# translation

lexentry: eng/transcriptome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transcriptome
trans_list: transcriptoma
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of RNA molecules (transcripts) produced in a cell or a population of cells.


lexentry: eng/transept__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transept
trans_list: transepto
sense:
(architecture) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts.


lexentry: eng/transfer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transfer
trans_list: transferência
sense:
(uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.


lexentry: eng/transfer__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: transfer
trans_list: transferir
sense:
(transitive, legal) To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.


lexentry: eng/transfer_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transfer function
trans_list: função de transferência
sense:
(systems theory) a mathematical representation of the relation between the input and output of a linear time-invariant system


lexentry: eng/transfer_window__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transfer window
trans_list: janela de transferências
sense:
(soccer) A period of time during the year in which soccer players may be bought or sold between professional clubs.


lexentry: eng/transference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transference
trans_list: baldeação
sense:
The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.


lexentry: eng/transference__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transference
trans_list: transferência
sense:
(psychology, psychiatry) The process by which emotions and desires, originally associated with one person, such as a parent, are unconsciously shifted to another.


lexentry: eng/transfigure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transfigure
trans_list: transfigurar
sense:
(transitive) To transform the outward appearance of; to convert into a different form, state or substance.


lexentry: eng/transfinite_induction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transfinite induction
trans_list: indução transfinita
sense:
(mathematics, set theory) An extension of mathematical induction to well-ordered sets of transfinite cardinality, such as sets of ordinal numbers or cardinal numbers.


lexentry: eng/transfinite_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transfinite number
trans_list: número transfinito
sense:
(set theory) Any cardinal or ordinal number which is larger than any finite, i.e. natural number; often represented by the Hebrew letter aleph (ℵ) with a subscript 0, 1, etc.


lexentry: eng/transform__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transform
trans_list: transformar
sense:
(transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.


lexentry: eng/transformer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transformer
trans_list: transformador
sense:
(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.


lexentry: eng/transformism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transformism
trans_list: transformismo
sense:
(evolutionary theory) The doctrine that living organisms have evolved from previously existing forms of living matter.


lexentry: eng/transgender__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transgender
trans_list: transgénero | transgênero
sense:
(narrowly) Of a person: having a gender (identity) which is opposite from the sex one was assigned at birth: being assigned male but having a female gender, or vice versa (that is, not including a non-binary identity).


lexentry: eng/transgender__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transgender
trans_list: transgénero | transgênero
sense:
(loosely) Of a person: transgressing or not identifying with culturally conventional gender roles and categories of male or female.


lexentry: eng/transgene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transgene
trans_list: transgene
sense:
(genetics, biotechnology) A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.


lexentry: eng/transgenic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transgenic
trans_list: transgénico | transgênico
sense:
Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been changed by such addition, genetically modified.


lexentry: eng/transhumance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transhumance
trans_list: transumância
sense:
The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.


lexentry: eng/transhumanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transhumanism
trans_list: transumanismo
sense:
A philosophy favouring the use of science and technology, especially neurotechnology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to overcome human limitations and improve the human condition.


lexentry: eng/transistor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transistor
trans_list: transístor | transistor
sense:
(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.


lexentry: eng/transistor_radio__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transistor radio
trans_list: transistor
sense:
(dated) A small portable radio receiver having transistors rather than thermionic valves; popular from the late 1950s.


lexentry: eng/transit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transit
trans_list: transporte | trânsito
sense:
The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.


lexentry: eng/transit__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transit
trans_list: trânsito
sense:
(astronomy) The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.


lexentry: eng/transition__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: transition
trans_list: transição
sense:
(genetics) A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.


lexentry: eng/transition__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: transition
trans_list: transição
sense:
(education) Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.


lexentry: eng/transition__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: transition
trans_list: transição
sense:
(LGBT) The process or act of changing one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics, by social, medical, or legal methods, to conform to their identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth.


lexentry: eng/transition__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transition
trans_list: transicionar
sense:
(intransitive, LGBT) To change one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender.


lexentry: eng/transitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: transitive
trans_list: transitivo
sense:
(set theory, of a relation on a set) Having the property that if an element a is related to b and b is related to c, then a is necessarily related to c.


lexentry: eng/transitive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: transitive
trans_list: transitivo
sense:
(algebra, of a group action) Such that, for any two elements of the acted-upon set, some group element maps the first to the second.


lexentry: eng/transitive_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transitive verb
trans_list: verbo transitivo
sense:
(grammar) A verb that is accompanied (either clearly or implicitly) by a direct object in the active voice. It links the action taken by the subject with the object upon which that action is taken. Consequently, transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice when the direct object of the equivalent active-voice sentence becomes the subject.


lexentry: eng/translate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translate
trans_list: traduzir | verter
sense:
(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.


lexentry: eng/translate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: translate
trans_list: traduzir
sense:
(transitive) To transfer the remains of a deceased person (such as a monarch or other important person) from one place to another; (specifically, Christianity) to transfer a holy relic from one shrine to another.


lexentry: eng/translate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: translate
trans_list: traduzir
sense:
(transitive, medicine, obsolete) To cause (a disease or something giving rise to a disease) to move from one body part to another, or (rare) between persons.


lexentry: eng/translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translation
trans_list: tradução
sense:
(genetics) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.


lexentry: eng/translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translation
trans_list: transmissão
sense:
(mathematics) A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.


lexentry: eng/translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translation
trans_list: translação
sense:
(physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.


lexentry: eng/translation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translation
trans_list: tradução
sense:
(translation studies) The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).


lexentry: eng/translation_studies__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translation studies
trans_list: estudos de tradução | tradutologia
sense:
The study of the theory and practice of translating and interpreting, especially in an academic context, combining elements of social science and the humanities.


lexentry: eng/translationese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translationese
trans_list: tradutês
sense:
(translation studies) Awkwardness or ungrammaticality of translation, such as due to overly literal translation of idioms or syntax.


lexentry: eng/translator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: translator
trans_list: tradutor | tradutora
sense:
A person who converts speech, text, film, or other material into a different language. (Contrasted with interpreter.)


lexentry: eng/translator__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: translator
trans_list: tradutor | tradutora
sense:
A computer program that translates something from one language to another using machine translation.


lexentry: eng/transliteration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transliteration
trans_list: transliteração | transcrição
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.


lexentry: eng/translocation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: translocation
trans_list: translocação
sense:
(genetics) A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; the segment so transferred.


lexentry: eng/transmission__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transmission
trans_list: transmissão
sense:
Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.


lexentry: eng/transmission__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: transmission
trans_list: caixa de câmbio
sense:
(automotive) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).


lexentry: eng/transmission__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: transmission
trans_list: transmissão
sense:
(medicine, biology) The passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.


lexentry: eng/transmitter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transmitter
trans_list: transmissor
sense:
An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.


lexentry: eng/transmutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transmutation
trans_list: transmutação
sense:
(alchemy) Specifically, the supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.


lexentry: eng/transparent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transparent
trans_list: transparente
sense:
(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.


lexentry: eng/transparent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transparent
trans_list: transparente
sense:
(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.


lexentry: eng/transphobia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transphobia
trans_list: transfobia
sense:
(chemistry) The preference of pairs of high-trans effect soft ligands to avoid being mutually trans by becoming cis and having other low-trans effect hard ligands trans to themselves.


lexentry: eng/transpiration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transpiration
trans_list: perspiração
sense:
(botany) The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.


lexentry: eng/transpire__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transpire
trans_list: ressudar
sense:
(botany, intransitive) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/transplant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transplant
trans_list: transplante
sense:
(medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.


lexentry: eng/transplant__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transplant
trans_list: transplantar
sense:
(transitive) To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.


lexentry: eng/transplant__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transplant
trans_list: transplantar
sense:
(transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.


lexentry: eng/transponder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transponder
trans_list: transponder
sense:
A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.


lexentry: eng/transpose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: transpose
trans_list: passar
sense:
(transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.


lexentry: eng/transrealism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transrealism
trans_list: transrealismo
sense:
(science fiction) A literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perceptions from naturalistic realism.


lexentry: eng/transsexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transsexual
trans_list: transexual
sense:
Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).


lexentry: eng/transubstantiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transubstantiation
trans_list: transubstanciação
sense:
(Roman Catholic) The doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are essentially transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/transverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transverse
trans_list: transverso
sense:
Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas.


