) The prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek derivation. It expresses negation or absence. The prefix has cognates in other Indo-European languages, including in- in Latin and un- in English.


lexentry: eng/alpha_version__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpha version
trans_list: versão alfa
sense:
(computer, technology) An early version of a program or application, typically unstable, but useful to show what the product will do. Sometimes this stage is referred to as a preview version. Sometimes no more features are added after this release, but bug fixes continue. This release comes after a pre-alpha version and before a beta version. As opposed to a beta version an alpha version is usually not feature complete.


lexentry: eng/alphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alphabet
trans_list: alfabeto | abecedário | abc | abecê | á-bê-cê
sense:
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)


lexentry: eng/alphabet_soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphabet soup
trans_list: sopa de letrinhas
sense:
A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters, sometimes also numbers.


lexentry: eng/alphabetical_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphabetical order
trans_list: ordem alfabética
sense:
The sequence of a collection of items (such as words in a dictionary) arranged in order by position in the alphabet.


lexentry: eng/alphabetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphabetize
trans_list: ordenar alfabeticamente | pôr em ordem alfabética
sense:
(US, Canada) To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.


lexentry: eng/alphanumeric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphanumeric
trans_list: alfanumérico
sense:
Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or numbers, especially the characters A to Z (lowercase and uppercase) and 0 to 9.


lexentry: eng/alphasyllabary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphasyllabary
trans_list: alfassilabário
sense:
A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit: each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.


lexentry: eng/alphorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alphorn
trans_list: trompa alpina
sense:
(musical instruments) A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes.


lexentry: eng/alpine_chough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alpine chough
trans_list: gralha-alpina
sense:
A species of bird in the crow family (Corvidae) (Pyrrhocorax graculus), that breeds locally in the highest mountains of southern Europe, the Alps, across central Asia and India.


lexentry: eng/alprazolam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alprazolam
trans_list: alprazolam
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety.


lexentry: eng/alprostadil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alprostadil
trans_list: alprostadil
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Prostaglandin E1, a vasodilatory drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.


lexentry: eng/alt_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alt key
trans_list: tecla Alt
sense:
(computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to alter the function of other keys.


lexentry: eng/altar_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altar card
trans_list: sacra
sense:
One of a set of three richly-ornamented cards, placed on the altar during a Tridentine mass, containing the texts of prayers.


lexentry: eng/altar_server__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altar server
trans_list: serva do altar | servo do altar
sense:
(Christianity) A layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.


lexentry: eng/altazimuth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altazimuth
trans_list: altazimute
sense:
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.


lexentry: eng/alteplase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alteplase
trans_list: alteplase
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A form of the enzyme plasminogen activator (trademark Activase) produced by genetic engineering and used to dissolve blood clots in thromboembolic disorders such as myocardial infarction, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism.


lexentry: eng/alter_ego__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alter ego
trans_list: alter ego | outro eu
sense:
(law) A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.


lexentry: eng/alternate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternate
trans_list: alternado | alternante
sense:
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).


lexentry: eng/alternate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alternate
trans_list: alternativo
sense:
(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.


lexentry: eng/alternate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternate
trans_list: alternar
sense:
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.


lexentry: eng/alternate_universe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alternate universe
trans_list: universo alternativo
sense:
(literature, narratology) An imaginary realm, often a variant form of the real world, depicting a different way events could have unfolded or the universe could have functioned.


lexentry: eng/alternating_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternating current
trans_list: corrente alternada
sense:
(physics) An electric current in which the direction of flow of the electrons reverses periodically.


lexentry: eng/alternation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternation
trans_list: alternação | alternância
sense:
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence


lexentry: eng/alternative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative
trans_list: alternativa
sense:
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/alternative_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative country
trans_list: country alternativo
sense:
A kind of indie country music meshing traditional forms of country music with diverse musical styles like folk, pop, punk and heavy metal.


lexentry: eng/alternative_hypothesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative hypothesis
trans_list: hipótese alternativa
sense:
(statistics) A rival hypothesis to the null hypothesis. Their likelihoods are compared by a statistical hypothesis test.


lexentry: eng/alternative_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative medicine
trans_list: medicina alternativa
sense:
Any of various medical methods and practices used in place of, or as well as, conventional medicine.


lexentry: eng/alternative_rock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternative rock
trans_list: rock alternativo
sense:
(music genre) A genre of rock music that is normally published on independent labels, comprising of many different subgenres, mostly distinguished by the prevalence of thick and distorted guitar music.


lexentry: eng/alternativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternativity
trans_list: alternatividade
sense:
A characteristic of something having alternative connotations, akin to the representation of choice between two or more possibilities.


lexentry: eng/alternator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alternator
trans_list: alternador
sense:
(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.


lexentry: eng/although__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: although
trans_list: embora | conquanto | apesar de
sense:
Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.


lexentry: eng/altitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: altitude
trans_list: altitude
sense:
(geometry) The distance measured perpendicularly from a figure's vertex to the opposite side of the vertex.


lexentry: eng/altitude_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altitude sickness
sense:
(medicine) A pathological condition caused by oxygen deficiency at high altitudes; symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, and nosebleed.

trans_list:
doença das alturas | doença das montanhas | mal da montanha | mal das alturas | mal das montanhas | mal de altitude


lexentry: eng/alto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alto
trans_list: contralto
sense:
A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.


lexentry: eng/altocumulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altocumulus
trans_list: alto-cúmulo
sense:
(physics, meteorology) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.)


lexentry: eng/altostratus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altostratus
trans_list: alto-estrato | altostrato | altostratus
sense:
(physics, meteorology) A principal medium-level cloud type in the form of a gray or bluish (never white) sheet or layer of striated, fibrous, or uniform appearance.


lexentry: eng/altruism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: altruism
trans_list: altruísmo
sense:
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.


lexentry: eng/altruism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: altruism
trans_list: altruísmo
sense:
(biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.


lexentry: eng/aludel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aludel
trans_list: aludel
sense:
A pear-shaped pot with an opening at each end, formerly used, especially by alchemists, for sublimation.


lexentry: eng/alum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alum
trans_list: alume | alúmen
sense:
(chemistry) Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/alumina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alumina
trans_list: alumina
sense:
Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound.


lexentry: eng/aluminate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminate
trans_list: aluminato
sense:
(chemistry) A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid


lexentry: eng/aluminium-27__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminium-27
trans_list: alumínio 27
sense:
(isotope) The only stable isotope of aluminium, 2713Al, having thirteen protons and fourteen neutrons


lexentry: eng/aluminium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminium
trans_list: alumínio
sense:
A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.


lexentry: eng/aluminium_foil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminium foil
trans_list: papel laminado | papel-alumínio
sense:
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.


lexentry: eng/aluminium_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminium oxide
trans_list: óxido de alumínio
sense:
(inorganic compound) The solid, Al2O3, commonly known as alumina; it occurs as bauxite, sapphire, ruby and other forms; it is used in the manufacture of ceramics


lexentry: eng/aluminon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminon
trans_list: aluminon
sense:
The triammonium salt of aurintricarboxylic acid, commonly used as a dye to detect the presence of the aluminium ion in an aqueous solution.


lexentry: eng/aluminophosphate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminophosphate
trans_list: aluminofosfato
sense:
(inorganic compound) Any of a large number of inorganic compounds whose structure is a combination of aluminate and phosphate often in complex three-dimensional forms; many of them are used as molecular sieves.


lexentry: eng/aluminosilicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminosilicate
trans_list: aluminossilicato
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si4+ ions are replaced by Al3+, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.


lexentry: eng/aluminoxane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aluminoxane
trans_list: aluminoxano
sense:
(chemistry) a class of organometallic compounds of aluminium having general formula R2Al-O-AlR2; they are used as catalysts in the polymerization of epoxides and oxetanes to form polyether elastomers.


lexentry: eng/alunite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alunite
trans_list: alunita
sense:
(mineral) A gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6.


lexentry: eng/alveolar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: alveolar
trans_list: alveolar
sense:
(phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.


lexentry: eng/alveolar_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alveolar bone
trans_list: osso alveolar
sense:
(anatomy) A ridge on the surface of a teeth-bearing bone, such as maxilla and mandible in humans, that contains the tooth sockets.


lexentry: eng/alveolar_dead_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alveolar dead space
trans_list: espaço morto
sense:
(physiology) The volume of air in the alveoli of the lung which does not partake in the exchange of gas.


lexentry: eng/alveolar_ridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alveolar ridge
trans_list: processo alveolar
sense:
(anatomy) A ridge that forms the borders of the maxilla and the mandible and contains the alveoli of the teeth.


lexentry: eng/alveolarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: alveolarization
trans_list: alveolarização | alveolização
sense:
(phonology) The conversion (over time) to alveolar sounds of sounds with another place of articulation (palatal, labial, etc.)


lexentry: eng/alveolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alveolus
trans_list: alvéolo
sense:
(anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.


lexentry: eng/alveopalatal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alveopalatal
trans_list: alveopalatal | alvéolo-palatal
sense:
(phonetics) Of or relating to those consonants that are intermediate in articulation between the coronal and dorsal consonants.


lexentry: eng/always__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: always
trans_list: sempre | constantemente
sense:
Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).


lexentry: eng/alymphocytosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alymphocytosis
trans_list: alinfocitose
sense:
A genetic disorder in which lymphocyte proliferation is inhibited and the immune system is compromised.


lexentry: eng/alyssum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: alyssum
trans_list: alisso
sense:
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/amadou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amadou
trans_list: isca
sense:
A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.


lexentry: eng/amalgamated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amalgamated
trans_list: amalgamado
sense:
Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.


lexentry: eng/amalgamation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amalgamation
trans_list: amalgamação
sense:
(specifically) The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.


lexentry: eng/amanitin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amanitin
trans_list: amanitina
sense:
(protein) A deadly amatoxin found in Amanita phalloides (the death cap), the four destroying angels (Amanita bisporigera, Amanita ocreata, Amanita verna, and Amanita virosa), and some other amanitas.


lexentry: eng/amarantaceous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amarantaceous
trans_list: amarantáceo
sense:
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family Amaranthaceae of plants, including the amaranth.


lexentry: eng/amaretto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amaretto
trans_list: amareto | amaretto
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits.


lexentry: eng/amateur__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amateur
trans_list: amador
sense:
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, science, or art (such as music or painting), especially one who cultivates any study, interest, taste, or attachment without engaging in it professionally.


lexentry: eng/amateur_radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amateur radio
trans_list: radioamadorismo
sense:
The hobby or pastime of communicating by two-way radio, often striving for “DX” QSOs that are challenging because of distance.


lexentry: eng/amateurish__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amateurish
trans_list: amador
sense:
(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.


lexentry: eng/amatonormativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amatonormativity
trans_list: amatonormatividade
sense:
(neologism) The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship.


lexentry: eng/amatoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amatoxin
trans_list: amatoxina
sense:
(poison) Any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several mushrooms of the genus Amanita and others.


lexentry: eng/amaurosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amaurosis
trans_list: amaurose
sense:
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.


lexentry: eng/amazed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amazed
trans_list: espantado
sense:
Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).


lexentry: eng/amazement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amazement
trans_list: surpresa | assombro | espanto | fascinação | fascínio
sense:
(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.


lexentry: eng/amban__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amban
trans_list: Amban
sense:
(now, _, historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.


lexentry: eng/ambassador__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambassador
trans_list: embaixador | embaixadora
sense:
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)


lexentry: eng/amber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amber
trans_list: âmbar | alambre
sense:
A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/amber__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: amber
trans_list: amarelo
sense:
(British) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection when safe to do so. See also yellow light.


lexentry: eng/ambergris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambergris
trans_list: âmbar cinza | âmbar gris | âmbar pardo
sense:
A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.


lexentry: eng/amberjack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amberjack
trans_list: olhete
sense:
Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans.


lexentry: eng/ambident__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambident
trans_list: ambidentado | ambidente
sense:
(chemistry) Describing a molecule or group that has two alternative and interacting reaction sites, to either of which a bond may be made during a reaction


lexentry: eng/ambigram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambigram
trans_list: ambigrama
sense:
A calligraphic design that may be read as the same word or phrase (or sometimes different words or phrases) when oriented in two different ways, usually when reflected along a vertical or horizontal axis or when rotated through 180 degrees.


lexentry: eng/ambiguity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambiguity
trans_list: ambiguidade
sense:
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.


lexentry: eng/ambiophonics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambiophonics
trans_list: ambiofonia
sense:
A technique using digital signal processing and two loudspeakers directly in front of the listener in order to improve reproduction of stereophonic and surround sound.


lexentry: eng/ambisyllabic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambisyllabic
trans_list: ambissilábico
sense:
(phonology, of a consonant) Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.


lexentry: eng/ambisyllabicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambisyllabicity
trans_list: ambissilabicidade
sense:
(poetry, phonetics) The property of a consonant being analysed as acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable, as in "upper" or "button".


lexentry: eng/ambition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambition
trans_list: ambição
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.


lexentry: eng/ambition__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ambition
trans_list: ambição
sense:
(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.


lexentry: eng/ambitious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambitious
trans_list: ambicioso
sense:
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.


lexentry: eng/ambivalence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambivalence
trans_list: ambivalência
sense:
The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.


lexentry: eng/ambivalent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambivalent
trans_list: ambivalente
sense:
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations.


lexentry: eng/ambiversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambiversion
trans_list: ambiversão
sense:
(psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion.


lexentry: eng/ambivert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambivert
trans_list: ambivertida | ambivertido
sense:
(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.


lexentry: eng/amblygonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amblygonite
trans_list: ambligonita | ambligonite
sense:
(mineral) A mineral, a mixed fluoride and aluminophosphate of sodium and lithium that is an important ore of lithium.


lexentry: eng/amblyopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amblyopia
trans_list: ambliopia
sense:
Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.


lexentry: eng/ambo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambo
trans_list: ambão
sense:
A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.


lexentry: eng/ambrisentan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambrisentan
trans_list: ambrisentan
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug, an endothelin receptor antagonist used to treat pulmonary hypertension.