lexentry: eng/transverse_wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transverse wave
trans_list: onda transversal
sense:
(physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel


lexentry: eng/transvestite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: transvestite
trans_list: travesti
sense:
A person who sometimes wears clothes traditionally worn by and associated with the opposite sex; typically a male who cross-dresses occasionally by habit or personal choice.


lexentry: eng/transvestite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: transvestite
trans_list: travesti
sense:
(clinical psychology, psychiatry, pathology) A person, typically a heterosexual male, who compulsively seeks and derives paraphilic sexual arousal from cross-dressing, especially if the urges and behavior cause the patient distress or social impairment.


lexentry: eng/trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trap
trans_list: armadilha | arapuca
sense:
A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.


lexentry: eng/trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: trap
trans_list: sifão
sense:
A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.


lexentry: eng/trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 25
written_rep: trap
trans_list: trap
sense:
(slang, informal, usually, _ , offensive, usually, _ ) Someone with male-typical anatomy who passes as female.


lexentry: eng/trash__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: trash
trans_list: lixo | escória | gentalha
sense:
(chiefly, North American, slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.)


lexentry: eng/trash__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: trash
trans_list: lixeira | reciclagem
sense:
(computing) Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.


lexentry: eng/trash__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: trash
trans_list: jogar fora
sense:
To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.


lexentry: eng/travel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: travel
trans_list: viajar
sense:
(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.


lexentry: eng/traveller's_cheque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: traveller's cheque
trans_list: cheque de viajante
sense:
(British, Canada) A preprinted cheque for a fixed amount, often in a foreign currency, issued by a bank that may be used instead of cash; may usually be replaced if lost or stolen.


lexentry: eng/travelling_salesman_problem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: travelling salesman problem
trans_list: problema do caixeiro viajante
sense:
(mathematics, UK, Canada) The problem in combinatorial optimization in which, given a number of cities and the costs of travelling from one to the other, it is required to determine the cheapest route that visits each city once and then returns to the initial city.


lexentry: eng/traverse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: traverse
trans_list: atravessar | transir
sense:
(transitive) To travel across, to go through, to pass through, particularly under difficult conditions.


lexentry: eng/travertine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: travertine
trans_list: travertino
sense:
(mineral) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.


lexentry: eng/travesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: travesty
trans_list: imitação grotesca
sense:
A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).


lexentry: eng/trawling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trawling
trans_list: arrastão | pesca de arrasto
sense:
A commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trolling, which drags (one or more) lines.


lexentry: eng/treadmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: treadmill
trans_list: passadeira | esteira ergométrica
sense:
A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.


lexentry: eng/treasure_trail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: treasure trail
trans_list: caminho da felicidade
sense:
(slang) A vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a person's (usually a man's) abdomen from pubic hair to navel.


lexentry: eng/treat__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: treat
trans_list: tratar | tratar de
sense:
(intransitive) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/treat__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: treat
trans_list: regalar | negociar | tratar
sense:
(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/treat__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: treat
trans_list: tratar
sense:
(transitive) To subject to a chemical or other action; to act upon with a specific scientific result in mind. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/treaty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: treaty
trans_list: tratado | acordo
sense:
(countable, international law) A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.


lexentry: eng/treble_clef__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: treble clef
trans_list: clave de sol
sense:
(music) a symbol showing that the second line from the bottom of the stave represents the G above middle C


lexentry: eng/trebuchet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trebuchet
trans_list: trabuco
sense:
A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.


lexentry: eng/tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tree
trans_list: árvore
sense:
A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a bush with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, leaves and branches.


lexentry: eng/tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: tree
trans_list: árvore
sense:
(graph theory) A connected graph with no cycles or, if the graph is finite, equivalently a connected graph with n vertices and n−1 edges.


lexentry: eng/tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: tree
trans_list: árvore
sense:
(computing theory) A recursive data structure in which each node has zero or more nodes as children.


lexentry: eng/tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: tree
trans_list: árvore
sense:
(graphical user interface) A display or listing of entries or elements such that there are primary and secondary entries shown, usually linked by drawn lines or by indenting to the right.


lexentry: eng/tree_frog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tree frog
trans_list: perereca
sense:
A frog of the family Hylidae, of small size and more elegant in form than the true frogs (family Ranidae), often with a bright coloration.


lexentry: eng/tree_lawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tree lawn
trans_list: gramado
sense:
(Upper Midwestern US) A strip of unpaved land planted with trees, running alongside a street, usually between the sidewalk and street.


lexentry: eng/treehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: treehouse
trans_list: casa da árvore | casa na árvore
sense:
(chiefly, US) A house, or similar structure within a tree, or several trees, built with light materials.


lexentry: eng/trefoil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trefoil
trans_list: trevo | trifólio
sense:
Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.


lexentry: eng/tremolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tremolite
trans_list: tremolite
sense:
(mineral) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral, a type of asbestos, that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2; sometimes used in place of common asbestos.


lexentry: eng/tremolo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tremolo
trans_list: tremolo
sense:
(music) A rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. It can also be intended to mean a rapid and repetitive variation in pitch for the duration of a note. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless notes).


lexentry: eng/trepidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: trepidation
trans_list: receio | ansiedade | agitação | apreensão | perturbação | tremor
sense:
(astronomy, obsolete) A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.


lexentry: eng/tres__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tres
trans_list: três
sense:
(musical instrument) A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.


lexentry: eng/triad__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: triad
trans_list: trítono
sense:
(music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale OR any chord with three notes.


lexentry: eng/triage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triage
trans_list: seleção | triagem
sense:
Assessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.


lexentry: eng/triage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: triage
trans_list: triagem
sense:
(medicine) The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury).


lexentry: eng/trial__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trial
trans_list: processo | ensaio | prova | experiência | julgamento
sense:
A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).


lexentry: eng/trial__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: trial
trans_list: provação
sense:
A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially, religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.


lexentry: eng/trial__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: trial
trans_list: ensaio | prova | experiência
sense:
(archaic) The action of trying (to do) something, especially more than once. (This sense is still current in the expression trial and error.)


lexentry: eng/trial_and_error__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trial and error
trans_list: tentativa e erro
sense:
The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.


lexentry: eng/trial_by_fire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trial by fire
trans_list: prova de fogo
sense:
A test in which a person is exposed to flames in order to assess their truthfulness, commitment, courage etc.


lexentry: eng/trial_by_ordeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trial by ordeal
trans_list: ordália
sense:
(legal) An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by their survival of physically painful tests.


lexentry: eng/trialogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trialogue
trans_list: trílogo
sense:
(European Union) An informal tripartite meeting attended by representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission.


lexentry: eng/trialware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trialware
trans_list: programa de avaliação | programa de experimentação
sense:
(Internet) Software that can be tried for a limited time, after which it expires or has limited functionality.


lexentry: eng/triangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: triangle
trans_list: triângulo | ferrinhos
sense:
(music) A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.


lexentry: eng/triangle_inequality__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triangle inequality
trans_list: desigualdade triangular
sense:
(analysis) The inequality that states that the magnitude of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the magnitudes of the vectors.


lexentry: eng/triangulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triangulation
trans_list: triangulação
sense:
(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.


lexentry: eng/tribology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tribology
trans_list: tribologia
sense:
(physics, engineering) The science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion; the study and application of technology using the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.


lexentry: eng/trichloroethylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trichloroethylene
trans_list: tricloroetileno
sense:
(organic compound) the unsaturated chlorinated hydrocarbon CCl2=CHCl used as an industrial solvent and formerly as an anaesthetic


lexentry: eng/trichomoniasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trichomoniasis
trans_list: tricomoníase
sense:
(disease) A common sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and infecting the urinary tract or vagina.


lexentry: eng/trick_or_treat__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trick or treat
trans_list: doces ou travessuras | gostosuras ou travessuras | travessuras ou gostosuras
sense:
A form of a light-hearted request by which children obtain candy on Halloween while wearing themed costumes.


lexentry: eng/trick_question__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trick question
trans_list: pergunta capciosa
sense:
A question that tries to make someone answer in a certain way, usually incorrectly (i.e. that seems to have an obvious answer that is however incorrect), or that doesn't have a correct answer or that hides the real question or some difficulty. Usually a loaded question.