lexentry: eng/ambrosia__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: ambrosia
trans_list: ambrosia
sense:
Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.


lexentry: eng/ambrotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambrotype
trans_list: ambrotipo | ambrótipo
sense:
(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.


lexentry: eng/ambroxol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambroxol
trans_list: ambroxol
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A secretolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory diseases associated with viscid or excessive mucus, TemplateParserError:LuaError.


lexentry: eng/ambulance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambulance
trans_list: ambulância
sense:
An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]


lexentry: eng/ambush_marketing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ambush marketing
trans_list: marketing de emboscada
sense:
(business) A marketing strategy wherein advertisers associate themselves with, and therefore capitalize on, a particular event without paying any sponsorship fee.


lexentry: eng/ameboma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ameboma
trans_list: ameboma
sense:
A rare complication of entamoeba histolytica, where in response to the infecting amoeba there is formation of annular colonic granulation, which results in a large local lesion of the bowel.


lexentry: eng/amend__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: amend
trans_list: emendar
sense:
(transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.


lexentry: eng/amendment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amendment
trans_list: emenda
sense:
In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.


lexentry: eng/amenity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: amenity
trans_list: infraestrutura
sense:
(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.


lexentry: eng/amensalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amensalism
trans_list: amensalismo
sense:
(ecology) A form of symbiosis in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected.


lexentry: eng/amentoflavone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amentoflavone
trans_list: amentoflavona
sense:
(organic compound, medicine) A biflavonoid, found in several plants, that has some medicinal properties


lexentry: eng/ametropia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ametropia
trans_list: ametropia
sense:
(medicine, ophthalmology) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.


lexentry: eng/amicable_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amicable number
trans_list: número amigo | número amigável
sense:
(number theory) One of a pair of numbers having the property that the sum of the divisors of each, excluding itself, is equal to the other number.


lexentry: eng/amide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amide
trans_list: amida
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any derivative of an oxoacid in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; especially such derivatives of a carboxylic acid, the carboxamides or acid amides


lexentry: eng/amide__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amide
trans_list: amida
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) Any ionic derivative of ammonia in which a hydrogen atom has been replaced with a metal cation (R-NH- or R2N-)


lexentry: eng/amidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amidine
trans_list: amidina
sense:
(chemistry) any of several classes of organic compound, formally derived from oxoacids by replacement of the hydroxy group with an amino group, and the oxo group with =NR


lexentry: eng/amillennialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amillennialism
trans_list: amilenismo
sense:
(Christianity) A view in Christian eschatology that rejects the claimed future thousand-year physical reign of Jesus Christ on the earth, in opposition to premillennial and some postmillennial views of the Book of Revelation, chapter 20, claiming instead that the number of years in Revelation 20 is a symbolic number and that Christ's eventual physical reign will be permanent.


lexentry: eng/amine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amine
trans_list: amina
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.


lexentry: eng/amino-terminal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amino-terminal
trans_list: amino-terminal | aminoterminal
sense:
(biochemistry) Describing the amino acid, at one end of a polypeptide or protein, that has a free amino group


lexentry: eng/amino_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amino acid
trans_list: aminoácido
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing both an amino and a carboxylic acid functional group.


lexentry: eng/amino_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amino acid
trans_list: aminoácido
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins.


lexentry: eng/aminoacetophenone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoacetophenone
trans_list: aminoacetofenona
sense:
(organic compound) The compound formed by the substitution of an amine group for one of the hydrogens of acetophenone, having the molecular formula C8H9NO; or any specific isomer of this compound.


lexentry: eng/aminoacidemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoacidemia
trans_list: aminoacidemia
sense:
(medicine) The presence of amino acids in the blood (which is always true); and usually, more specifically, an excess (hyperaminoacidemia).


lexentry: eng/aminoacyl_tRNA_synthetase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
trans_list: aminoacil-tRNA sintetase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the linkage of a tRNA molecule to an appropriate amino acid during protein synthesis.


lexentry: eng/aminoacylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoacylation
trans_list: aminoacilação
sense:
(biochemistry) The addition of an aminoacyl group to a compound, especially as part of the process of synthesizing proteins via aminoacyl tRNA synthetase


lexentry: eng/aminobutyric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminobutyric
trans_list: aminobutírico
sense:
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to any of several isomeric univalent radicals in which a hydrogen atom of a butyric radical is replaced by an amino group.


lexentry: eng/aminocaproic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminocaproic acid
trans_list: ácido aminocaproico
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug C6H13NO2 that inhibits the breakdown of fibrin by blocking the activation of plasminogen and is used to control bleeding (as during surgery) especially in cases where blood clots are broken down too quickly. It is a chemical analog of lysine and is marketed under the trademark Amicar.


lexentry: eng/aminocyclopropane__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aminocyclopropane
trans_list: aminociclopropano
sense:
(organic chemistry, in combination) A univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the ring of cyclopropylamine


lexentry: eng/aminoguanidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoguanidine
trans_list: aminoguanidina
sense:
(organic compound, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine


lexentry: eng/aminoimidazole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoimidazole
trans_list: aminoimidazol
sense:
(organic compound) Any amino derivative of imidazole, but especially 5-aminoimidazole whose ribonucleotide is an intermediate in the formation of purines


lexentry: eng/aminolevulinic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminolevulinic acid
trans_list: ácido aminolevulínico
sense:
(organic compound) Any amino derivative of levulinic acid, but especially 5-aminolevulinic acid which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of porphyrin


lexentry: eng/aminonicotinamide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminonicotinamide
trans_list: aminonicotinamida
sense:
(organic compound) Any of several isomeric amino derivatives of nicotinamide, but especially 6-aminonicotinamide, a teratogen.


lexentry: eng/aminopeptidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminopeptidase
trans_list: aminopeptidase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein


lexentry: eng/aminopyrimidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminopyrimidine
trans_list: aminopirimidina
sense:
(organic compound) Any amino derivative of a pyrimidine, but especially 4-aminopyrimidine that is a potassium ion channel blocker


lexentry: eng/aminosteroid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminosteroid
trans_list: aminoesteroide
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of drugs (steroidal amines) with a similar structure based on a steroid nucleus


lexentry: eng/aminothiazole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminothiazole
trans_list: aminotiazol
sense:
(oganic compound) Any amino derivative of a thiazole; the base compound is a starting point for synthesis of many compounds, sometimes used as a thyroid inhibitor in the treatment of hyperthyroidism


lexentry: eng/aminotriazole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminotriazole
trans_list: aminotriazol | amitrol
sense:
The heterocyclic organic compound 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-AT), sometimes used as a herbicide (but not, because of its carcinogenic properties, on food crops).


lexentry: eng/aminoxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aminoxide
trans_list: aminóxido
sense:
(chemistry) the anion H2NO-, and its derivatives R2NO-, formed from hydroxylamines by loss of a proton


lexentry: eng/amity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amity
trans_list: amizade
sense:
(formal, literary) Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.


lexentry: eng/amlodipine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amlodipine
trans_list: amlodipina | anlodipina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A long-acting calcium channel blocker used as an anti-hypertensive and in the treatment of angina


lexentry: eng/ammonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonia
trans_list: amoníaco | amônia | amónia
sense:
(inorganic compound) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.


lexentry: eng/ammonification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonification
trans_list: amonificação
sense:
(biochemistry) The formation of ammonia or its compounds from nitrogenous compounds, especially as a result of bacterial decomposition.


lexentry: eng/ammonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonite
trans_list: amonite
sense:
(paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal.


lexentry: eng/ammonite__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonite
trans_list: amonita
sense:
An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China.


lexentry: eng/ammonium_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammonium nitrate
trans_list: nitrato de amônio
sense:
(inorganic compound) The ammonium salt of nitric acid, NH4NO3; it is used in fertilizers and explosives (notoriously in improvised explosive devices, though its main importance is as an explosive in its own right and in mixtures such as amatol and ANFO).


lexentry: eng/ammoxidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammoxidation
trans_list: amoxidação
sense:
(organic chemistry) The reaction of ammonia and oxygen with any of several classes of organic compound


lexentry: eng/ammunition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ammunition
trans_list: munição
sense:
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.


lexentry: eng/amnesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amnesty
trans_list: anistia | amnistia
sense:
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.


lexentry: eng/amniocentesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amniocentesis
trans_list: amniocentese
sense:
(medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.


lexentry: eng/amnion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amnion
trans_list: âmnio
sense:
(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.


lexentry: eng/amnioscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amnioscopy
trans_list: amnioscopia
sense:
Examination of a foetus and the amniotic fluid in the lowest part of the amniotic sac using an amnioscope introduced through the cervical canal.


lexentry: eng/amniote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amniote
trans_list: amniota
sense:
(biology) Any of the Amniota group of vertebrates having an amnion during the development of the embryo; mammals, birds and reptiles.


lexentry: eng/amniotic_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amniotic fluid
trans_list: líquido amniótico
sense:
(zoology) In placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus.


lexentry: eng/amobarbital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amobarbital
trans_list: amobarbital
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C11H17N2NaO3 as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.


lexentry: eng/amodiaquine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amodiaquine
trans_list: amodiaquina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An aminoquinoline compound, related to chloroquine, used as an antimalarial and anti-inflammatory agent.


lexentry: eng/amoeba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amoeba
trans_list: ameba
sense:
(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.


lexentry: eng/amoebiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amoebiasis
trans_list: amebíase
sense:
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.


lexentry: eng/amorphosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amorphosynthesis
trans_list: amorfossíntese
sense:
A medical condition where the patient is unaware of somatic sensations from one side of the body, usually a sign of lesion in the left parietal lobe.


lexentry: eng/amortization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amortization
trans_list: amortização
sense:
The distribution of the cost of an intangible asset, such as an intellectual property right, over the projected useful life of the asset.


lexentry: eng/amount__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amount
trans_list: quantidade | quantia
sense:
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).


lexentry: eng/amoxicillin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amoxicillin
trans_list: amoxicilina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A moderate-spectrum, bacteriolytic beta-lactam antibiotic C16H19N3O5S closely related to ampicillin and with similar properties, but more readily absorbed when taken orally. It is used to treat bacterial infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/ampacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampacity
trans_list: ampacidade
sense:
The root mean square of the electrical current which a device (usually a wire) can carry within a specific environment (including temperature rating, power loss, heat dissipation, etc.) It is measured in amperes (amps) and is most often used to rate electrical wires and cables.


lexentry: eng/ampakine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampakine
trans_list: ampaquina
sense:
Any of a class of chemical compounds that enhance attention span and alertness and facilitate learning and memory.


lexentry: eng/ampelography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampelography
trans_list: ampelografia
sense:
(botany, oenology) The discipline within botany concerned with the taxonomy of cultivars in the grapevine genus, Vitis.


lexentry: eng/ampere-hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampere-hour
trans_list: ampere-hora | ampère-hora
sense:
(physics) a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs.


lexentry: eng/ampere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampere
trans_list: ampere
sense:
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A


lexentry: eng/amperometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amperometric
trans_list: amperométrico
sense:
(chemistry, physics) That involves measurement of an electric current during a process such as titration


lexentry: eng/amperometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amperometry
trans_list: amperometria
sense:
(chemistry) An analytical technique that involves the continuous measurement of electric current during a reaction or titration


lexentry: eng/amphiarthrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphiarthrosis
trans_list: anfiartrose
sense:
(anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.


lexentry: eng/amphibian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphibian
trans_list: anfíbio
sense:
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.


lexentry: eng/amphibole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphibole
trans_list: anfíbola | anfíbole | anfíbolo
sense:
(mineral) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/amphibrach__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amphibrach
trans_list: anfíbraco
sense:
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).


lexentry: eng/amphibrachic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphibrachic
trans_list: anfibráquico | anfíbraco
sense:
Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short, or an accented syllable between two that are not accented.


lexentry: eng/amphicarpy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphicarpy
trans_list: anficarpia
sense:
(biology) The production by a plant of more than one type of fruit. Sometimes restricted to situations where one fruit type is aerial and one is underground.


lexentry: eng/amphictyon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphictyon
trans_list: anfictião
sense:
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.


lexentry: eng/amphictyony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphictyony
trans_list: anfictionia
sense:
A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.


lexentry: eng/amphid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphid
trans_list: anfídio
sense:
(nematology) One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.


lexentry: eng/amphipathic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphipathic
trans_list: anfipático
sense:
(chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.


lexentry: eng/amphipathic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amphipathic
trans_list: anfipático
sense:
(biochemistry) Of the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids.


lexentry: eng/amphiphilic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphiphilic
trans_list: anfifílico
sense:
(chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups.


lexentry: eng/amphiphilic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amphiphilic
trans_list: anfifílico
sense:
(biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite surface consisting of hydrophobic (or lipophilic) ones.


lexentry: eng/amphiprostyle__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphiprostyle
trans_list: anfiprostilo | anfipróstilo
sense:
(architecture, chiefly, historical, of a, temple, or, edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.


lexentry: eng/amphiprotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphiprotic
trans_list: anfiprótico
sense:
(chemistry) Able to both donate and accept a proton, and thus able to react both as an acid and a base; amphoteric.


lexentry: eng/amphisbaena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphisbaena
trans_list: anfisbena
sense:
(mythological creature) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.


lexentry: eng/amphiscian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphiscian
trans_list: anfíscios
sense:
One who lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year)


lexentry: eng/amphitheatre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphitheatre
trans_list: anfiteatro
sense:
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.


lexentry: eng/amphitrichous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphitrichous
trans_list: anfitríquio
sense:
(biology) (of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)


lexentry: eng/amphitropal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphitropal
trans_list: anfítropo
sense:
(botany) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.


lexentry: eng/amphora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphora
trans_list: ânfora
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.


lexentry: eng/amphoric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amphoric
trans_list: anfórico
sense:
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.


lexentry: eng/amphoteric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amphoteric
trans_list: anfotérico | anfótero
sense:
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic. [from 1832]


lexentry: eng/amplexus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amplexus
trans_list: amplexo
sense:
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.