lexentry: eng/trickster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trickster
trans_list: duende
sense:
(mythology, literature) Any of numerous figures featuring in various mythologies and folk traditions, who use guile and secret knowledge to challenge authority and play tricks and pranks on others with their acts of trickery; any similar figure in literature.


lexentry: eng/tricolour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tricolour
trans_list: tricolor
sense:
A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal; all of equal size, and of a different colour each.


lexentry: eng/trifecta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trifecta
trans_list: terciado
sense:
(betting) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.


lexentry: eng/trifle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trifle
trans_list: trifle
sense:
(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.


lexentry: eng/trigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: trigger
trans_list: gatilho
sense:
(psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.


lexentry: eng/trigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: trigger
trans_list: trigger
sense:
(databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.


lexentry: eng/trigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: trigger
trans_list: trigger
sense:
(online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.


lexentry: eng/trigger__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: trigger
trans_list: apertar o gatilho | atirar | dar gatilho | desencadear
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (a person).


lexentry: eng/trigger_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trigger point
trans_list: culpa
sense:
An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.


lexentry: eng/trigger_warning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trigger warning
trans_list: alerta de gatilho | aviso de gatilho
sense:
A notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.


lexentry: eng/trigonometric_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trigonometric function
trans_list: função trigonométrica
sense:
(trigonometry) Any function of an angle expressible as the ratio of two of the sides of a right triangle that has that angle (e.g., sine), or that subtracts 1 from such a ratio or subtracts such a ratio from 1 (e.g., coversed sine).


lexentry: eng/trigonometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trigonometry
trans_list: trigonometria
sense:
(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.


lexentry: eng/trigraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trigraph
trans_list: trígrafo
sense:
(linguistics) A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.


lexentry: eng/trill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trill
trans_list: trilo | trinado | trino
sense:
(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.


lexentry: eng/trill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trill
trans_list: trilo | trinado | trino | vibrante
sense:
(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.


lexentry: eng/trillion__Numeral__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trillion
trans_list: bilião | trilhão | trilião
sense:
(dated, _, British, Australian, long scale) A million million million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.


lexentry: eng/trilogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trilogy
trans_list: trilogia
sense:
A set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.


lexentry: eng/trimester__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trimester
trans_list: trimestre
sense:
One of the terms of an academic year in those learning institutions that divide their teaching in three roughly equal terms, each about three months long. Compare semester.


lexentry: eng/trinitrotoluene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trinitrotoluene
trans_list: trinitrotolueno
sense:
A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene


lexentry: eng/triode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triode
trans_list: triodo
sense:
A thermionic valve containing an anode, a cathode, and a control grid; small changes to the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode, which makes amplification possible.


lexentry: eng/trip__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: trip
trans_list: alucinar | tripar
sense:
(intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.


lexentry: eng/tripe__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tripe
trans_list: lixo
sense:
(figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).


lexentry: eng/triphthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triphthong
trans_list: tritongo
sense:
A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.


lexentry: eng/triple_jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triple jump
trans_list: triplo salto | salto triplo
sense:
An athletics field event where one has to travel as far as possible after taking one hop, a step, then a jump.


lexentry: eng/triple_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triple point
trans_list: ponto triplo
sense:
(physics) The unique temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid and gas phases of a substance are all in equilibrium.


lexentry: eng/triquetra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triquetra
trans_list: triquetra
sense:
A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.


lexentry: eng/trireme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trireme
trans_list: trirreme | trirremo
sense:
(history, nautical, archaic) A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.


lexentry: eng/trisomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trisomy
trans_list: trissomia
sense:
(cytology) The presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.


lexentry: eng/tritanopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tritanopia
trans_list: tritanopia
sense:
(ophthalmology) A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color blue, resulting in an inability to distinguish blue from green.


lexentry: eng/trite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trite
trans_list: banal | gasto
sense:
Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.


lexentry: eng/tritheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tritheism
trans_list: triteísmo
sense:
A belief in three gods, especially the nontrinitarian doctrine that God the Son, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are separate gods which is condemned as heresy by most Christian denominations.


lexentry: eng/tritium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tritium
trans_list: trítio
sense:
(isotope) A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T, 3H or 31H) having one proton and two neutrons.


lexentry: eng/triumph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triumph
trans_list: triunfo
sense:
A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest.


lexentry: eng/triumph__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: triumph
trans_list: triunfo
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome) a ceremony held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the military achievement of an army commander.


lexentry: eng/triumph__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triumph
trans_list: triunfar
sense:
To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.


lexentry: eng/triumphalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triumphalism
trans_list: triunfalismo
sense:
The attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, culture, or social system, particularly a religious or political one, is superior and that it will or should triumph over all others.


lexentry: eng/triumvirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triumvirate
trans_list: triunvirato | troica
sense:
An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.


lexentry: eng/triunity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: triunity
trans_list: Trindade
sense:
The fact or state of being three in one (usually with reference to the Christian idea of the Trinity).


lexentry: eng/trivet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trivet
trans_list: descanso
sense:
A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.


lexentry: eng/trocar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trocar
trans_list: trocarte
sense:
A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.


lexentry: eng/trochanter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trochanter
trans_list: trocanter | trocânter
sense:
(anatomy) In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.


lexentry: eng/trochee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trochee
trans_list: troqueu | coreu
sense:
A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.


lexentry: eng/trogon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trogon
trans_list: surucuá
sense:
A bird of a species in the family Trogonidae, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.


lexentry: eng/troll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: troll
trans_list: trol | trole
sense:
(originally, Scandinavian, _, mythology, now, also, European folklore) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/troll__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: troll
trans_list: trol | trolagem
sense:
(figurative, originally, Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion; also, such a statement. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/troll__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: troll
trans_list: troll
sense:
(by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.


lexentry: eng/troll__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: troll
trans_list: trolar | trollar
sense:
(figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/trolley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trolley
trans_list: cana
sense:
A trolley pole; a single-pole device for collecting electrical current from an overhead electrical line, normally for a tram/streetcar or a trolleybus.


lexentry: eng/trolling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trolling
trans_list: corrico | pesca de corrico | trolada | trolagem
sense:
A fishing technique in which one or more baited fishing lines are dragged by a moving boat. Not to be confused with trawling, which drags a net#Noun.


lexentry: eng/trombone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trombone
trans_list: trombone
sense:
A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).


lexentry: eng/trompe_l'oeil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trompe l'oeil
trans_list: trompe-l'oeil
sense:
(uncountable) A genre of painting that exploits human vision to create the illusion that the subject of the painting is real.


lexentry: eng/trope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: trope
trans_list: tropo
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.


lexentry: eng/trophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trophy
trans_list: troféu | taça
sense:
An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.


lexentry: eng/tropic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tropic
trans_list: trópico
sense:
(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.


lexentry: eng/tropical_cyclone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tropical cyclone
trans_list: ciclone tropical
sense:
(in the broad sense) a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular/spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.


lexentry: eng/tropical_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tropical storm
trans_list: ciclone tropical
sense:
A cyclone within the tropics, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60–120 km) per hour.


lexentry: eng/tropics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tropics
trans_list: trópicos
sense:
(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.


lexentry: eng/tropism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tropism
trans_list: tropismo
sense:
(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/tropomyosin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tropomyosin
trans_list: tropomiosina
sense:
(biochemistry, protein) A protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.


lexentry: eng/troponym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: troponym
trans_list: tropônimo
sense:
(grammar) A verb that indicates more precisely the manner of doing something by replacing a verb of a more generalized meaning.


lexentry: eng/tropopause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tropopause
trans_list: tropopausa
sense:
The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of between 25,000 and 45,000 feet in polar and temperate zones. It occurs at 55,000 feet in the tropics.


lexentry: eng/troposphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: troposphere
trans_list: troposfera
sense:
The lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective air movements and a large vertical temperature change.


lexentry: eng/trot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: trot
trans_list: trote
sense:
(chiefly, of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).


lexentry: eng/trotter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trotter
trans_list: chispe
sense:
In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on opposite sides take a step together alternating with the other set of opposite legs; as opposed to a pacer.


lexentry: eng/troubleshoot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: troubleshoot
trans_list: diagnosticar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.


lexentry: eng/trounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trounce
trans_list: amassar
sense:
(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.


lexentry: eng/trousseau__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trousseau
trans_list: enxoval
sense:
The clothes and linen, etc., that a bride collects or that is given to her for her wedding and married life, especially a traditional or formal set of these.