lexentry: eng/amplicon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amplicon
trans_list: amplicon
sense:
A piece of DNA or RNA formed as the products of natural or artificial amplification events, as in a polymerase chain reaction


lexentry: eng/amplification__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: amplification
trans_list: amplificação
sense:
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).


lexentry: eng/amplifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: amplifier
trans_list: amplificador
sense:
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.


lexentry: eng/amplitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: amplitude
trans_list: amplitude
sense:
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.


lexentry: eng/amplitude_modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amplitude modulation
trans_list: modulação de amplitude | modulação em amplitude
sense:
(radio) A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the intensity (amplitude) of a carrier wave.


lexentry: eng/ampulla_of_Lorenzini__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ampulla of Lorenzini
trans_list: ampola de Lorenzini
sense:
An electroreceptor found mainly in cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays, forming a network of jelly-filled canals.


lexentry: eng/amulet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amulet
trans_list: amuleto
sense:
A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.


lexentry: eng/amuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amuse
trans_list: divertir | entreter
sense:
(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (an individual) with pleasing emotions.


lexentry: eng/amygdala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amygdala
trans_list: amígdala
sense:
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.


lexentry: eng/amygdalin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amygdalin
trans_list: amigdalina
sense:
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.


lexentry: eng/amygdalohippocampectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amygdalohippocampectomy
trans_list: amígdalo-hipocampectomia
sense:
(surgery) Surgical removal of the hippocampus and amygdalae, often used as a treatment for epilepsy.


lexentry: eng/amylase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amylase
trans_list: amilase | amílase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.


lexentry: eng/amyloidosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amyloidosis
trans_list: amiloidose
sense:
(medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.


lexentry: eng/amyloplast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amyloplast
trans_list: amiloplasto
sense:
(biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.


lexentry: eng/amylose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amylose
trans_list: amilose
sense:
(carbohydrate) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.


lexentry: eng/amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
trans_list: esclerose lateral amiotrófica | ELA
sense:
(neurology, pathology) A chronic, progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the central nervous system and the loss of voluntary muscle control.


lexentry: eng/an_arm_and_a_leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: an arm and a leg
trans_list: custar um olho da cara
sense:
(idiomatic, hyperbole) Usually used after the verb cost, but also often charge, pay, and spend: a very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price


lexentry: eng/an_eye_for_an_eye,_a_tooth_for_a_tooth__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
trans_list: olho por olho, dente por dente
sense:
(idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.


lexentry: eng/anabasine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anabasine
trans_list: anabasina
sense:
A pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco), a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.


lexentry: eng/anabiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anabiosis
trans_list: anabiose
sense:
(biology) A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state.


lexentry: eng/anacardic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anacardic acid
trans_list: ácido anacárdico
sense:
A yellow liquid obtainable from the shell of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale), closely related to urushiol, and also causing itchiness like urushiol.


lexentry: eng/anachronism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anachronism
trans_list: anacronismo
sense:
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anachronism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anachronism
trans_list: anacronismo
sense:
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anachronistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anachronistic
trans_list: anacrónico | anacrônico
sense:
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.


lexentry: eng/anachronistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anachronistic
trans_list: anacrónico | anacrônico
sense:
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.


lexentry: eng/anacoluthia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anacoluthia
trans_list: anacoluto
sense:
(grammar) A syntactic construction in which an element is followed by another that does not agree properly


lexentry: eng/anaconda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaconda
trans_list: anaconda | sucuri
sense:
Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anacreontic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anacreontic
trans_list: anacreôntico
sense:
(prosody) Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/anadiplosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anadiplosis
trans_list: anadiplose
sense:
(figure of speech) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.


lexentry: eng/anadrom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anadrom
trans_list: anádromo
sense:
(zoology) Any anadromous fish, a fish that lives in the sea and goes up rivers to breed in fresh water.


lexentry: eng/anadromous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anadromous
trans_list: anádromo
sense:
(botany) Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.


lexentry: eng/anaerobically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaerobically
trans_list: anaerobicamente
sense:
In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.


lexentry: eng/anagenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anagenesis
trans_list: anagénese | anagênese
sense:
The evolution of a new species by the large scale change in gene frequency so that the new species replaces the old rather than branching to produce an additional species.


lexentry: eng/anaglyph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anaglyph
trans_list: anaglifo
sense:
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.


lexentry: eng/anagnorisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anagnorisis
trans_list: anagnórise
sense:
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.


lexentry: eng/anagoge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anagoge
trans_list: anagoge | anagogia
sense:
The spiritual or mystical interpretation of a word or passage beyond the literal, allegorical or moral sense (especially in Biblical criticism).


lexentry: eng/anagrelide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anagrelide
trans_list: anagrelida
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that inhibits the maturation of platelets from megakaryocytes, used in the treatment of thrombocytosis and leukaemia.


lexentry: eng/anal-retentive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal-retentive
trans_list: anal-retentivo
sense:
(Freudian, _, psychology) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.


lexentry: eng/anal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anal
trans_list: anal
sense:
(psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anal
trans_list: anal
sense:
(psychology) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/anal_fissure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal fissure
trans_list: fissura anal
sense:
(disease) A break or tear in the skin of the anal canal, resulting in bleeding and occasionally pain on defecation.


lexentry: eng/anal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal gland
trans_list: glândula anal
sense:
(anatomy) A small paired sebaceous gland found near the anus in many mammals, secreting a liquid that is used for identification of members within the species.


lexentry: eng/anal_sex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anal sex
trans_list: sexo anal
sense:
A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration.


lexentry: eng/analcime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analcime
trans_list: analcima | analcita
sense:
(mineral) A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi2O6·H2O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.


lexentry: eng/analemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analemma
trans_list: analema
sense:
A figure-eight curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year at the same hour of mean solar time every day. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/analepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analepsis
trans_list: analepse
sense:
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated


lexentry: eng/analgesic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analgesic
trans_list: analgésico
sense:
(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)


lexentry: eng/analog-to-digital_converter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analog-to-digital converter
trans_list: conversor analógico-digital | conversor analógico/digital
sense:
(electronics) A device that converts an infinite resolution analog signal to a finite resolution digital signal.


lexentry: eng/analog__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analog
trans_list: analógico
sense:
(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).


lexentry: eng/analog__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: analog
trans_list: análogo
sense:
(chemistry) A structural derivative of a parent compound that differs from it by only one or a few atoms or substituent groups; (usually, especially) such a molecule that retains most of the same chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/analog_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analog computer
trans_list: computador analógico
sense:
(computing) A computer (mechanical, electrical or other) that processes using continuously varying signals rather than digital, quantized, values.


lexentry: eng/analog_signal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analog signal
trans_list: sinal analógico
sense:
A signal that can vary in a continuous manner (as opposed to a digital signal that only takes discrete values).


lexentry: eng/analogous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analogous
trans_list: análogo
sense:
Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)


lexentry: eng/analogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analogy
trans_list: analogia
sense:
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.


lexentry: eng/analphabet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analphabet
trans_list: analfabeta | analfabeto
sense:
A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: análise
sense:
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory etc.).


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: análise
sense:
(uncountable, mathematics) A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside algebra) which developed out of the calculus, concerned with the behavior of functions, sequences, series, limits, metric spaces, measures and more.


lexentry: eng/analysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: analysis
trans_list: análise
sense:
(countable, chemistry) The process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts, or the result of this process.


lexentry: eng/analysis_of_variance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analysis of variance
trans_list: análise de variância
sense:
(statistics) A collection of statistical models, and their associated procedures, in which the observed variance is partitioned into components due to different explanatory variables.


lexentry: eng/analytic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: analytic
trans_list: analítico
sense:
(linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the arrangement of uninflected words within sentences to indicate meaning. Compare synthetic.


lexentry: eng/analytic_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analytic function
trans_list: função analítica
sense:
(analysis) Any smooth (infinitely differentiable) function f, defined on an open set D\subseteq \mathbb{C}\ (\textit{ or }\subseteq\mathbb{R}), whose value in some neighbourhood of any given point x_0 \in D is given by the Taylor series \textstyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{f^{(n)}(x_0)}{n!} (x-x_0)^{n}.


lexentry: eng/analytic_geometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analytic geometry
trans_list: geometria analítica
sense:
(geometry) The subbranch of geometry that investigates geometrical figures via the mathematical properties of their representations in a coordinate system.


lexentry: eng/analytic_philosophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: analytic philosophy
trans_list: filosofia analítica
sense:
(philosophy) A style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century.


lexentry: eng/analyze__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: analyze
trans_list: analisar
sense:
(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.


lexentry: eng/anamorph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anamorph
trans_list: anamorfo
sense:
(biology) The asexual reproductive form in the life cycle of any fungus of the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.


lexentry: eng/anamorphosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anamorphosis
trans_list: anamorfose
sense:
A distorted image of an object that may be viewed correctly from a specific angle or with a specific mirror.


lexentry: eng/anandamide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anandamide
trans_list: anandamida
sense:
(biochemistry) A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods (such as chocolate) and that binds to the same brain receptors as the cannabinoids (such as tetrahydrocannabinol) derived from cannabis.


lexentry: eng/ananke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ananke
trans_list: ananke
sense:
Necessity beyond all supplications or sway. Conceived as the ultimate dictator of all fate and circumstances, to which even the gods must ultimately pay homage and deference.


lexentry: eng/anapest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anapest
trans_list: anapesto
sense:
(prosody) In qualitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed.


lexentry: eng/anapest__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anapest
trans_list: anapesto
sense:
(prosody) In quantitative meter, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long.


lexentry: eng/anaphase-promoting_complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphase-promoting complex
trans_list: complexo promotor de anáfase
sense:
(biochemistry) A complex of several proteins which is activated during mitosis to initiate the anaphase


lexentry: eng/anaphase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphase
trans_list: anáfase | anafase
sense:
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.


lexentry: eng/anaphora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphora
trans_list: anáfora
sense:
(figure of speech) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.


lexentry: eng/anaphylactic_shock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaphylactic shock
trans_list: choque anafilático
sense:
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, constricting the trachea and causing generalized vasodilation.


lexentry: eng/anaplasmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaplasmosis
trans_list: anaplasmose
sense:
A disease of ruminants and sometimes humans caused by infection with Anaplasma bacteria, normally transmitted by hard ticks.


lexentry: eng/anaplerotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anaplerotic
trans_list: anaplerótico
sense:
(biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).


lexentry: eng/anarchism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarchism
trans_list: anarquismo
sense:
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.


lexentry: eng/anarchist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarchist
trans_list: anarquista
sense:
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-capitalism
trans_list: anarcocapitalismo
sense:
(politics, economics) A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership and free market.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-communism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-communism
trans_list: anarcocomunismo
sense:
(politics, economics) A form of anarchism advocating the abolition of the state and capitalism in favor of a horizontal network of voluntary associations through which people would satisfy their needs.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-primitivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-primitivism
trans_list: anarco-primitivismo
sense:
An anarchist philosophy that criticizes civilization and advocates for a return to primitive ways of life instead of agriculture, industry, and urbanization.


lexentry: eng/anarcho-syndicalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarcho-syndicalism
trans_list: anarco-sindicalismo
sense:
A branch or field of anarchism that focuses on the abolition of capitalism through the organization of revolutionary worker syndicates.


lexentry: eng/anarthria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anarthria
trans_list: anartria
sense:
(neurology, neuropsychology) A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.


lexentry: eng/anastomosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anastomosis
trans_list: anastomose
sense:
(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.


lexentry: eng/anastylosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anastylosis
trans_list: anastilose
sense:
(archaeology) The reassembly of ruined monuments or other artifacts from remaining fragments in an archeologically responsible way (with use of modern materials when needed).


lexentry: eng/anathema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anathema
trans_list: anátema
sense:
(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/anathema__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: anathema
trans_list: anátema
sense:
(ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment. [from 1520s]


lexentry: eng/anatman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatman
trans_list: anatman
sense:
(Buddhism) The doctrine that there is no transcendental ego or soul; that the perceived true self is an illusion. Corresponds to the Hinayana or Theravada Buddhist doctrine of anattā.


lexentry: eng/anatomical_position__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatomical position
trans_list: posição anatómica | posição anatômica
sense:
(anatomy) The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature. Note: The palms are toward our view and we cannot see the back of the hands.


lexentry: eng/anatomical_snuffbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatomical snuffbox
trans_list: tabaqueira anatómica | tabaqueira anatômica
sense:
(anatomy) A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.


lexentry: eng/anatomism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anatomism
trans_list: anatomismo
sense:
The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.


lexentry: eng/anatomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anatomy
trans_list: anatomia
sense:
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.


lexentry: eng/anautogeny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anautogeny
trans_list: anautogenia
sense:
(entomology) The condition, found in many insects, where a gravid female has to feed before oviposition (egg laying), in order for the eggs to mature. This is particularly important in insects that are considered vectors (e.g. mosquitos), as without the necessary feeding, no eggs will be produced.


lexentry: eng/ancestor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancestor
trans_list: antepassado | ancestral
sense:
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather.


lexentry: eng/anchor__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: anchor
trans_list: âncora
sense:
Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.


lexentry: eng/anchor_buoy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchor buoy
trans_list: boia de arinque
sense:
(nautical) A small buoy, usually painted a distinctive color, attached to an anchor by a light line and used to indicate the location of the anchor on the bottom.


lexentry: eng/anchorman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchorman
trans_list: hospedeiro
sense:
(television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.


lexentry: eng/anchovy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anchovy
trans_list: anchova | enchova
sense:
Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.


lexentry: eng/ancien_régime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancien régime
trans_list: ancien régime
sense:
(pejorative, political) A system of government long since supplanted by another, particularly a state of feudalism with an absolute monarchy supported by the doctrine of divine right with the explicit consent of an established church.


lexentry: eng/ancient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ancient
trans_list: antigo
sense:
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.


lexentry: eng/ancient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ancient
trans_list: antigo
sense:
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.


lexentry: eng/ancient_astronaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancient astronaut
trans_list: antigo astronauta
sense:
Any of the extraterrestrial beings that, according to the pseudoscientific belief of paleocontact, visited Earth in the distant past, influencing human culture, technology, or religion.