lexentry: eng/trout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trout
trans_list: truta
sense:
Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.


lexentry: eng/truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: truck
trans_list: caminhão | camião
sense:
(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods.


lexentry: eng/truck_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truck driver
trans_list: caminhoneiro | camionista
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A person employed to drive a truck, especially a tractor-trailer or other large industrial truck.


lexentry: eng/true_bug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: true bug
trans_list: percevejo
sense:
Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and in particular of the suborder Heteroptera, that are wingless or have two pairs of wings, and have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking.


lexentry: eng/true_love__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: true love
trans_list: amor de verdade | amor verdadeiro | verdadeiro amor
sense:
(uncountable) The form of romantic affection that is considered pure and wholly positive, not just based on feelings of lust and sex.


lexentry: eng/truffle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truffle
trans_list: trufa | túbera
sense:
Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.


lexentry: eng/truing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truing
trans_list: direção
sense:
The alignment (and cutting) of a wheel (especially a grinding wheel) such that its surface is concentric with its axis.


lexentry: eng/trump_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trump up
trans_list: fabricar
sense:
(idiomatic) To create falsely, to fabricate (particularly applied to accusations, (legal) charges or evidence).


lexentry: eng/trumpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trumpet
trans_list: trombeta | trompete
sense:
(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.


lexentry: eng/trumpeter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trumpeter
trans_list: trombeta | trombeteiro | trompetista
sense:
Any of three species of bird in the family Psophiidae from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.


lexentry: eng/trumpeter_swan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trumpeter swan
trans_list: cisne-trombeteiro
sense:
The largest North American swan, Cygnus buccinator; they have white plumage with a long neck, a short black bill.


lexentry: eng/truncated_icosahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truncated icosahedron
trans_list: icosaedro truncado
sense:
(geometry) A polyhedron that has thirty-two faces (12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons) and 60 vertices and 90 edges, and is one of the Archimedean solids.


lexentry: eng/trundle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trundle
trans_list: empurrar
sense:
(transitive) To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.


lexentry: eng/trundle_bed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trundle bed
trans_list: cama sobressalente
sense:
A low bed, designed to be rolled/stored away, usually on casters, under a higher bed, e.g. for temporary use by guests.


lexentry: eng/trunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trunk
trans_list: tromba
sense:
The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.


lexentry: eng/trunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: trunk
trans_list: baú
sense:
A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for holding or transporting clothes or other goods.


lexentry: eng/trunk__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: trunk
trans_list: tronco
sense:
(software engineering) In software projects under source control: the most current source tree, from which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled.


lexentry: eng/truss__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: truss
trans_list: treliça
sense:
(botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.


lexentry: eng/trust__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: trust
trans_list: consórcio | trust
sense:
A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.


lexentry: eng/truth_be_told__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truth be told
trans_list: para falar a verdade | para ser sincero | verdade seja dita
sense:
(idiomatic) Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.


lexentry: eng/truth_or_dare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truth or dare
trans_list: verdade ou desafio
sense:
(games) A game where players take it in turn to perform a dare set by the other players, or truthfully answer a question put forth by them.


lexentry: eng/truth_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truth table
trans_list: tabela-verdade
sense:
(logic) A table showing all possible truth values for an expression, derived from the truth values of its components.


lexentry: eng/truth_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: truth value
trans_list: valor de verdade | valor-verdade
sense:
(logic) A value indicating to what extent a statement is true; in classical logic, these are the values "true" and "false".


lexentry: eng/try__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: try
trans_list: tentar | testar | experimentar | provar | acionar | autuar
sense:
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.


lexentry: eng/trypanosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trypanosome
trans_list: tripanossoma | tripanossomo
sense:
Any of a group of protozoan parasites which are transmitted by biting insects and infect the blood of humans and other vertebrates; order Trypanosomatida in class Kinetoplastea


lexentry: eng/trypophobia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: trypophobia
trans_list: tripofobia
sense:
(psychology) An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, such as those found in honeycombs. [from 2005]


lexentry: eng/tryptophan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tryptophan
trans_list: triptofano
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid with an indole side chain; present in many foods, especially chocolate, oats, banana and milk; it is essential for normal growth and development and is the precursor of serotonin and niacin; any specific form of this compound, or any derivative of it.


lexentry: eng/tryst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tryst
trans_list: encontro
sense:
A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.


lexentry: eng/tsarina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tsarina
trans_list: czarina | tsarina | tzarina
sense:
(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.


lexentry: eng/tsetse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tsetse
trans_list: tsé-tsé
sense:
Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.


lexentry: eng/tsunami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tsunami
trans_list: tsunami | maremoto
sense:
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).


lexentry: eng/tsundere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tsundere
trans_list: tsundere
sense:
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A fictional character who fits the archetype of being cold or even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warm and caring side.


lexentry: eng/tub__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tub
trans_list: tina
sense:
A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.


lexentry: eng/tubal_ligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tubal ligation
trans_list: laqueadura | laqueação
sense:
(medicine) A surgical procedure for female sterilization in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked or severed.


lexentry: eng/tube__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tube
trans_list: tubo | bisnaga
sense:
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.


lexentry: eng/tuber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tuber
trans_list: tubérculo
sense:
A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.


lexentry: eng/tubercle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tubercle
trans_list: tubérculo
sense:
(anatomy) A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.


lexentry: eng/tubercle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tubercle
trans_list: tubérculo
sense:
(botany) A small rounded wartlike protuberance of the roots of some leguminous plants; the lip of certain orchids, cacti.


lexentry: eng/tuberculosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tuberculosis
trans_list: tuberculose
sense:
(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]


lexentry: eng/tuberose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tuberose
trans_list: nardo
sense:
especially Agave amica (syn. Poliantes tuberosa), that has white flowers and grass-like leaves, used in perfumery.


lexentry: eng/tubular_bells__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tubular bells
trans_list: carrilhão de orquestra | sinos tubulares
sense:
(percussion instrument) A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal tubes that are struck with a mallet, producing sounds like those of church bells.


lexentry: eng/tuck__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: tuck
trans_list: aquendar
sense:
(LGBT, of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.


lexentry: eng/tuff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tuff
trans_list: tofo
sense:
(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.


lexentry: eng/tug_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tug of war
trans_list: cabo de guerra
sense:
A game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.


lexentry: eng/tughra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tughra
trans_list: tugra
sense:
A calligraphic signature of an Ottoman sultan (and some other rulers to the present day) that was affixed to official documents, carved on his seal, and stamped on coins and inscribed on some stamps issued during his reign.


lexentry: eng/tui__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tui
trans_list: tui
sense:
A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/tulpa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tulpa
trans_list: tulpa
sense:
(Buddhism, mysticism) A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.


lexentry: eng/tumble_dryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tumble dryer
trans_list: secadora
sense:
An electrical device that dries clothes in a rotating drum which tumbles the clothes in a flow of hot air.


lexentry: eng/tumbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: tumbler
trans_list: copo
sense:
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.


lexentry: eng/tumbleweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tumbleweed
trans_list: bola de feno | salsola
sense:
Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.


lexentry: eng/tumbril__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tumbril
trans_list: carroça dos condenados
sense:
A cart well suited to dumping its load#Noun easily, being single-axled and also often having a hinged tailboard; a dumpcart.


lexentry: eng/tumbril__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tumbril
trans_list: carroça dos condenados
sense:
(historical) A cart used to carry condemned prisoners to their death, especially to the guillotine during the French Revolution.


lexentry: eng/tumor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tumor
trans_list: tumor
sense:
(oncology, pathology) An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.


lexentry: eng/tun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tun
trans_list: tonel
sense:
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)


lexentry: eng/tune_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tune up
trans_list: melhorar
sense:
(transitive) To make adjustments (to an engine or bicycle drivetrain) in order to improve its performance.


lexentry: eng/tuner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tuner
trans_list: afinador
sense:
A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.


lexentry: eng/tung_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tung tree
trans_list: tungue
sense:
Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii (syn. Aleurites fordii), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.


lexentry: eng/tunic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tunic
trans_list: túnica
sense:
A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.


lexentry: eng/tunicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tunicate
trans_list: tunicado
sense:
Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or Urochordata, including the sea squirts.