lexentry: eng/ancient_history__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancient history
trans_list: Antiguidade
sense:
A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.


lexentry: eng/ancylid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ancylid
trans_list: ancilídeo
sense:
(zoology) Any member of the family Ancylidae, now tribe Ancylini, of certain limpets and ramshorn snails.


lexentry: eng/and!slash!or__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and/or
trans_list: e/ou
sense:
Joins two alternatives to mean either or both; indicates that inclusive or is meant where or alone might be taken to mean exclusive or.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and
trans_list: e
sense:
(now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.


lexentry: eng/and__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and
trans_list: e
sense:
Used to connect certain numbers: connecting units when they precede tens (not dated); connecting tens and units to hundreds, thousands etc. (now often omitted in US); to connect fractions to wholes. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/and_all__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and all
trans_list: e tudo
sense:
(idiomatic) Including every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items.


lexentry: eng/and_finally__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: and finally
trans_list: boa-noite | e finalmente
sense:
(idiomatic, journalism, colloquial) A light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing.


lexentry: eng/and_that__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: and that
trans_list: e companhia
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ, slang) And the others; used after a name to denote the friends or social group of that person.


lexentry: eng/andante__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andante
trans_list: andante
sense:
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a moderately slow tempo; faster than adagio but slower than moderato.


lexentry: eng/andesine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andesine
trans_list: andesina
sense:
(mineral) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (Na_xCa_xAlSi_3O_8), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.


lexentry: eng/andesite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andesite
trans_list: andesita | andesite | andesito
sense:
(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.


lexentry: eng/andiron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andiron
trans_list: cão
sense:
(usually, in plural) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side


lexentry: eng/andisol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andisol
trans_list: andossolo
sense:
A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.


lexentry: eng/androcentrism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androcentrism
trans_list: androcentrismo
sense:
An ideological focus on males and men, and issues affecting them, possibly to the detriment of non-males.


lexentry: eng/androdioecy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androdioecy
trans_list: androdioicia
sense:
A reproductive system found in species composed of a male population and a distinct hermaphrodite population.


lexentry: eng/androgen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androgen
trans_list: andrógeno
sense:
(steroid hormone) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.


lexentry: eng/androgenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androgenesis
trans_list: androgenia | androgénese | androgênese
sense:
(botany, zoology) Male or paternal apomixis, involving fusion of the male and female gametes and replacement of the female nucleus by the male nucleus.


lexentry: eng/androgenization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androgenization
trans_list: androgenização
sense:
The development of male sexual characteristics, especially after treatment with androgens. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/androgynophore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androgynophore
trans_list: androginóforo
sense:
(botany) A stalk bearing both the androecium and the gynoecium of a flower above the level of insertion of the perianth.


lexentry: eng/andrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andrology
trans_list: andrologia
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with male diseases, especially those affecting the male reproductive system.


lexentry: eng/andron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andron
trans_list: andron
sense:
(architecture, historical) In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, the apartment reserved for males, in the lower part of the house.


lexentry: eng/andropause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: andropause
trans_list: andropausa
sense:
(medicine, endocrinology) The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterized by a decline in libido and overall energy.


lexentry: eng/androstanediol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androstanediol
trans_list: androstanediol
sense:
Either of the steroids 3α-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) and 3β-androstanediol (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol).


lexentry: eng/androstenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androstenol
trans_list: androstenol
sense:
(organic compound) A steroid alcohol with a musk-like odour; it is found in human sweat and also in truffles


lexentry: eng/androstenone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androstenone
trans_list: androstenona
sense:
(biochemistry) A steroid, specifically 5α-androst-16-en-4-one, found in human sweat; reported to be a pheromone.


lexentry: eng/androsterone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: androsterone
trans_list: androsterona
sense:
(steroid hormone) An androgenic hormone, excreted in the urine, somewhat less active than testosterone.


lexentry: eng/anecdote__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anecdote
trans_list: anedota
sense:
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.


lexentry: eng/anembryonic_pregnancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anembryonic pregnancy
trans_list: gestação anembrionária
sense:
(medicine) A form of early miscarried pregnancy in which the embryo fails to develop, though the gestational sac appears to grow normally.


lexentry: eng/anemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anemia
trans_list: anemia
sense:
(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.


lexentry: eng/anemoscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anemoscope
trans_list: anemoscópio
sense:
An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.


lexentry: eng/anencephaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anencephaly
trans_list: anencefalia
sense:
A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.


lexentry: eng/aneroid_barometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aneroid barometer
trans_list: aneroide
sense:
A barometer in which variations in pressure are measured using a partially evacuated capsule whose sides move in and out.


lexentry: eng/anesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthesia
trans_list: anestesia
sense:
(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.


lexentry: eng/anesthesiologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthesiologist
trans_list: anestesista
sense:
(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.


lexentry: eng/anesthetic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthetic
trans_list: anestésico | anestesia
sense:
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.


lexentry: eng/anesthetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anesthetize
trans_list: anestesiar
sense:
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.


lexentry: eng/aneuploidy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aneuploidy
trans_list: aneuploidia
sense:
(genetics) The condition of being aneuploid; the state of possessing a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number of the organism in question.


lexentry: eng/aneurysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aneurysm
trans_list: aneurisma
sense:
(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.


lexentry: eng/angary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angary
trans_list: angaria
sense:
The right of one belligerent (government) in a conflict to seize, use or destroy the property of another belligerent or neutral state, or the private citizens thereof, provided compensation is paid.


lexentry: eng/angel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel
trans_list: anjo
sense:
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.


lexentry: eng/angel_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel cake
trans_list: bolo de anjo | bolo de claras
sense:
A layer cake consisting of two or three layers of sweet sponge (made with butter) coloured white, pink and yellow with a thin layer of white cream, which originated in Britain.


lexentry: eng/angel_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angel shark
trans_list: cação-anjo
sense:
A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas.


lexentry: eng/angelic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelic
trans_list: angelical | angélico
sense:
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.


lexentry: eng/angelic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelic acid
trans_list: ácido angélico
sense:
(organic compound) An unsaturated organic acid, CH3-CH=C(CH3-COOH), found in angelica and having pharmacological uses; the trans- form is tiglic acid.


lexentry: eng/angelica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelica
trans_list: angélica
sense:
A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).


lexentry: eng/angelology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angelology
trans_list: angelologia
sense:
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.


lexentry: eng/angels_dancing_on_the_head_of_a_pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angels dancing on the head of a pin
trans_list: o sexo dos anjos | sexo dos anjos
sense:
(metaphor) The subject of arcane intellectual speculation; used as an example of a subject of enquiry in which the pursuit is of no value.


lexentry: eng/anger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anger
trans_list: ira | raiva
sense:
A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.


lexentry: eng/anger_management__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anger management
trans_list: controle da raiva
sense:
The ability for a person to control his/her temperament, particularly in stressful situations; to show proper behavior and/or disagree appropriately without losing control of one's emotions.


lexentry: eng/angioblastoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioblastoma
trans_list: angioblastoma
sense:
(medicine) A tufted angioma; an ill-defined dull red macule developing usually in infancy on the neck or upper trunk.


lexentry: eng/angiocardiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiocardiography
trans_list: angiocardiografia
sense:
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.


lexentry: eng/angiodysplasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiodysplasia
trans_list: angiodisplasia
sense:
(medicine) A small vascular malformation of the gut, a common cause of otherwise unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia


lexentry: eng/angioedema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioedema
trans_list: angioedema
sense:
(pathology) Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions


lexentry: eng/angioendotheliomatosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioendotheliomatosis
trans_list: angioendoteliomatose
sense:
(medicine) A cutaneous condition characterized histologically by a dense proliferation of small capillaries.


lexentry: eng/angiogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiogram
trans_list: angiografia | angiograma
sense:
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.


lexentry: eng/angiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiography
trans_list: angiografia
sense:
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.


lexentry: eng/angiokeratoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiokeratoma
trans_list: angioceratoma | angioqueratoma
sense:
(medicine) A benign cutaneous lesion of capillaries, resulting in small marks of red to blue colour and characterized by hyperkeratosis.


lexentry: eng/angioleiomyoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioleiomyoma
trans_list: angioleiomioma
sense:
(medicine) A vascular leiomyoma of the skin, thought to arise from vascular smooth muscle, and generally acquired.


lexentry: eng/angiomatosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiomatosis
trans_list: angiomatose
sense:
(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.


lexentry: eng/angiomyxoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiomyxoma
trans_list: angiomixoma
sense:
A myxomatous tumor involving the blood vessels. It can affect the vulva and other parts of the pelvis.


lexentry: eng/angioplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioplasty
trans_list: angioplastia
sense:
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.


lexentry: eng/angioscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angioscopy
trans_list: angioscopia
sense:
A medical technique for visualizing the interior of blood vessels by means of a flexible fiber optic catheter inserted directly into an artery.


lexentry: eng/angiosperm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiosperm
trans_list: angiosperma | angiospérmica
sense:
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.


lexentry: eng/angiostatin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiostatin
trans_list: angiostatina
sense:
(protein, medicine) A protein that inhibits angiogenesis; it is used to inhibit the growth of new blood vessels in tumours.


lexentry: eng/angiotensin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiotensin
trans_list: angiotensina
sense:
(hormone) Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.


lexentry: eng/angiotensin_converting_enzyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angiotensin converting enzyme
trans_list: enzima conversora de angiotensina
sense:
(biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor.


lexentry: eng/angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle
trans_list: ângulo
sense:
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).


lexentry: eng/angle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angle
trans_list: ângulo
sense:
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.


lexentry: eng/angle_grinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle grinder
trans_list: esmeriladora | esmerilhadeira | rebarbadeira | rebarbador | rebarbadora
sense:
A usually hand-held grinder which uses a pair of internal gears to place the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel perpendicular to that of the driving motor.


lexentry: eng/angle_of_incidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angle of incidence
trans_list: ângulo de incidência
sense:
(optics, physics) The angle that a straight line, ray of light, etc., meeting a surface, makes with a normal to the surface at the point of meeting.


lexentry: eng/anglerfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anglerfish
trans_list: peixe-pescador | tamboril | peixe-diabo | peixe-sapo
sense:
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.


lexentry: eng/anglicisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anglicisation
trans_list: anglicização
sense:
The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture.


lexentry: eng/anglicism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anglicism
trans_list: anglicismo
sense:
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.


lexentry: eng/angora__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: angora
trans_list: coelho angorá
sense:
A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus).


lexentry: eng/angostura__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angostura
trans_list: angostura | angustura
sense:
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.


lexentry: eng/angst__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: angst
trans_list: angústia | aflição
sense:
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.


lexentry: eng/angstrom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angstrom
trans_list: angstrom
sense:
(physics) A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.


lexentry: eng/angular_mil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular mil
trans_list: milésimo
sense:
(military) A unit of angular measurement equal to 1/6400 of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (~0,98 m). Also 1/6000 and 1/6300 are used in other countries.


lexentry: eng/angular_momentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular momentum
trans_list: momento angular
sense:
(physics) The vector product that describes the rotary inertia of a system about an axis and is conserved in a closed system. For an isolated rigid body, it is a measure of the extent to which an object will continue to rotate in the absence of an applied torque.


lexentry: eng/angular_unconformity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular unconformity
trans_list: discordância angular
sense:
(geology) A type of unconformity in which a sedimentary stratum is deposited on top of another stratum that has been significantly tilted and subsequently eroded flat.


lexentry: eng/angular_velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: angular velocity
trans_list: velocidade angular
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The angle turned, per unit time, by a body rotating about an axis; the rate of rotation through an angle.


lexentry: eng/anhedonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anhedonia
trans_list: anedonia
sense:
(symptom, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.


lexentry: eng/anhinga__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anhinga
trans_list: anhinga | biguatinga | carará
sense:
(zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.


lexentry: eng/anhydride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anhydride
trans_list: anidrido
sense:
(chemistry) Any compound formally derived from another (or from others) by the loss of a water molecule, especially acid anhydrides.


lexentry: eng/aniconism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniconism
trans_list: aniconismo
sense:
A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.


lexentry: eng/anilide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anilide
trans_list: anilida
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an oxoacid by replacement of a hydroxyl group by an aniline residue; an amide of aniline.


lexentry: eng/aniline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniline
trans_list: anilina
sense:
(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.


lexentry: eng/animal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal
trans_list: animal | bicho
sense:
(science) Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).


lexentry: eng/animal_charcoal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal charcoal
trans_list: carvão animal
sense:
A fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an adsorbent and disinfectant.


lexentry: eng/animal_feed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal feed
trans_list: ração
sense:
Material, of an animal or most often vegetable origin, prepared (especially industrially) as feed for domestic or farm animals.


lexentry: eng/animal_husbandry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal husbandry
trans_list: pecuária
sense:
The management and care of farm animals by humans for profit, in which genetic qualities and behaviour, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed.


lexentry: eng/animal_liberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal liberation
trans_list: libertação animal
sense:
(ethics, social policy) A social movement dedicated to the advancement of the interests and rights of non-human animals, consisting of theorists and activists.


lexentry: eng/animal_pole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal pole
trans_list: polo animal
sense:
(embryology) The hemisphere of the blastula which eventually gives rise to the three germ layers and is composed of small cells that are in a state of rapid division.


lexentry: eng/animal_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal product
trans_list: produto animal
sense:
Any product, such as a food, ingredient, fiber, hide, or fertilizer, made from the meat, bones, skin, hair, or other parts of an animal.


lexentry: eng/animal_rights__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animal rights
trans_list: direitos dos animais
sense:
Certain fundamental rights that animals are entitled to, such as the right to be spared undue suffering.


lexentry: eng/animal_welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: animal welfare
trans_list: [[bem-estar]] animal | [[bem-estar]] dos animais
sense:
The safeguarding of animals in a laboratory or similar environment with a code of practice, enforced by legislation or regulation.


lexentry: eng/animalculism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: animalculism
trans_list: animalculismo
sense:
(biology, archaic) The theory that the spermatozoon and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism.