lexentry: eng/tuning_fork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tuning fork
trans_list: diapasão | lamiré
sense:
(musical instruments) A fork-shaped object which emits a tone of a specific frequency when struck, producing a reference note for tuning instruments.


lexentry: eng/tuning_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tuning key
trans_list: cravelha
sense:
A peg or screw used to tighten or loosen strings on a musical instrument in order to produce concordant sounds.


lexentry: eng/turbine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turbine
trans_list: turbina
sense:
Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.


lexentry: eng/turbinectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turbinectomy
trans_list: turbinectomia
sense:
(surgery) The removal of some or all of the turbinate bones of the nose, used to relieve nasal obstruction.


lexentry: eng/turbocharger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turbocharger
trans_list: compressor
sense:
inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.


lexentry: eng/turbojet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turbojet
trans_list: turbojato
sense:
(aeronautics) A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.


lexentry: eng/turboprop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turboprop
trans_list: turboélice
sense:
(aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from an external (typically unducted) propeller.


lexentry: eng/turboshaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turboshaft
trans_list: turboeixo
sense:
A gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared shaft, used in helicopters and for land and marine vehicular and stationary applications.


lexentry: eng/turbot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turbot
trans_list: rodovalho | pregado
sense:
Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.


lexentry: eng/turbulence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turbulence
trans_list: turbulência
sense:
(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.


lexentry: eng/turf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turf
trans_list: torrão | turfa
sense:
(countable) A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.


lexentry: eng/turkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turkey
trans_list: peru
sense:
(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).


lexentry: eng/turmeric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turmeric
trans_list: cúrcuma | curcuma | açafrão-da-terra | açafrão-da-índia | açafrão-das-índias
sense:
(botany) An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).


lexentry: eng/turmeric__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turmeric
trans_list: curcuma | açafrão-da-terra | açafrão-da-índia | açafrão-das-índias
sense:
(cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.


lexentry: eng/turn__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: turn
trans_list: girada | giro
sense:
A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.


lexentry: eng/turn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turn
trans_list: tornear
sense:
(transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.


lexentry: eng/turn_a_blind_eye__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turn a blind eye
trans_list: fazer vista grossa
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way.


lexentry: eng/turn_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turn around
trans_list: dar uma volta | girar | rodar
sense:
(ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.


lexentry: eng/turn_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turn around
trans_list: virar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).


lexentry: eng/turn_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: turn around
trans_list: dar a volta por cima
sense:
(transitive, business, management, sports) To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.


lexentry: eng/turn_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turn down
trans_list: abaixar | diminuir | reduzir
sense:
(idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.


lexentry: eng/turn_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turn in
trans_list: entregar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).


lexentry: eng/turn_of_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turn of phrase
trans_list: expressão
sense:
(countable) An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful.


lexentry: eng/turn_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turn off
trans_list: desligar | apagar
sense:
(transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).


lexentry: eng/turn_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turn on
trans_list: acender | ligar
sense:
(transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).


lexentry: eng/turn_on_one's_heel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turn on one's heel
trans_list: girar os calcanhares
sense:
(idiomatic) To suddenly turn away from someone or something in order to depart rapidly, especially as expressive of haughtiness, disapproval, or evasiveness.


lexentry: eng/turnbuckle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turnbuckle
trans_list: esticador
sense:
(nautical) A link threaded on both ends of a short bar which is used to pull objects together. (FM 55-501)


lexentry: eng/turning_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turning point
trans_list: ponto de inflexão | virada de mesa
sense:
A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.


lexentry: eng/turnip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turnip
trans_list: nabo
sense:
The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.


lexentry: eng/turnout__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turnout
trans_list: afluência às urnas
sense:
The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.


lexentry: eng/turnover__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turnover
trans_list: rotatividade
sense:
The frequency with which stock is replaced after being used or sold, workers leave and are replaced, a property changes hands, etc.


lexentry: eng/turnstile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turnstile
trans_list: catraca | roleta | torniquete | borboleta
sense:
A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.


lexentry: eng/turnstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turnstone
trans_list: rola-do-mar
sense:
Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and Arenaria melanocephala, that breed in the Arctic and readily turn stones or seaweed looking for hidden invertebrates.


lexentry: eng/turntable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turntable
trans_list: chato
sense:
(music) The circular rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console on which the record rests during play; (by extension) , a record player.


lexentry: eng/turntable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turntable
trans_list: girador ferroviário
sense:
(rail transport, road transport) A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.


lexentry: eng/turpentine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: turpentine
trans_list: terebintina | terebentina
sense:
A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.


lexentry: eng/turret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turret
trans_list: torreta
sense:
(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.


lexentry: eng/turtle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turtle
trans_list: tartaruga
sense:
(zoology, US, Canada) Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.


lexentry: eng/turtle_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turtle dove
trans_list: rola | rôla
sense:
Any of several (species of) birds, called by this traditional name, mainly in the genus Streptopelia, of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons, which also included the extinct passenger pigeon, dodo, and solitaire).


lexentry: eng/turtleneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: turtleneck
trans_list: gola alta | gola rulê
sense:
(North America) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.


lexentry: eng/tutelary_deity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tutelary deity
trans_list: gênio
sense:
(religion) A deity, usually minor, serving as a tutelary (guardian or supporter) for a place, person, group, or activity.


lexentry: eng/tutor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tutor
trans_list: tutor
sense:
One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.


lexentry: eng/tuyere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tuyere
trans_list: ventaneira
sense:
A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge


lexentry: eng/twaite_shad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twaite shad
trans_list: alauzo
sense:
A fish in the herring family Clupeidae, Alosa fallax, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.


lexentry: eng/twat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: twat
trans_list: idiota | parvo
sense:
(offensive, vulgar, slang, mainly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A contemptible and stupid person, idiot.


lexentry: eng/tweak__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tweak
trans_list: retocar
sense:
(transitive) To tease, to annoy; to get under the skin of (someone, typically so as to irritate them, or by extension to enamor, frighten, etc).


lexentry: eng/tweezers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tweezers
trans_list: pinça
sense:
A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.


lexentry: eng/twelfth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twelfth
trans_list: duodécimo | décimo segundo
sense:
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/twelve__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twelve
trans_list: doze
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.


lexentry: eng/twelve_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twelve o'clock
trans_list: doze horas
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).


lexentry: eng/twenty-one__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twenty-one
trans_list: vinte e um
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.


lexentry: eng/twenty_two__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twenty two
trans_list: vinte e dois
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after twenty one and before twenty three, represented in Roman numerals as XXII and in Arabic numerals as 22. Ordinal: twenty-second.


lexentry: eng/twerk__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: twerk
trans_list: rebolar
sense:
(informal) To move the body in a sexually suggestive twisting or gyrating fashion, especially as a dance.


lexentry: eng/twerp__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: twerp
trans_list: pentelho
sense:
(US, childish) A person who can be bullied playfully, or easily teased. Sometimes used as a pet-name (often for a younger sibling).


lexentry: eng/twilight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twilight
trans_list: crepúsculo | lusco-fusco
sense:
The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.


lexentry: eng/twill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twill
trans_list: sarja
sense:
(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.


lexentry: eng/twin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twin
trans_list: gêmeo | gémeo | gémea | gêmea
sense:
Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.


lexentry: eng/twine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: twine
trans_list: barbante | cordel
sense:
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.


lexentry: eng/twist__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twist
trans_list: torcer
sense:
To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.


lexentry: eng/twitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: twitch
trans_list: aziar
sense:
(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.


lexentry: eng/twite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: twite
trans_list: pintarroxo de bico amarelo
sense:
A small passerine bird, Linaria flavirostris (syn. Carduelis flavirostris), that breeds in northern Europe and across central Asia.


lexentry: eng/two-party_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two-party system
trans_list: bipartidarismo
sense:
(politics) The presence or dominance of only two political parties in a government, a political duopoly.


lexentry: eng/two-spirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two-spirit
trans_list: dois-espíritos
sense:
A Native (North) American gender-variant, homosexual or bisexual person (especially one belonging to a traditional tribal third-gender, fourth-gender or transgender cultural category that has a ceremonial role).


lexentry: eng/two-stroke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two-stroke
trans_list: a dois tempos
sense:
(mechanical) Of or relating to a design of internal combustion engine, the working cycle of which is completed during two strokes of the piston.


lexentry: eng/two_heads_are_better_than_one__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two heads are better than one
trans_list: duas cabeças pensam melhor do que uma
sense:
Some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.