lexentry: eng/animalculist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animalculist
trans_list: animalculista
sense:
(historical) A believer in the theory that the embryo exists preformed within the spermatozoon; a proponent of animalculism. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/animated_cartoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animated cartoon
trans_list: desenho animado
sense:
Any of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.


lexentry: eng/animation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: animation
trans_list: animação
sense:
(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced


lexentry: eng/animatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: animatism
trans_list: animatismo
sense:
(anthropology) The belief that everything is pervaded by a life force giving each inanimate object a consciousness or personality, but not a soul as in animism.


lexentry: eng/anime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anime
trans_list: anime | animé | animê
sense:
(uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.


lexentry: eng/aniracetam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniracetam
trans_list: aniracetam
sense:
A nootropic ampakine compound of the racetam family purported to be considerably more potent than piracetam.


lexentry: eng/anisakiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisakiasis
trans_list: anisaquíase
sense:
(pathology) The disease caused by infection with Anisakis worms (usually through eating raw fish), characterised by violent abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.


lexentry: eng/anisakid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisakid
trans_list: anisaquídeo
sense:
(zoology) Any nematode in the family Anisakidae; they can cause anisakiasis among humans who eat infected raw fish.


lexentry: eng/anise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anise
trans_list: anis
sense:
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.


lexentry: eng/aniseed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniseed
trans_list: semente de anis
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The seed-like fruit of the anise, used in baking and in the flavouring of liqueurs such as ouzo.


lexentry: eng/aniseikonia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniseikonia
trans_list: aniseiconia
sense:
(disease, ophthalmology) An ophthalmological condition where there is a significant difference in the perceived size of images.


lexentry: eng/anisidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisidine
trans_list: anisidina
sense:
(organic compound) Any of three three isomeric forms of the aromatic amine methoxyaniline; they are toxic, and are used in the synthesis of azo dyes and pharmaceuticals


lexentry: eng/anismus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anismus
trans_list: anismo
sense:
(medicine) A malfunction of the external anal sphincter and puborectalis muscle during defecation, sometimes causing constipation.


lexentry: eng/aniso-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aniso-
trans_list: aniso-
sense:
unequal; not the same; not the selfsame: forming compounds words; often formed to contrast with similar words in iso-).


lexentry: eng/anisochromasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisochromasia
trans_list: anisocromia
sense:
Non-uniform coloration of erythrocytes, caused by a non-uniform distribution of hemoglobin within them.


lexentry: eng/anisodactylous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisodactylous
trans_list: anisodáctilo
sense:
(zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.


lexentry: eng/anisole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisole
trans_list: anisol
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic ether methoxybenzene; it is used in perfumery and in organic synthesis; any derivative of this compound


lexentry: eng/anisomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisomorphism
trans_list: anisomorfismo
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography) The absence of an exact correspondence between words etc. in two different languages; the differences between two given languages that create mismatches in a translation dictionary.


lexentry: eng/anisophylly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisophylly
trans_list: anisofilia
sense:
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.


lexentry: eng/anisosyllabic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisosyllabic
trans_list: anisossilábico
sense:
(linguistics, poetry) of or pertaining to metrical systems in which syllables are of differing lengths


lexentry: eng/anisothermal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisothermal
trans_list: anisotérmico
sense:
(thermodynamics) Of or pertaining to a system that is not in thermal equilibrium, that does not have a single fixed temperature.


lexentry: eng/anisotropic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anisotropic
trans_list: anisotrópico | anisótropo
sense:
(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.


lexentry: eng/ankerite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankerite
trans_list: ankerita | anquerita
sense:
(mineral) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.


lexentry: eng/ankh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankh
trans_list: ankh
sense:
A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.


lexentry: eng/ankle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankle
trans_list: tornozelo | artelho
sense:
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.


lexentry: eng/ankle_monitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankle monitor
trans_list: tornozeleira eletrônica
sense:
A device that individuals under house arrest or parole are often required to wear to track their location. It is attached to the person's ankle.


lexentry: eng/anklebone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anklebone
trans_list: astrágalo | tálus
sense:
The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.


lexentry: eng/ankyloglossia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankyloglossia
trans_list: anciloglossia | anquiloglossia
sense:
(medicine) A congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.


lexentry: eng/ankylosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankylosaurus
trans_list: anquilossauro
sense:
A large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.


lexentry: eng/ankylosing_spondylitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankylosing spondylitis
trans_list: espondilite anquilosante
sense:
(disease) A particular arthritis disease that affects usually the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint.


lexentry: eng/ankyrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ankyrin
trans_list: ancirina | anquirina
sense:
(biology) Any of a family of adaptor proteins that mediate the attachment of integral membrane proteins to the spectrin-actin based membrane skeleton.


lexentry: eng/anlaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anlaut
trans_list: som inicial
sense:
(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).


lexentry: eng/annals__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annals
trans_list: anais
sense:
A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.


lexentry: eng/annatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annatto
trans_list: achiote | urucu | urucueiro | urucum | urucuzeiro
sense:
(countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.


lexentry: eng/annatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: annatto
trans_list: achiote | urucu | urucum
sense:
(uncountable) The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.


lexentry: eng/annatto__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: annatto
trans_list: urucu | achiote | anato | anoto | arnoto | colorau
sense:
(uncountable) A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.


lexentry: eng/anneal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anneal
trans_list: recozer
sense:
(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.


lexentry: eng/annealing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annealing
trans_list: recozimento
sense:
The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.


lexentry: eng/annelid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annelid
trans_list: anelídeo
sense:
Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.


lexentry: eng/annexin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annexin
trans_list: anexina
sense:
(biology) Any of a group of cellular proteins found in all kingdoms (animal, plant and fungi) with the exception of the bacteria.


lexentry: eng/annihilationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annihilationism
trans_list: aniquilacionismo
sense:
(theology) The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed rather than being confined to Hell.


lexentry: eng/annihilationist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annihilationist
trans_list: aniquilacionista
sense:
A person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.


lexentry: eng/anniversary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anniversary
trans_list: aniversário
sense:
A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.


lexentry: eng/annonacin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annonacin
trans_list: anonacina
sense:
An acetogenin found in fruits such as the guanabana, frequent consumption of which is implicated in Parkinson's disease.


lexentry: eng/annoy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annoy
trans_list: irritar
sense:
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.


lexentry: eng/annual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: annual
trans_list: anual
sense:
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.


lexentry: eng/annual__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual
trans_list: anal | anuário
sense:
An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.


lexentry: eng/annual_leave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual leave
trans_list: feriado
sense:
(workplace) Amount of time expressed as the number of days per year that an employee is entitled to be away from work.


lexentry: eng/annual_report__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annual report
trans_list: demonstração
sense:
(legal) In business law, a comprehensive report on a the activities of a company throughout the preceding year, generally produced in compliance with requirements established by government agencies.


lexentry: eng/annualise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annualise
trans_list: anualizar
sense:
(transitive) To express (a quantity such as an interest rate, profit, expenditure etc.) as if it applied or were measured over one year.


lexentry: eng/annuity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annuity
trans_list: anuidade
sense:
(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.


lexentry: eng/annular_eclipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annular eclipse
trans_list: eclipse anular
sense:
(astronomy) a solar eclipse in which the thin outer disk of the sun can be seen as a ring around the moon


lexentry: eng/annulene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: annulene
trans_list: anuleno
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any monocyclic hydrocarbon, of general formula CnHn (where n is even), or CnHn+1 (where n is odd).


lexentry: eng/annulment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: annulment
trans_list: anulação
sense:
(legal) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.


lexentry: eng/annulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: annulus
trans_list: anel | annulus | coroa circular
sense:
(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach.


lexentry: eng/annulus__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: annulus
trans_list: coroa circular
sense:
(topology) Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii.


lexentry: eng/anoa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoa
trans_list: anoa
sense:
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.


lexentry: eng/anobiid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anobiid
trans_list: anobiídeo
sense:
(zoology) Any member of the family Anobiidae (now often included in family Ptinidae) of boring beetles.


lexentry: eng/anocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anocracy
trans_list: anocracia
sense:
(politics) A political system which is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic, often being vulnerable to political instability.


lexentry: eng/anode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anode
trans_list: ânodo | anodo
sense:
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).


lexentry: eng/anodized__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anodized
trans_list: anodizado
sense:
Of a metal object: having a surface layer of oxide, for decoration or protection, and formed via an electrolytic process.


lexentry: eng/anodontia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anodontia
trans_list: anodontia
sense:
(dentistry, teratology) The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.


lexentry: eng/anodyne__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anodyne
trans_list: anódino
sense:
(by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/anoikis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoikis
trans_list: anoiquia
sense:
(cytology) The form of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, that occurs when a cell becomes dislodged from its matrix


lexentry: eng/anoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anoint
trans_list: ungir
sense:
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.


lexentry: eng/anolyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anolyte
trans_list: anólito
sense:
The portion of an electrolyte near an anode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments


lexentry: eng/anomalistic_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anomalistic year
trans_list: ano anomalístico
sense:
The time taken for the Earth to complete one revolution with respect to its apsides, usually defined as the time between perihelion passages.


lexentry: eng/anomaloscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anomaloscope
trans_list: anomaloscópio
sense:
(ophthalmology) An instrument used to test for color blindness by measuring quantitative and qualitative anomalies in color perception.


lexentry: eng/anomaly__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anomaly
trans_list: anomalia
sense:
(science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.


lexentry: eng/anomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anomer
trans_list: anómero | anômero
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any diastereoisomer of a sugar or derivative differing in configuration only at C-1 of an aldose or C-2 of a ketose.


lexentry: eng/anonymous_pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anonymous pipe
trans_list: pipe anônimo
sense:
(computing) A simplex FIFO communication channel that may be used for one-way interprocess communication.


lexentry: eng/anopheles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anopheles
trans_list: anofelina | anofelino | anófele
sense:
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.


lexentry: eng/anorexiant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anorexiant
trans_list: anorexiante
sense:
A thing, especially a medication, that promotes a decrease in body weight or a reduction in appetite.


lexentry: eng/anorthosite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anorthosite
trans_list: anortosita
sense:
(rock) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.


lexentry: eng/anoscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoscopy
trans_list: anoscopia
sense:
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal


lexentry: eng/another__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: another
trans_list: outro
sense:
One more/further, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.


lexentry: eng/anotia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anotia
trans_list: anotia
sense:
(teratology) A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.


lexentry: eng/anoxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoxia
trans_list: anoxia
sense:
(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.


lexentry: eng/anoxybiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anoxybiosis
trans_list: anoxibiose
sense:
(physiology) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.


lexentry: eng/ansatz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ansatz
trans_list: Ansatz | ansatz
sense:
(mathematics) A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/anseriform__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anseriform
trans_list: anseriforme
sense:
(ornithology) Of or pertaining to birds of the order Anseriformes including ducks, geese, swans, and screamers.


lexentry: eng/ansible__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ansible
trans_list: ansível
sense:
(science fiction) A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.


lexentry: eng/answer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: answer
trans_list: resposta | réplica
sense:
(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.


lexentry: eng/answer__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: answer
trans_list: responder | atender
sense:
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.


lexentry: eng/answer__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: answer
trans_list: responder
sense:
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.


lexentry: eng/ant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ant
trans_list: formiga
sense:
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.


lexentry: eng/antacid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antacid
trans_list: antiácido
sense:
An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/antagonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: antagonist
trans_list: antagonista
sense:
(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.


lexentry: eng/antanaclasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antanaclasis
trans_list: antanáclase
sense:
(rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.


lexentry: eng/antazoline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antazoline
trans_list: antazolina
sense:
A first-generation antihistamine drug used to relieve nasal congestion and in eye drops, usually in combination with naphazoline, to relieve the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis.


lexentry: eng/ante-Nicene__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ante-Nicene
trans_list: anteniceno
sense:
(Christianity, historical) Of or relating to those early Christians who lived before the council of Nicea in 325 AD.


lexentry: eng/ante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ante
trans_list: aposta
sense:
(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.


lexentry: eng/anteater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anteater
trans_list: tamanduá | papa-formigas
sense:
Any of several animals of South and Central America, in suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues.


lexentry: eng/antecedent__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: antecedent
trans_list: antecedente
sense:
(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.


lexentry: eng/antechinus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antechinus
trans_list: rato-marsupial-australiano
sense:
Any member of any on of the species of the genus Antechinus, small carnivorous marsupials that resemble shrews.


lexentry: eng/antediluvian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antediluvian
trans_list: antediluviano
sense:
(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.


lexentry: eng/antefix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antefix
trans_list: antefixa
sense:
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.


lexentry: eng/antelope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antelope
trans_list: antílope
sense:
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.


lexentry: eng/antemural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antemural
trans_list: antemural
sense:
An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.


lexentry: eng/antenna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antenna
trans_list: antena
sense:
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.


lexentry: eng/antennomere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antennomere
trans_list: antenómero | antenômero
sense:
Any of the segments of an insect's antenna, in cases where all segments are more or less uniform, e.g. the millipedes.


lexentry: eng/antepetalous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antepetalous
trans_list: antepétalo
sense:
(botany) Used of inner parts of flowers, most often stamens, that are in equal number to and aligned with the petals.


lexentry: eng/antepredicament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antepredicament
trans_list: antepredicamento
sense:
(logic) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms[from 17th century].


lexentry: eng/anterior__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterior
trans_list: anterior
sense:
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.


lexentry: eng/anterior_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterior chamber
trans_list: câmara anterior
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.


lexentry: eng/anterograde_amnesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anterograde amnesia
trans_list: amnésia anterógrada
sense:
(pathology) The inability to remember new information from the period beginning the amnesic episode.


lexentry: eng/antesepalous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antesepalous
trans_list: antessépalo
sense:
(botany) Used of inner parts of flowers, most often stamens, that are in equal number to and aligned with the sepals.


lexentry: eng/anthelmintic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthelmintic
trans_list: anti-helmíntico
sense:
(medicine) A drug for the treatment of worm infestation, either by killing the worms or by causing them to be expelled from the body.


lexentry: eng/antheridium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antheridium
trans_list: anterídio
sense:
(botany, mycology) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in some algae, ferns, and bryophytes.


lexentry: eng/anthill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthill
trans_list: formigueiro | cupinzeiro
sense:
A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.


lexentry: eng/anthimeria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthimeria
trans_list: antimeria
sense:
(rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another, in English typically the use of a noun as if it were a verb.


lexentry: eng/anthocyanin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthocyanin
trans_list: antocianina
sense:
(botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)


lexentry: eng/anthodium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthodium
trans_list: antódio
sense:
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.


lexentry: eng/anthology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthology
trans_list: antologia
sense:
A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.


lexentry: eng/anthophore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthophore
trans_list: antóforo
sense:
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.


lexentry: eng/anthozoic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthozoic
trans_list: antozoário
sense:
(zoology, archaic) Of or pertaining to the anthozoans (any member of Anthozoa, the corals, sea pens and sea anemones).


lexentry: eng/anthracene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthracene
trans_list: antraceno
sense:
(organic compound) A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.


lexentry: eng/anthracothere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthracothere
trans_list: antracotério
sense:
(palaeontology) Any of several artiodactyl ungulates, of the extinct family Anthracotheriidae, related to the hippopotamus. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/anthranilic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthranilic acid
trans_list: ácido antranílico
sense:
(organic compound) The aromatic amino acid 2-aminobenzoic acid that has biological activity, and is used in organic synthesis.


lexentry: eng/anthrax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthrax
trans_list: carbúnculo | antraz
sense:
(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.


lexentry: eng/anthropic_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropic principle
trans_list: princípio antrópico
sense:
Any of several similar explanations for the nature of the universe, and for the values of its fundamental constants, that states either that the universe is as it is because otherwise we wouldn't be here to observe it, or that the very presence of intelligent life constrains the universe to be as it is.


lexentry: eng/anthropization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropization
trans_list: antropização
sense:
(ecology) The transformation or adaptation of the environment to meet the needs of humans, or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/anthropize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropize
trans_list: antropizar
sense:
(transitive) To transform or adapt the environment either to meet the needs of humans, or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropocentric
trans_list: antropocêntrico
sense:
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropocentrism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropocentrism
trans_list: antropocentrismo
sense:
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.


lexentry: eng/anthropochorous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anthropochorous
trans_list: antropocórico
sense:
(ecology, of fauna, or flora) that have populations effectively relying on human transport or action, typically inadvertent, for their propagation.


lexentry: eng/anthropochory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropochory
trans_list: antropocoria
sense:
(ecology) The (typically inadvertent) dispersal of seeds, spores, or other reproductive botanical material, or of reproductively capable animals, by humans as a routine means of reproductive dispersal of that species.


lexentry: eng/anthropodicy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropodicy
trans_list: antropodiceia
sense:
(Christianity, philosophy) An attempt, or an argument attempting, to justify that human beings are fundamentally good despite the commission of evil acts by some people.


lexentry: eng/anthropogeography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropogeography
trans_list: antropogeografia
sense:
(anthropology) The study of the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment


lexentry: eng/anthropography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropography
trans_list: antropografia
sense:
The branch of anthropology that deals with the geographical distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which deals historically with the origin and filiation of races and nations.


lexentry: eng/anthropology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropology
trans_list: antropologia
sense:
The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.


lexentry: eng/anthropometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropometry
trans_list: antropometria
sense:
The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human form, for various purposes including physical anthropology, epidemiology, the ergonomics of industrial design, and so on.


lexentry: eng/anthropomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anthropomorphic
trans_list: antropomórfico
sense:
(of animals, inanimate objects, and non-human entities) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.


lexentry: eng/anthroponomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthroponomy
trans_list: antroponomia
sense:
(anthropology) The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and the environment.


lexentry: eng/anthropophilic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropophilic
trans_list: antropofílico | antropófilo
sense:
Preferring human beings to other animals. It especially alludes to (i) bloodsucking arthropods such as mosquitos, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and (ii) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans.


lexentry: eng/anthroposcopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthroposcopy
trans_list: antroposcopia
sense:
A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.


lexentry: eng/anthroposophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anthroposophy
trans_list: antroposofia | antropossofia
sense:
A philosophy founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner (also capitalized as Anthroposophy), postulating the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development.


lexentry: eng/anthroposphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthroposphere
trans_list: antroposfera
sense:
That part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats.


lexentry: eng/anthropozoonosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthropozoonosis
trans_list: antropozoonose
sense:
(pathology) Any pathogen that is transmitted from animals to humans. Specifically, it refers to infections that primarily affect animals but can be naturally transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/anthurium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anthurium
trans_list: antúrio
sense:
Any of several tropical American evergreen plants, of the genus Anthurium, grown for their ornamental leaves and spathes.


lexentry: eng/anti-Semitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-Semitism
trans_list: antissemitismo
sense:
(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.


lexentry: eng/anti-art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-art
trans_list: antiarte
sense:
Art that is usually exhibited and delivered in a conventional context but that makes fun of serious art or the artistic establishment or challenges the nature of art.


lexentry: eng/anti-fan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-fan
trans_list: antifã
sense:
A person who dislikes something (generally a creative work, fictional character, or person), but is still interested in it, devoting time to mocking or criticizing it.


lexentry: eng/anti-gravity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-gravity
trans_list: antigravidade
sense:
(science fiction) Any concept, system or device that would oppose or cancel out the force of gravity.


lexentry: eng/anti-lock__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-lock
trans_list: antitrava | antitravamento
sense:
Preventing something from becoming stuck or jammed. Especially applies to anti-lock brakes, which are designed to continue rotating for better steering control while slowing the vehicle, rather than "locking" and causing the car to skid.


lexentry: eng/anti-story__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-story
trans_list: anti-história
sense:
(literature) A work of fiction in which the author breaks in some way the conventional rules of storytelling, usually with some feature (for example, a lack of plot or characters, unusual punctuation, odd subject or presentation, etc.) that strongly challenges the reader's expectations.


lexentry: eng/anti-villain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anti-villain
trans_list: anti-vilão
sense:
(fiction) An antagonist who has or may have noble or honorable aims, but pursues them destructively.


lexentry: eng/antialiasing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antialiasing
trans_list: anti-aliasing | antialiasing | antisserrilhamento
sense:
(computer graphics) any technique that reduces the appearance of jagged edges in digital images caused by high-contrast borders between pixels.


lexentry: eng/antiandrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiandrogen
trans_list: antiandrógeno
sense:
(steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.


lexentry: eng/antiaromatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiaromatic
trans_list: antiaromático
sense:
(chemistry) Describing a cyclic compound having an even number of alternating single and double bonds, e.g. cyclobutadiene.


lexentry: eng/antiatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiatom
trans_list: antiátomo
sense:
(particle physics) An antiparticle composed of antiprotons, antineutrons, and positrons. An antimatter equivalent of the atom.


lexentry: eng/antibacchius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibacchius
trans_list: antibaquio
sense:
(poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable.


lexentry: eng/antiballistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiballistic
trans_list: antibalístico
sense:
(military, of a missile, or system) designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight


lexentry: eng/antibiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibiosis
trans_list: antibiose
sense:
(ecology) An association between organisms that is detrimental (harmful) to one or more of them; especially that due to a metabolic substance produced by one of them.


lexentry: eng/antibiotic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibiotic
trans_list: antibiótico
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.


lexentry: eng/antibishop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibishop
trans_list: antibispo
sense:
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/antiblue__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiblue
trans_list: antiazul
sense:
(particle physics) Describing one of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to blue in a quark.


lexentry: eng/antibonding_orbital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antibonding orbital
trans_list: orbital de antiligação
sense:
(chemistry, physics) an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding


lexentry: eng/anticausative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticausative
trans_list: anticausativo
sense:
(grammar, of an intransitive verb) Which shows an action affecting its subject, without indicating the cause.


lexentry: eng/anticenter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticenter
trans_list: anticentro
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the sky opposite to that of the centre of the galaxy (when viewed from Earth)


lexentry: eng/antichaos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antichaos
trans_list: anticaos
sense:
(chaos theory, evolutionary biology) A phenomenon whereby disordered systems can spontaneously crystallize into a high degree of order.


lexentry: eng/antichlor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antichlor
trans_list: anticloro
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance used to remove excess chlorine or hypochlorite from textiles etc after bleaching; typically sodium thiosulfate.


lexentry: eng/anticholinergic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticholinergic
trans_list: anticolinérgico
sense:
(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.


lexentry: eng/antichresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antichresis
trans_list: anticrese
sense:
(civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.


lexentry: eng/anticipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticipation
trans_list: antecipação
sense:
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.


lexentry: eng/anticlimax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticlimax
trans_list: anticlímax
sense:
(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.


lexentry: eng/anticlockwise__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticlockwise
trans_list: anti-horário
sense:
(South Africa, Australia, NZ, British, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.


lexentry: eng/anticodon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticodon
trans_list: anticodão | anticódon
sense:
(genetics) A sequence of three nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to the complementary triplet (codon) in messenger RNA to specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.


lexentry: eng/anticonquest__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticonquest
trans_list: anticonquista
sense:
Opposing a conquest; regarding the indigenous inhabitants of a colonised country as victims rather than foes of the colonisers.


lexentry: eng/anticorrelation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anticorrelation
trans_list: anticorrelação
sense:
(statistics) Negative or inverse correlation, a relationship in which one value increases as the other decreases.


lexentry: eng/antidefamation__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antidefamation
trans_list: antidifamação
sense:
Opposing the defamation of a particular group. Chiefly in direct or oblique reference to the Anti-Defamation League.


lexentry: eng/antidictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antidictionary
trans_list: antidicionário
sense:
(computational linguistics) The set of all words of minimal length that never appear in a particular string.


lexentry: eng/antidiscipline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antidiscipline
trans_list: antidisciplina
sense:
An academic discipline that is the opposite of another, or that goes against the conventions of disciplines generally.


lexentry: eng/antidot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antidot
trans_list: antiponto
sense:
(quantum physics) A small, circular region of opposite charge or magnetization, especially one that is part of a semiconductor device


lexentry: eng/antidumping__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antidumping
trans_list: antidumping
sense:
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes


lexentry: eng/antiestrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiestrogen
trans_list: antiestrogénio | antiestrogênio | antiestrógeno
sense:
(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.


lexentry: eng/antievolution__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antievolution
trans_list: antievolucionista
sense:
Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection


lexentry: eng/antiferroelectric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiferroelectric
trans_list: antiferroelétrico
sense:
(physics) Describing a state in which dipoles are arranged antiparallel to adjacent ones, resulting in a net zero polarization


lexentry: eng/antiferromagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiferromagnetism
trans_list: antiferromagnetismo
sense:
(physics) a phenomenon, similar to ferromagnetism, in which magnetic domains line up in a regular pattern, but with neighbouring electron spins pointing in opposite directions; materials showing this effect are either ferrimagnetic or diamagnetic, and become paramagnetic above the Neel temperature


lexentry: eng/antiform__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiform
trans_list: antiforma
sense:
(geology) A topographic feature which is composed of sedimentary layers in a convex formation, but may not actually form a real anticline (i.e., the oldest rocks may not be exposed in the middle).


lexentry: eng/antifouling__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antifouling
trans_list: anti-incrustação
sense:
That prevents or counteracts the buildup of barnacles and other deposits on undersea surfaces such as those of boats.


lexentry: eng/antifragility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antifragility
trans_list: antifragilidade
sense:
The ability of a system to benefit and grow from a certain class of random events, errors, and volatility.


lexentry: eng/antigenic_variation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antigenic variation
trans_list: variação antigénica | variação antigênica
sense:
(immunology) The mechanism by which an infectious organism changes its surface proteins in favor of circumventing a host immune response.


lexentry: eng/antiglycative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiglycative
trans_list: antiglicante
sense:
(biochemistry) That counters the toxicity of methylglyoxal and similar aldehydes that are produced as a normal part of metabolism


lexentry: eng/antigonadotropin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antigonadotropin
trans_list: antigonadotrofina | antigonadotropina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that suppresses the activity and/or downstream effects of one or both of the gonadotropins follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), used to treat cancers, to delay puberty, etc.


lexentry: eng/antihero__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihero
trans_list: anti-herói
sense:
(literature, RPG) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.


lexentry: eng/antiheroine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiheroine
trans_list: anti-heroína
sense:
(literature, RPG) A female protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals; a female antihero.


lexentry: eng/antihistamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihistamine
trans_list: anti-histamínico | anti-histamina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.


lexentry: eng/antihistoricism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihistoricism
trans_list: anti-historicismo
sense:
(philosophy, art) Any aesthetic, such as futurism in architecture, that rejects traditions and historicism.


lexentry: eng/antihorse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihorse
trans_list: anticavalo
sense:
(immunology) Describing an antibody, resident in a human or other animal, that reacts with the immunoglobins found in horses.


lexentry: eng/antihydrogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihydrogen
trans_list: anti-hidrogénio | anti-hidrogênio
sense:
(particle, uncountable) The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen, consisting of an antiproton and an positron (antielectron).


lexentry: eng/antihyperglycemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antihyperglycemic
trans_list: anti-hiperglicémico | anti-hiperglicêmico
sense:
(pharmaceutical effect, of a medication or treatment) Tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).


lexentry: eng/antiketogenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiketogenic
trans_list: anticetogénico | anticetogênico
sense:
(biochemistry) That inhibits the formation of ketones during the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates in the liver


lexentry: eng/antiking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiking
trans_list: anti-rei
sense:
(politics) One who declares himself king in opposition to a reigning monarch, especially in an electoral monarchy.


lexentry: eng/antilanguage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilanguage
trans_list: antilíngua
sense:
(linguistics) A language used by a social group to prevent outsiders from understanding what is being said.


lexentry: eng/antiliterature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiliterature
trans_list: antiliteratura
sense:
(literature) Written works that deliberately avoid the typical conventions of literature, such as antinovels, antiplays and antipoems.