lexentry: eng/two_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two hundred
trans_list: duzentos | duzentas
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after one hundred ninety-nine and before two hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 200.


lexentry: eng/two_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two o'clock
trans_list: duas horas
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).


lexentry: eng/two_thousand__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two thousand
trans_list: dois mil
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine and before two thousand and one.


lexentry: eng/two_wrongs_don't_make_a_right__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: two wrongs don't make a right
trans_list: dois erros não fazem um acerto
sense:
(ethics) A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.


lexentry: eng/tympanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: tympanum
trans_list: tímpano
sense:
(architecture) A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated


lexentry: eng/type__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: type
trans_list: tipo
sense:
(printing, countable) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.


lexentry: eng/type__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: type
trans_list: tipo
sense:
(mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)


lexentry: eng/typesetter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: typesetter
trans_list: compositor | tipógrafo
sense:
(historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing.


lexentry: eng/typewriter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: typewriter
trans_list: máquina de escrever
sense:
A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.


lexentry: eng/typhoid_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: typhoid fever
trans_list: febre tifoide
sense:
(pathology) An illness caused by the bacterium serovar Salmonella Typhi. Not to be confused with typhus.


lexentry: eng/typhoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: typhoon
trans_list: tufão
sense:
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.


lexentry: eng/typhus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: typhus
trans_list: tifo
sense:
(pathology) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.


lexentry: eng/tyrannosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tyrannosaur
trans_list: tiranossaurídeo
sense:
Any large bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the family Tyrannosauridae, that lived in North America during the Cretaceous period.


lexentry: eng/tyrannosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tyrannosaurus
trans_list: tiranossauro
sense:
A large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period.


lexentry: eng/tyranny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tyranny
trans_list: tirania
sense:
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.


lexentry: eng/tyrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: tyrant
trans_list: tirano
sense:
(by extension) Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.


lexentry: eng/tyre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tyre
trans_list: pneu
sense:
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.


lexentry: eng/tyre__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: tyre
trans_list: pneu
sense:
The metal#Adjective rim, or metal covering on a rim, of a (wooden or metal) wheel, usually of steel or formerly wrought iron, as found on (horse-drawn or railway) carriages and wagons and on locomotives.


lexentry: eng/tyrosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tyrosine
trans_list: tirosina
sense:
(amino acid) A nonessential amino acid 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid found in most animal proteins, especially casein


lexentry: eng/tzaraath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tzaraath
trans_list: hanseníase
sense:
(Judaism) Any of various disfigurements of a person's skin, hair, clothing, or home understood as a kind of impurity requiring special rituals of atonement.


lexentry: eng/tzatziki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tzatziki
trans_list: tzatziki
sense:
An appetizer made from yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and dill or mint; usually served with pitta bread and as a meze


lexentry: eng/tête-à-tête__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: tête-à-tête
trans_list: tête-à-tête
sense:
A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head.


lexentry: eng/uberisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uberisation
trans_list: uberização
sense:
(business, commerce) The transformation of an existing industry or economy with the help of computing platforms, especially mobile applications, and temporary employment schemes.


lexentry: eng/ubication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ubication
trans_list: ubicação
sense:
The condition or fact of being in, or occupying, a certain place or position; location; whereness; ubiety.


lexentry: eng/ubiquitous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ubiquitous
trans_list: ubíquo
sense:
Appearing to be everywhere at once; being or seeming to be in more than one location at the same time.


lexentry: eng/ubiquity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ubiquity
trans_list: ubiquidade
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.


lexentry: eng/ubuntu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ubuntu
trans_list: ubuntu
sense:
(South Africa) A Nguni Bantu ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other.


lexentry: eng/udarnik__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: udarnik
trans_list: trabalhador de choque
sense:
(historical) A shock worker; a super-productive worker in the Soviet Union and the other countries from the Soviet Bloc.


lexentry: eng/udder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: udder
trans_list: úbere
sense:
An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.


lexentry: eng/ugli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ugli
trans_list: ugli-fruit
sense:
Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata and grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.


lexentry: eng/ugly_duckling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ugly duckling
trans_list: patinha feia | patinho feio
sense:
(idiom) A young person who is ugly, but who is expected to become beautiful or handsome as they mature.


lexentry: eng/uhlan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uhlan
trans_list: ulano
sense:
(historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.


lexentry: eng/ulexite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ulexite
trans_list: ulexita
sense:
(mineral) A white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB5O9·8H2O, noted for its fibers which transmit light by internal reflection, such that a piece with flat faces perpendicular to the fibers' orientation displays an image of whatever is adjacent to its other side.


lexentry: eng/ulna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ulna
trans_list: ulna | cúbito
sense:
(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.


lexentry: eng/ulterior_motive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ulterior motive
trans_list: segunda intenção
sense:
An alternative or extrinsic reason for doing something, especially when concealed or when differing from the stated or apparent reason.


lexentry: eng/ultimate_frisbee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ultimate frisbee
trans_list: ultimate | ultimate frisbee
sense:
A non-contact competitive team sport played with a light flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone.


lexentry: eng/ultimatum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ultimatum
trans_list: ultimato
sense:
(diplomacy) A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.


lexentry: eng/ultranationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ultranationalism
trans_list: ultranacionalismo
sense:
Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.


lexentry: eng/ultrasonic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ultrasonic
trans_list: ultrassónico | ultrassônico
sense:
(acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.


lexentry: eng/ultrasound__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ultrasound
trans_list: ultrassom
sense:
(physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.


lexentry: eng/ultraviolet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ultraviolet
trans_list: ultravioleta
sense:
Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.


lexentry: eng/umami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: umami
trans_list: umami
sense:
One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.


lexentry: eng/umbel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: umbel
trans_list: umbela
sense:
(botany) A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre.


lexentry: eng/umbellifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: umbellifer
trans_list: umbelífera
sense:
Any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.


lexentry: eng/umbilical_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: umbilical cord
trans_list: cordão umbilical
sense:
(anatomy) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.


lexentry: eng/umlaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: umlaut
trans_list: metafonia | umlaut
sense:
(linguistics) An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.


lexentry: eng/umlaut__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: umlaut
trans_list: metafonia | trema | umlaut
sense:
(orthography) The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel


lexentry: eng/umpteenth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: umpteenth
trans_list: enésimo
sense:
(informal, often, _, slightly, _, derogatory) Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.


lexentry: eng/unappealable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unappealable
trans_list: inapelável
sense:
(legal, of a verdict etc) Not appealable; that may not be appealed, or sent to a higher court for a second judgement.


lexentry: eng/unbibium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unbibium
trans_list: unbíbio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 122 (symbol Ubb).


lexentry: eng/unbihexium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unbihexium
trans_list: unbi-héxio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 126 (symbol Ubh).


lexentry: eng/unbinilium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unbinilium
trans_list: unbinílio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 120 (symbol Ubn).


lexentry: eng/unbipentium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unbipentium
trans_list: unbipêntio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 125 (symbol Ubp).


lexentry: eng/unbiquadium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unbiquadium
trans_list: unbiquádio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 124 (symbol Ubq).


lexentry: eng/unbitrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unbitrium
trans_list: unbítrio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 123 (symbol Ubt).


lexentry: eng/unbiunium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unbiunium
trans_list: unbiúnio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 121 (symbol Ubu).


lexentry: eng/uncanny_valley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uncanny valley
trans_list: vale da estranheza
sense:
(psychology) A range of appearances, mannerisms, or behaviors of a humanoid figure that are subtly different from a human and thereby cause feelings of discomfort, such as fear or revulsion.


lexentry: eng/uncle__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: uncle
trans_list: tio
sense:
(especially in the, _, Southern US, parts of, _, UK, and) An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.


lexentry: eng/unconditional_election__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unconditional election
trans_list: eleição incondicional
sense:
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined to become a believer, at God's discretion and without condition.


lexentry: eng/unconstitutionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unconstitutionality
trans_list: inconstitucionalidade
sense:
(legal) The status of being unconstitutional, or of not being in accord with the provisions of a constitution.


lexentry: eng/uncork__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uncork
trans_list: desarrolhar
sense:
(transitive) To open (a bottle or other container sealed with a cork or stopper) by removing the cork or stopper from.


lexentry: eng/uncountable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: uncountable
trans_list: incontável
sense:
(mathematics) Incapable of being put into one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers or any subset thereof.