lexentry: eng/antilocaprid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilocaprid
trans_list: antilocaprídeo
sense:
(zoology) Any member of the family Antilocapridae, Antilocapra americana and its extinct close relatives.


lexentry: eng/antilock_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilock brake
trans_list: freio ABS
sense:
A brake fitted to modern road vehicles to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking.


lexentry: eng/antilogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antilogy
trans_list: antilogia
sense:
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.


lexentry: eng/antimere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimere
trans_list: antímero
sense:
(biology) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.


lexentry: eng/antimeridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimeridian
trans_list: antimeridiano
sense:
(geography) The reference line at 180° longitude, on the opposite side of earth to the prime meridian.


lexentry: eng/antimetabole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimetabole
trans_list: antimetábole
sense:
(rhetoric) The technique of repeating a phrase while reversing the order of certain elements or its grammatical structure, as a form of juxtaposition.


lexentry: eng/antimetabolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimetabolite
trans_list: antimetabólico | antimetabólito
sense:
(medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.


lexentry: eng/antimetric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimetric
trans_list: antimétrico
sense:
(electrical engineering) The converse of symmetric in electrical network theory, especially filter theory. A network where the input and output image impedances are the dual, or inverse, of each other as opposed to symmetric networks where they are equal.


lexentry: eng/antimicrobial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimicrobial
trans_list: antimicrobiano
sense:
an agent that destroys microbes, inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action


lexentry: eng/antimicrotubule__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimicrotubule
trans_list: antimicrotubular | antimicrotúbulo | antimicrotúbulos
sense:
(pharmaceutical effect) Describing any agent that interferes with microtubules during mitosis and thus inhibits cell growth and division.


lexentry: eng/antimiscegenation__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimiscegenation
trans_list: antimiscigenação
sense:
(US, legal) Against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.


lexentry: eng/antimodel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimodel
trans_list: antimodelo
sense:
Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.


lexentry: eng/antimongoloid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimongoloid
trans_list: antimongoloide
sense:
(medicine) Relating to a slant of the eyes associated with certain conditions, opposite to that seen in Down syndrome.


lexentry: eng/antimoniate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimoniate
trans_list: antimoniato
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) The anion of pentavalent antimony Sb(OH)4- or any salt containing this anion. It is most commonly encountered as a complex in the drug meglumine antimoniate


lexentry: eng/antimony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimony
trans_list: antimónio | antimônio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.


lexentry: eng/antimuscarinic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimuscarinic
trans_list: antimuscarínico
sense:
(pharmaceutical effect) That disrupts the action of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, and/or of muscarine itself, in the nervous system.


lexentry: eng/antimusic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimusic
trans_list: antimúsica
sense:
(music) Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.


lexentry: eng/antimycin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antimycin
trans_list: antimicina
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of several lactone antibiotics, some of which are used for controlling fungi in fish farms


lexentry: eng/antinarrative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinarrative
trans_list: antinarrativa
sense:
(narratology) A narrative, as of a play or novel, that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the narrative, such as a coherent plot and resolution.


lexentry: eng/antinatalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinatalism
trans_list: antinatalismo
sense:
(philosophy) A family of philosophical views that are critical of reproduction — they consider coming into existence as bad or deem procreation as immoral.


lexentry: eng/antinaturalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinaturalism
trans_list: antinaturalismo
sense:
(sociology) The view that the natural world and the social world are different, related to antipositivism.


lexentry: eng/antinature__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinature
trans_list: antinatureza
sense:
Opposing or destructive to nature, particularly in its sense as the material world and its nonhuman inhabitants.


lexentry: eng/antineoplaston__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antineoplaston
trans_list: antineoplaston
sense:
Any of a group of peptides and other compounds used in a controversial unproven therapy against cancer.


lexentry: eng/anting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anting
trans_list: comportamento/ação de [[formicar-se]]
sense:
(ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.


lexentry: eng/antinicotinic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinicotinic
trans_list: antinicotínico
sense:
(pharmaceutical effect) That inhibits the actions of nicotine and nicotine-like agents on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors


lexentry: eng/antinode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinode
trans_list: antinodo
sense:
(physics) A region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes of a vibrating body, such as a string.


lexentry: eng/antinomianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinomianism
trans_list: antinomianismo | antinomismo
sense:
(Christianity) The belief or teaching that because only the spiritual "law of faith" (Romans 3:27) is essential for salvation, obedience to any practical or moral law has no role to play, even as a guide to conduct or as a test of the genuineness of faith.


lexentry: eng/antinomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antinomy
trans_list: antinomia
sense:
(specifically, epistemology, logic) In the thought of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): an apparent contradiction between valid conclusions; a paradox.


lexentry: eng/antinovel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinovel
trans_list: antirromance
sense:
(literature) A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.


lexentry: eng/antinuclear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antinuclear
trans_list: antinuclear
sense:
Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.


lexentry: eng/antiopera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiopera
trans_list: antiópera
sense:
(opera) An opera (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the opera.


lexentry: eng/antiozonant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiozonant
trans_list: antiozonante
sense:
Any chemical compound that prevents or slows down the degradation of material by ozone gas in the air.


lexentry: eng/antiparticle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiparticle
trans_list: antipartícula
sense:
(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.


lexentry: eng/antipassive_voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipassive voice
trans_list: voz antipassiva
sense:
(linguistics) A verb voice found in some languages that omits or demotes the direct object of a transitive verb.


lexentry: eng/antipasto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipasto
trans_list: antepasto
sense:
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.


lexentry: eng/antipathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipathy
trans_list: antipatia
sense:
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.


lexentry: eng/antipattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipattern
trans_list: antipadrão
sense:
(software engineering) A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.


lexentry: eng/antipersistent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipersistent
trans_list: antipersistente
sense:
(mathematics) Describing a stochastic process that has a negative correlation between its increments.


lexentry: eng/antiperspirant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiperspirant
trans_list: antitranspirante
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied to the underarm area.


lexentry: eng/antiphilosophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphilosophy
trans_list: antifilosofia
sense:
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.


lexentry: eng/antiphonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphonal
trans_list: antifonal | antifónico | antifônico
sense:
(music) Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.


lexentry: eng/antiphony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphony
trans_list: antifonia
sense:
(music, singing) Alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner.


lexentry: eng/antiphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiphrasis
trans_list: antífrase
sense:
(rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect


lexentry: eng/antiplay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiplay
trans_list: antidrama | antipeça
sense:
(dramaturgy) A play (dramatical production) that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the play, such as a coherent plot and resolution.


lexentry: eng/antipope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipope
trans_list: antipapa
sense:
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.


lexentry: eng/antiport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiport
trans_list: antiporte
sense:
(cytology) A structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions


lexentry: eng/antiporter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiporter
trans_list: antiportador | antitransportador
sense:
(biochemistry) A cell protein that acts within an antiport to transport different molecules or ions across the membrane in opposite directions


lexentry: eng/antipositivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antipositivism
trans_list: antipositivismo
sense:
(social science) The view that the social realm may not be subject to the same methods of investigation as the natural world.


lexentry: eng/antiprism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiprism
trans_list: antiprisma
sense:
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.


lexentry: eng/antiprotectionist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiprotectionist
trans_list: antiprotecionista
sense:
(economy) Describing a person who disapproves of protectionism, or of a policy that is counter to protectionism


lexentry: eng/antiquary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiquary
trans_list: antiquário
sense:
A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.


lexentry: eng/antique_shop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antique shop
trans_list: antiquário
sense:
(retail) A business dedicated to storing, selling, restoring, and trading in items from previous eras for their superficial and historical value, especially furniture and trinkets.


lexentry: eng/antiquity__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: antiquity
trans_list: antiguidade
sense:
(often, constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.


lexentry: eng/antiquota__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiquota
trans_list: anticotas
sense:
Opposing a quota, especially the imposition of a quota of minorities required to be employed under affirmative action.


lexentry: eng/antirabbit__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antirabbit
trans_list: anticoelho
sense:
(immunology) Describing an antibody, resident in a human or other animal, that reacts with any antigen found in (and with some relevant degree of specificity to) rabbits.


lexentry: eng/antirealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antirealism
trans_list: antirrealismo
sense:
(philosophy) Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.


lexentry: eng/antired__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antired
trans_list: antivermelho
sense:
(particle physics) One of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to red in a quark.


lexentry: eng/antiresistance__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antiresistance
trans_list: antirresistência
sense:
(biology) Countering the propensity of an organism (such as a fungus) to become resistant to something (such as a fungicide).


lexentry: eng/antiresonance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiresonance
trans_list: antirressonância
sense:
(physics) the condition, in an electric circuit containing a capacitor and coil in parallel and in which the alternating current line voltage and the resultant current are in phase, in which the impedance approaches infinity.


lexentry: eng/antiscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiscience
trans_list: anticiência
sense:
The abuse or rejection of traditional science; scholarship in which traditional science is abused or disregarded.


lexentry: eng/antiscreening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiscreening
trans_list: antiblindagem
sense:
(physics) The property, in some gauge theories, of a strong interaction becoming arbitrarily weak at short distances


lexentry: eng/antisense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisense
trans_list: anti-sentido | sentido negativo
sense:
(genetics) A molecule which interacts with a complementary strand of nucleic acids, so as to suppress its transcription.


lexentry: eng/antisepsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisepsis
trans_list: antissepsia
sense:
(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.


lexentry: eng/antiseptic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiseptic
trans_list: antisséptico
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).


lexentry: eng/antiserum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiserum
trans_list: antissoro
sense:
(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.


lexentry: eng/antisocial_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisocial personality disorder
trans_list: transtorno de personalidade antissocial
sense:
(psychology) A personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior, a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood.


lexentry: eng/antisociety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisociety
trans_list: antissociedade
sense:
(sociology) A usually underground or marginalized social group formed in opposition to mainstream society.


lexentry: eng/antistrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antistrophe
trans_list: antístrofe
sense:
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.


lexentry: eng/antisymmetric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisymmetric
trans_list: antissimétrico
sense:
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.


lexentry: eng/antisymmetrizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antisymmetrizer
trans_list: operador antissimetrizador
sense:
(mathematics, physics) A linear operator that makes a wave function of N identical fermions antisymmetric under the exchange of the coordinates of any pair of fermions.


lexentry: eng/antisymmetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: antisymmetry
trans_list: antissimetria
sense:
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.


lexentry: eng/antiterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiterrorism
trans_list: antiterrorismo | contraterrorismo
sense:
(law enforcement, military, often, attributive) Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.


lexentry: eng/antithetical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antithetical
trans_list: antitético
sense:
Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.


lexentry: eng/antitragicus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitragicus
trans_list: antitrágico
sense:
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.


lexentry: eng/antitrinitarian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitrinitarian
trans_list: antitrinitário
sense:
(theology) Rejecting the Trinitarian doctrine that God subsists as three distinct Persons in the single substance of the Holy Trinity.


lexentry: eng/antitrinitarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitrinitarianism
trans_list: antitrinitarismo
sense:
(theology) Rejection of the Trinitarian doctrine that God subsists as three distinct persons in the single substance of the Holy Trinity; nontrinitarianism.


lexentry: eng/antitrust__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitrust
trans_list: antitrust | antitruste
sense:
(legal) Opposed to or against the establishment or existence of trusts (monopolies), usually referring to legislation.


lexentry: eng/antitype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antitype
trans_list: antítipo
sense:
Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.


lexentry: eng/antiuniversalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antiuniversalist
trans_list: antiuniversalista
sense:
(theology) One who opposes universalism (the theological belief that all souls can attain salvation).


lexentry: eng/antivenom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antivenom
trans_list: antiofídico | antiveneno
sense:
(medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.


lexentry: eng/antivirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antivirus
trans_list: antivírus
sense:
(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.


lexentry: eng/antler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antler
trans_list: galhada | chifre | corno (de cervídeos)
sense:
A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)


lexentry: eng/antlion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antlion
trans_list: formiga-leão
sense:
Any of various species of insects, many of them nocturnal, in the family Myrmeleontidae. The adults superficially resemble the unrelated damselflies. The larvae bury themselves in sand below a cone-shaped pit in which they trap insects such as ants.


lexentry: eng/antoeci__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: antoeci
trans_list: antecos
sense:
The inhabitants at two points on the globe that share a longitude and for which the sum of their degrees of latitude equals zero.


lexentry: eng/anvil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anvil
trans_list: bigorna
sense:
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.


lexentry: eng/anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anxiety
trans_list: ansiedade | angústia
sense:
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.


lexentry: eng/anxiety__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: anxiety
trans_list: ansiedade
sense:
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.


lexentry: eng/anxious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anxious
trans_list: ansioso
sense:
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.


lexentry: eng/any__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: any
trans_list: algum
sense:
(negative polarity item) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.


lexentry: eng/anycast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: anycast
trans_list: anycast
sense:
(networking) A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.


lexentry: eng/anyway__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: anyway
trans_list: mesmo
sense:
Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/aorist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorist
trans_list: aoristo
sense:
(grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.


lexentry: eng/aorist_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorist aspect
trans_list: aoristo
sense:
(grammar) A temporal feature of the verb which denotes the speaker's standpoint of the event described by the verb, as from outside of the event and seeing it as a completed whole.


lexentry: eng/aorta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorta
trans_list: aorta
sense:
(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.


lexentry: eng/aortic_arch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aortic arch
trans_list: arco aórtico
sense:
(anatomy) The curving portion of the aorta that bends between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta, from which the brachiocephalic artery, left carotid artery, and left subclavian artery arise.


lexentry: eng/aorticopulmonary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aorticopulmonary
trans_list: aorticopulmonar
sense:
(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the pulmonary artery; specifically, connecting the two, as for example in a congenital heart defect whereby the septum that normally separates the two has a hole (fistula) in it.


lexentry: eng/aortopexy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aortopexy
trans_list: aortopexia
sense:
(surgery) A surgical procedure in which the aortic arch is fixated to the sternum, so that the tracheal lumen is pulled open.


lexentry: eng/apagoge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apagoge
trans_list: apagoge | apagogia
sense:
(logic) An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.