lexentry: eng/uncountable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: uncountable
trans_list: incontável
sense:
(grammar, of a noun) That cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and therefore usually takes no plural form. Example: information.


lexentry: eng/unctuous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unctuous
trans_list: untuoso
sense:
(of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.


lexentry: eng/under_the_influence__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: under the influence
trans_list: sob a influência do álcool | sob o efeito do álcool
sense:
(idiomatic) Intoxicated, inebriated, or otherwise stupefied by an ingested mind-altering substance, typically alcohol; drunk.


lexentry: eng/undercurrent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: undercurrent
trans_list: corrente submarina
sense:
A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.


lexentry: eng/underestimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underestimate
trans_list: subestimar | fazer pouco | menosprezar
sense:
(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.


lexentry: eng/underexpose__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underexpose
trans_list: subexposto
sense:
(photography) The condition when a photograph is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to sufficient light either because the camera aperture was too small or the duration of light was too short.


lexentry: eng/underfloor_heating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underfloor heating
trans_list: piso radiante
sense:
Any of various central heating (and sometimes cooling) systems that achieve indoor climate control for thermal comfort using conduction, radiation, and convection.


lexentry: eng/underground__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: underground
trans_list: alternativo | underground
sense:
(of, _, music, art, _, etc.) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities.


lexentry: eng/underground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underground
trans_list: subsolo | subterrâneo
sense:
(geography) Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).


lexentry: eng/underline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underline
trans_list: sublinha
sense:
A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.


lexentry: eng/underline__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: underline
trans_list: underline
sense:
(dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.


lexentry: eng/undermine__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: undermine
trans_list: minar | solapar
sense:
To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/undershorts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: undershorts
trans_list: cuecas
sense:
(dated) Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.


lexentry: eng/underslide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underslide
trans_list: bastidores
sense:
(musical instruments, lutherie, bowmaking) The metal slide attached to the frog and sitting between the frog and the stick of a bow.


lexentry: eng/understand__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: understand
trans_list: compreender | entender | perceber | acreditar
sense:
(transitive) (of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.


lexentry: eng/understand__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: understand
trans_list: compreender
sense:
(transitive, usually with clause as object) To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.


lexentry: eng/understand__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: understand
trans_list: compreender | entender | perceber | acreditar
sense:
(transitive) (of people) To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.


lexentry: eng/understanding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: understanding
trans_list: compreensão | entendimento
sense:
(gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.


lexentry: eng/understanding__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: understanding
trans_list: compreensão
sense:
(countable) Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.


lexentry: eng/understeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: understeer
trans_list: subviragem
sense:
The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.


lexentry: eng/understory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: understory
trans_list: sub-bosque
sense:
(ecology, also, attributively) The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.


lexentry: eng/undertaking__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: undertaking
trans_list: empreendimento
sense:
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.


lexentry: eng/undertone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: undertone
trans_list: subentendido
sense:
An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.


lexentry: eng/underwater__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underwater
trans_list: submarino | subaquático | submarinho
sense:
(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.


lexentry: eng/underworld__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: underworld
trans_list: abismo | submundo
sense:
(religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.


lexentry: eng/underworld__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: underworld
trans_list: submundo
sense:
That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.


lexentry: eng/underwrite__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: underwrite
trans_list: assinar
sense:
(transitive) Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.


lexentry: eng/undirected_graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: undirected graph
trans_list: grafo não-orientado
sense:
(graph theory) A graph in which the edges are not ordered, so the edge (a, b) is identical to the edge (b, a).


lexentry: eng/unemployment_benefit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unemployment benefit
trans_list: seguro desemprego
sense:
(often, in plural) Money paid by the government, special-purpose fund or similar to those who are unemployed and looking for work.


lexentry: eng/unemployment_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unemployment insurance
trans_list: seguro de desemprego
sense:
Insurance against loss of earnings during the time that an able-bodied worker is involuntarily unemployed.


lexentry: eng/uneven_bars__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uneven bars
trans_list: barras assimétricas
sense:
A set of exercise apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart and set at different heights.


lexentry: eng/unevenness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unevenness
trans_list: desnivelamento | desnível
sense:
(uncountable) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.


lexentry: eng/unfollow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unfollow
trans_list: desseguir
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, social media) To cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).


lexentry: eng/ungodly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ungodly
trans_list: ímpio
sense:
Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.


lexentry: eng/ungrammatical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ungrammatical
trans_list: agramatical | antigramatical | ingramatical
sense:
(linguistics) In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable or incorrect usage.


lexentry: eng/unicameralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unicameralism
trans_list: unicamaralismo | unicameralismo
sense:
(government) The principle and practice of having a legislative body consisting of a single chamber.


lexentry: eng/unicorn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unicorn
trans_list: unicórnio | licorne
sense:
A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.


lexentry: eng/unicycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unicycle
trans_list: monociclo
sense:
A type of cycle that has only one wheel and is powered by pedals; it is most often used by acrobats.


lexentry: eng/unidentified_flying_object__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unidentified flying object
trans_list: objeto voador não-identificado
sense:
Anything not readily explainable appearing to move through or be suspended in the air, primarily used to refer to objects that seem to be at least of small and familiar aircraft size.


lexentry: eng/uniform_resource_identifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uniform resource identifier
trans_list: URI | identificador uniforme de recursos
sense:
(Internet) A string of characters that identifies a resource that can be accessed over the Internet.


lexentry: eng/union__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: union
trans_list: união
sense:
(countable) That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.


lexentry: eng/union_territory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: union territory
trans_list: território da união
sense:
An administrative division of India that is ruled directly by the federal government, as opposed to a state or province.


lexentry: eng/unison__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unison
trans_list: harmonia
sense:
(music, acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/unison__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: unison
trans_list: concórdia
sense:
The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: unit
trans_list: unidade
sense:
(US, Australia, New Zealand) a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.


lexentry: eng/unit_vector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unit vector
trans_list: versor | vetor unitário
sense:
(linear algebra, mathematical analysis) A vector with the length of 1, defined as \mathbf{\hat{u}} = \frac{\mathbf{u}}{\|\mathbf{u}\|}.


lexentry: eng/unitarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unitarian
trans_list: unitarista
sense:
(Christianity) A Christian who denies the doctrine of the Trinity, usually stressing some distinctions between God the Father and God the Son without denying the divinity of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/unitary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: unitary
trans_list: unitário
sense:
(government, of a system of government or administration) That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.


lexentry: eng/unitary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: unitary
trans_list: unitário
sense:
(mathematics, linear algebra, analysis, of a matrix or operator) Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.


lexentry: eng/unitary_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unitary state
trans_list: estado unitário
sense:
A state or country that is governed constitutionally as one single unit, with one constitutionally created legislature.


lexentry: eng/universal_grammar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: universal grammar
trans_list: gramática universal
sense:
(linguistics) A hypothetical innate abstract system in the human brain that underlies the grammar of all human languages.


lexentry: eng/universal_quantifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: universal quantifier
trans_list: quantificação universal
sense:
(logic) The operator, represented by the symbol ∀, used in predicate calculus to indicate that a predicate is true for all members of a specified set. Verbal equivalents include "for each" and "for every".


lexentry: eng/universal_suffrage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: universal suffrage
trans_list: sufrágio universal
sense:
The right to vote in a political election for all citizens who have attained the age of majority and are not disenfranchised under the laws of the country.


lexentry: eng/university__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: university
trans_list: universidade
sense:
Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.


lexentry: eng/unjust_enrichment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unjust enrichment
trans_list: enriquecimento ilícito | enriquecimento sem causa
sense:
(law) a benefit gained at another's expense without legally justifiable grounds, such as one gained by mistake.


lexentry: eng/unknown__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: unknown
trans_list: desconhecido
sense:
Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.


lexentry: eng/unlock__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unlock
trans_list: destrancar
sense:
(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.


lexentry: eng/unlock__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: unlock
trans_list: desbloquear | destravar
sense:
(transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.


lexentry: eng/unmanageable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unmanageable
trans_list: ingerível
sense:
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed


lexentry: eng/unmanly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unmanly
trans_list: afeminado
sense:
(of a person) Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.


lexentry: eng/unmount__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unmount
trans_list: desalentar
sense:
(computing, transitive) To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible.