lexentry: eng/apanage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apanage
trans_list: apanágio
sense:
(historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.


lexentry: eng/aparejo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aparejo
trans_list: albarda
sense:
A kind of packsaddle formerly used in the American military and among the Spanish Americans, made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like.


lexentry: eng/apartment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apartment
trans_list: apartamento | flate | flete
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.


lexentry: eng/apastron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apastron
trans_list: apoastro
sense:
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.


lexentry: eng/apatheia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatheia
trans_list: apatia
sense:
(philosophy) A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions.


lexentry: eng/apatheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatheism
trans_list: apateísmo
sense:
(religion) Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.


lexentry: eng/apathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apathy
trans_list: apatia | desânimo
sense:
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).


lexentry: eng/apatite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatite
trans_list: apatita
sense:
(mineral) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.


lexentry: eng/apatosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apatosaur
trans_list: apatossauro
sense:
A large, herbivorous, gregarious sauropod dinosaur, of the genus Apatosaurus, from Jurassic North America; it had a long neck and tail.


lexentry: eng/ape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ape
trans_list: macaco | símio
sense:
A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.


lexentry: eng/apeman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apeman
trans_list: homem-macaco
sense:
A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.


lexentry: eng/aperiodic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: aperiodic
trans_list: aperiódico
sense:
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.


lexentry: eng/aperitif_wine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aperitif wine
trans_list: vinho aperitivo
sense:
(US, _, standard of identity) Grape wine, mixed with brandy or alcohol, with natural flavors (including herbs), and optionally with caramel for color, that matches the general description of aperitif wine but not of vermouth.


lexentry: eng/aperture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aperture
trans_list: abertura
sense:
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.


lexentry: eng/aperture_priority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aperture priority
trans_list: prioridade de abertura
sense:
(photography, often, used attributively) A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the aperture setting of an exposure while the camera then automatically selects the correct shutter speed for that exposure.


lexentry: eng/apex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apex
trans_list: ápice
sense:
(botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support.


lexentry: eng/aphakia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphakia
trans_list: afacia | afaquia
sense:
(ophthalmology) The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.


lexentry: eng/aphanitic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphanitic
trans_list: afanítico
sense:
(geology, petrology) Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.


lexentry: eng/aphantasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphantasia
trans_list: afantasia
sense:
(psychology, pathology) A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery.


lexentry: eng/aphasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphasia
trans_list: afasia
sense:
(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.


lexentry: eng/aphelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphelion
trans_list: afélio | afélia
sense:
(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.


lexentry: eng/apheresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apheresis
trans_list: aférese
sense:
(phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.


lexentry: eng/apheresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apheresis
trans_list: aférese
sense:
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).


lexentry: eng/aphetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphetism
trans_list: aférese
sense:
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.


lexentry: eng/aphidiid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphidiid
trans_list: afidiídeo
sense:
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp in the former family Aphidiidae, now considered to be part of the Braconidae.


lexentry: eng/aphotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphotic
trans_list: afótico
sense:
Having no light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.


lexentry: eng/aphotic_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphotic zone
trans_list: zona afótica
sense:
(oceanography) That part of the deep body of an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.


lexentry: eng/aphthovirus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aphthovirus
trans_list: aftovírus
sense:
Any of a group of viruses, of the genus Aphthovirus, responsible for diseases such as foot and mouth


lexentry: eng/apical_ancestor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apical ancestor
trans_list: ancestral apical
sense:
In kinship and descent, a common ancestor from whom a lineage or clan may trace its descent. The ancestor who is at the apex of the genealogy.


lexentry: eng/apical_ectodermal_ridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apical ectodermal ridge
trans_list: crista ectodérmica apical
sense:
(embryology) A formation of ectodermal cells that occurs at the distal end of each limb bud and functions as the primary signaling point to secure the proper development of a limb.


lexentry: eng/apicoectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apicoectomy
trans_list: apicectomia
sense:
(surgery) An endodontic surgical procedure whereby a tooth's root tip is removed and a root end cavity is prepared and filled with a biocompatible material


lexentry: eng/apicoplast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apicoplast
trans_list: apicoplasto
sense:
(microbiology) A relict, non-photosynthetic plastid found in most of the Apicomplexa, proposed to have evolved via secondary endosymbiosis and surrounded by four membranes within the outermost part of the endomembrane system


lexentry: eng/apigenin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apigenin
trans_list: apigenina
sense:
(organic compound) A flavone, found as a glycoside in many plants, that reverses the adverse effects of cyclosporine


lexentry: eng/apiin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apiin
trans_list: apiina
sense:
(organic compound) A chemical compound isolated from parsley and celery, and whose aglycone is apigenin.


lexentry: eng/apiose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apiose
trans_list: apiose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants


lexentry: eng/aplanatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aplanatic
trans_list: aplanático
sense:
(optics, of an optical system) Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration


lexentry: eng/aplasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aplasia
trans_list: aplasia
sense:
(pathology) A condition marked by the incomplete development, or entire absence, of an organ or tissue.


lexentry: eng/aplustre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aplustre
trans_list: aplustre
sense:
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.


lexentry: eng/apnea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apnea
trans_list: apneia
sense:
(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.


lexentry: eng/apneusis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apneusis
trans_list: apneuse
sense:
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.


lexentry: eng/apoapsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoapsis
trans_list: apoapside
sense:
(astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.


lexentry: eng/apocalypse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apocalypse
trans_list: apocalipse
sense:
(Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/apocalypticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocalypticism
trans_list: apocalipticismo | apocaliptismo
sense:
(religion) A belief or doctrine based on apocalypse, especially which believes in an imminent end to the current world order.


lexentry: eng/apocarotenoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocarotenoid
trans_list: apocarotenoide
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any compound formed by the removal of fragments of the carbon backbone (usually by oxidative cleavage) of a carotenoid.


lexentry: eng/apocatastasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocatastasis
trans_list: apocatástase
sense:
(especially, religion, rare) An apocalypse leading to the remaking of the world rather than a Final Judgment, (Christianity) an Origenist doctrine condemned by the 543 C.E. Synod of Constantinople.


lexentry: eng/apocolpium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocolpium
trans_list: apocólpio
sense:
(palynology) The region near the pole of some pollen grains which is bounded by the lines connected the colpal apices.


lexentry: eng/apocrine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocrine
trans_list: apócrino
sense:
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.


lexentry: eng/apocrisiarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocrisiarius
trans_list: apocrisiário
sense:
(historical, ecclesiastical) A high diplomatic representative, approximately equivalent to a papal nuncio.


lexentry: eng/apocrypha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocrypha
trans_list: apócrifo
sense:
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).


lexentry: eng/apocryphal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apocryphal
trans_list: apócrifo
sense:
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.


lexentry: eng/apocynin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apocynin
trans_list: apocinina
sense:
(organic compound) A derivative of acetophenone that occurs in many plants; it has some potential medicinal properties


lexentry: eng/apodeictic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apodeictic
trans_list: apodíctico | apodítico
sense:
(logic) Of the characteristic feature of a proposition that is necessary (or impossible): perfectly certain (or inconceivable) or incontrovertibly true (or false); self-evident.


lexentry: eng/apodization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apodization
trans_list: apodização
sense:
(mathematics) Any of several techniques to modify the form of a mathematical function, or of a spectrum etc. by smoothing or removing irregularities


lexentry: eng/apodyterium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apodyterium
trans_list: apoditério
sense:
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.


lexentry: eng/apogee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apogee
trans_list: apogeu
sense:
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.


lexentry: eng/apogonid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apogonid
trans_list: apogonídeo
sense:
Any of the family Apogonidae of large-headed, marine, percoid fishes with oblong and compressed bodies.


lexentry: eng/apolipoprotein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apolipoprotein
trans_list: apolipoproteína
sense:
(protein) Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.


lexentry: eng/apologetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apologetics
trans_list: apologética
sense:
The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines


lexentry: eng/apologize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apologize
trans_list: desculpar-se
sense:
(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends


lexentry: eng/apology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apology
trans_list: desculpa
sense:
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).


lexentry: eng/apomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apomorphic
trans_list: apomórfico
sense:
(taxonomy, of a characteristic) Distinguishing an organism or taxon from others that share the same ancestor


lexentry: eng/apomorphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apomorphy
trans_list: apomorfia
sense:
(systematics) A derived characteristic of a clade. Any feature novel to a species and its descendants.


lexentry: eng/apophatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophatic
trans_list: apofático
sense:
(theology) Pertaining to knowledge of God obtained through negation rather than positive assertions.


lexentry: eng/apophatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophatism
trans_list: apofatismo | apófase
sense:
(theology) A theory of approaching knowledge of God through negative rather than positive assertions.


lexentry: eng/apophyllite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophyllite
trans_list: apofilita
sense:
(mineral) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium. Calcite on apophyllite


lexentry: eng/apophysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apophysis
trans_list: apófise
sense:
(anatomy) A natural outgrowth, swelling or enlargement, usually of an organism; a protuberance on a bone.


lexentry: eng/apoplast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoplast
trans_list: apoplasto
sense:
(botany) The space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ


lexentry: eng/apoprotein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoprotein
trans_list: apoproteína
sense:
(protein) The polypeptide part of a conjugated protein; for example, an apolipoprotein plus a lipid particle yields a lipoprotein.


lexentry: eng/apoptosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apoptosis
trans_list: apoptose
sense:
(biology, cytology) A process of programmed cell death by which cells undergo an ordered sequence of events which leads to death of the cell, as occurs during growth and development of the organism, as a part of normal cell aging, or as a response to cellular injury. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/aporia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aporia
trans_list: aporia
sense:
(rhetoric) An expression of deliberation with oneself regarding uncertainty or doubt as to how to proceed.


lexentry: eng/aporia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: aporia
trans_list: aporia
sense:
(philosophy, post-structuralism) An insoluble contradiction, especially in a text's meaning; a logical impasse suggested by a text or speaker.


lexentry: eng/aposematism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aposematism
trans_list: aposematismo
sense:
(biology, chiefly, zoology) An adaptation, especially a form of coloration, that warns off potential predators.


lexentry: eng/aposiopesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: aposiopesis
trans_list: aposiopese | reticência
sense:
(rhetoric) An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).


lexentry: eng/apostilb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostilb
trans_list: apostilb
sense:
(physics) a unit of luminance, being the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting light at the rate of 1⁄π candela per square metre. Also known as a blondel.


lexentry: eng/apostle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostle
trans_list: apóstolo
sense:
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).


lexentry: eng/apostle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apostle
trans_list: apóstolo
sense:
A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


lexentry: eng/apostolic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostolic
trans_list: apostólico
sense:
(Christianity) Pertaining to apostles or their practice of teaching; pertaining to the apostles (of early Christianity) or their teachings.


lexentry: eng/apostolic_succession__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostolic succession
trans_list: sucessão apostólica
sense:
(Christianity) The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.


lexentry: eng/apostolicity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostolicity
trans_list: apostolicidade
sense:
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostrophe
trans_list: apóstrofo | apóstrofe
sense:
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.


lexentry: eng/apostrophe__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apostrophe
trans_list: apóstrofe | apóstrofo
sense:
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.


lexentry: eng/apostrophic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apostrophic
trans_list: apostrófico
sense:
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').


lexentry: eng/apothecium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apothecium
trans_list: apotécio
sense:
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.


lexentry: eng/apothem__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apothem
trans_list: apótema
sense:
(geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).


lexentry: eng/apotheosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: apotheosis
trans_list: apoteose | auge | ápice
sense:
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).


lexentry: eng/apotome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apotome
trans_list: apótomo
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) The difference between two quantities or lengths commensurable only in power, as between 1 and the square root of 2, or between the diagonal and side of a square.


lexentry: eng/apotropaism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apotropaism
trans_list: apotropismo
sense:
(religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.


lexentry: eng/app__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: app
trans_list: aplicativo | aplicativo móvel | aplicação | aplicação móvel | app
sense:
(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.


lexentry: eng/apparent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apparent
trans_list: visível
sense:
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view.


lexentry: eng/apparent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apparent
trans_list: aparente
sense:
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.


lexentry: eng/apparent_brightness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apparent brightness
trans_list: brilho aparente
sense:
(astronomy) The brightness of a star as measured by an observer, as opposed to its intrinsic brightness when corrected for distance or absorption.


lexentry: eng/apparent_magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apparent magnitude
trans_list: magnitude aparente
sense:
(astronomy) a numerical measure of the brightness of a star, planet etc.; a decrease of 1 unit represents an increase in the light received by a factor of 2.512


lexentry: eng/apparition__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: apparition
trans_list: aparição
sense:
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.


lexentry: eng/apparition__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: apparition
trans_list: aparição
sense:
(astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: apelação | recurso
sense:
An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: recorrer | apelar
sense:
(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.


lexentry: eng/appeal__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: appeal
trans_list: apelar | atrair
sense:
(intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.


lexentry: eng/appeal_to_authority__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appeal to authority
trans_list: apelo à autoridade
sense:
(logical fallacy) Deeming an assertion to be true because of the position or the authority of the person asserting it.


lexentry: eng/appear__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: appear
trans_list: comparecer
sense:
(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.


lexentry: eng/appear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: appear
trans_list: aparecer | surgir | parecer
sense:
(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.


lexentry: eng/appearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: appearance
trans_list: aparecimento
sense:
The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.


lexentry: eng/appearance__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: appearance
trans_list: aparência | aspecto
sense:
(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance


lexentry: eng/appellate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appellate
trans_list: apelado | apelatório
sense:
That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.


lexentry: eng/appellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: appellation
trans_list: apelação
sense:
(formal, _, or, _, dated) A name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.


lexentry: eng/apperceive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: apperceive
trans_list: aperceber
sense:
(psychology) To be aware of perceiving; to understand a perception by linking it mentally with a mass of existing ideas of the same object.


lexentry: eng/apperception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: apperception
trans_list: apercepção
sense:
(uncountable, psychology, and, philosophy, especially Kantianism) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states, unifying past and present experiences; self-consciousness, perception that reflects upon itself.