lexentry: eng/unmute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unmute
trans_list: dessilenciar
sense:
(transitive) To restore the sound output (on a speaker or other audio device), having previously muted it.


lexentry: eng/unpack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unpack
trans_list: desempacotar
sense:
(transitive) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.


lexentry: eng/unputdownable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: unputdownable
trans_list: interessante
sense:
(specifically) Of a book or other written work: so captivating or engrossing that one cannot bear to stop reading it.


lexentry: eng/unravel__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: unravel
trans_list: desemaranhar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse.


lexentry: eng/unreal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unreal
trans_list: irreal
sense:
Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.


lexentry: eng/unreliable_narrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unreliable narrator
trans_list: narrador não-confiável | narradora não-confiável
sense:
(literary theory) A narrating character or storyteller in a literary or other artistic work (such as a film, novel, play, or song) who provides conflicting, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise questionable information to the audience or reader. [from 1961]


lexentry: eng/unrest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unrest
trans_list: inquietação
sense:
A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.


lexentry: eng/unsee__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unsee
trans_list: desver
sense:
(chiefly in the negative) To undo the act of seeing something; to erase the memory of having seen something, or otherwise reverse the effect of having seen something.


lexentry: eng/unselect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: unselect
trans_list: desselecionar
sense:
(computing, transitive) To cancel a previous selection, especially by removing a mark from a tick box.


lexentry: eng/untune__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: untune
trans_list: desafinar
sense:
(transitive) To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.


lexentry: eng/ununbium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununbium
trans_list: unúnbio
sense:
The former systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 112 (symbol Uub), which has been officially changed to copernicium.


lexentry: eng/ununennium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununennium
trans_list: ununénio | ununênio
sense:
The systematic element name for the (as yet undiscovered) chemical element with atomic number 119 (symbol Uue).


lexentry: eng/ununhexium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununhexium
trans_list: ununhéxio | ununhexio
sense:
(dated) The previous systematic element name for livermorium, the chemical element with atomic number 116 (symbol Uuh).


lexentry: eng/ununoctium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununoctium
trans_list: ununóctio
sense:
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 118 (symbol Uuo); now named oganesson.


lexentry: eng/ununpentium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununpentium
trans_list: ununpêntio
sense:
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 115 (symbol Uup). The element is now named moscovium.


lexentry: eng/ununquadium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununquadium
trans_list: ununquádio
sense:
(dated) The systematic element name for flerovium, the chemical element with atomic number 114 (symbol Uuq).


lexentry: eng/ununseptium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununseptium
trans_list: ununséptio
sense:
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 117 (symbol Uus). The element is now named tennessine.


lexentry: eng/ununtrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ununtrium
trans_list: ununtrio | unúntrio
sense:
(dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 113 (symbol Uut). The element is now named nihonium.


lexentry: eng/up-and-comer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: up-and-comer
trans_list: promessa
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to be even more successful in the future.


lexentry: eng/up__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: up
trans_list: acima | cima
sense:
Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.


lexentry: eng/up__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: up
trans_list: aumentar | elevar
sense:
To or towards what is considered the top of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically higher.


lexentry: eng/up__Adverb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: up
trans_list: aumentar | elevar
sense:
To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.


lexentry: eng/up_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: up quark
trans_list: quark up
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of +\frac{2}{3} and a mass of about 1.5 to 4 MeV.Symbol: u


lexentry: eng/up_to__Preposition__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: up to
trans_list: assistir
sense:
Within the responsibility of, to be attributed to the sphere of influence of, having someone or something as authoritative in.


lexentry: eng/upas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: upas
trans_list: antiar
sense:
(usually, countable) A tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands, with poisonous secretions.


lexentry: eng/upas__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: upas
trans_list: antiar
sense:
(uncountable) A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands for poisoning arrows derived from the tree.


lexentry: eng/upbraid__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: upbraid
trans_list: reprovar
sense:
(transitive, archaic, followed by with or for, and formerly of before the object) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach


lexentry: eng/upgrade__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: upgrade
trans_list: melhorar
sense:
(transitive) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components.


lexentry: eng/uphold__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: uphold
trans_list: suportar
sense:
To support by approval or encouragement; to vindicate; to confirm (something which has been questioned)


lexentry: eng/uplift__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uplift
trans_list: elevar
sense:
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.


lexentry: eng/upload__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: upload
trans_list: carregar | enviar | fazer (um) upload | hospedar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/upper_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: upper house
trans_list: câmara alta
sense:
(government) The upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.


lexentry: eng/uprising__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uprising
trans_list: levante | revolta
sense:
A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.


lexentry: eng/upset__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: upset
trans_list: surpresa
sense:
(countable, sports, politics) An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored to win.


lexentry: eng/upsilon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: upsilon
trans_list: hipsilo | ipsilone | ipsilão | ípsilon
sense:
The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.


lexentry: eng/upstart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: upstart
trans_list: arrivista | emergente | novo-rico
sense:
One who has suddenly gained wealth, power, or other prominence, but either has not received social acceptance or has become arrogant or presumptuous.


lexentry: eng/upward__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: upward
trans_list: acima
sense:
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.


lexentry: eng/uraninite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uraninite
trans_list: uraninita
sense:
(mineral) Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO2, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.


lexentry: eng/uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uranium
trans_list: urânio
sense:
The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.


lexentry: eng/urban__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: urban
trans_list: urbano
sense:
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.


lexentry: eng/urea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: urea
trans_list: ureia
sense:
(organic compound, biochemistry, uncountable) A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH2)2, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.


lexentry: eng/ureter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ureter
trans_list: ureter | uréter
sense:
(anatomy) Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.


lexentry: eng/urethra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: urethra
trans_list: uretra
sense:
(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.


lexentry: eng/uric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uric acid
trans_list: ácido úrico
sense:
(biochemistry, organic compound) a bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound, formed in the body by the metabolism of protein and excreted in the urine (or in faeces, as in birds and insects)


lexentry: eng/urinary_bladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: urinary bladder
trans_list: bexiga
sense:
(anatomy) An elastic, muscular sac situated in the pelvic cavity, into which urine from the kidneys is temporarily stored prior to disposal by urination. Urine enters the bladder via the ureters and exits via the urethra.


lexentry: eng/urology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: urology
trans_list: urologia
sense:
(medicine) The surgical specialty of medicine that treats disorders of the urinary tract and the urogenital system.


lexentry: eng/urtext__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: urtext
trans_list: texto original
sense:
(music, linguistics, anthropology) The original version of a piece of music or text, as created by the composer or writer.


lexentry: eng/urticaria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: urticaria
trans_list: urticária
sense:
(diseases) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.


lexentry: eng/urushiol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: urushiol
trans_list: urushiol
sense:
(organic compound) An oil found in plants of the family Anacardiaceae, causing an allergic skin rash on contact; consists of a variable mixture of several related organic compounds.


lexentry: eng/usability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: usability
trans_list: usabilidade
sense:
The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.


lexentry: eng/usage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: usage
trans_list: emprego
sense:
The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/use__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: use
trans_list: costumar
sense:
(intransitive, archaic, or, literary, _, except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)


lexentry: eng/use_a_sledgehammer_to_crack_a_nut__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
trans_list: matar mosquito com bala de canhão
sense:
(intransitive, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, idiomatic, informal) To use disproportionate or significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously.


lexentry: eng/useful_idiot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: useful idiot
trans_list: idiota útil
sense:
(historical, pejorative, political jargon) A Communist sympathizer in Western countries, from the perspective of the political right.


lexentry: eng/useless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: useless
trans_list: péssimo | inútil
sense:
(colloquial, of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.


lexentry: eng/user-friendly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: user-friendly
trans_list: amigável
sense:
(mostly, computing) Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.


lexentry: eng/user__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: user
trans_list: usuário | usuária | utilizador | utilizadora | consumidor
sense:
(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.


lexentry: eng/user__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: user
trans_list: explorador
sense:
(pejorative) An exploiter, an abuser (a person who "uses" people, that is treats and regards people unfairly, selfishly or unethically).


lexentry: eng/usufruct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: usufruct
trans_list: usufruto
sense:
(law) The legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged.


lexentry: eng/usurer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: usurer
trans_list: agiota | usurário | usureiro
sense:
A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.


lexentry: eng/utilitarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: utilitarianism
trans_list: utilitarismo
sense:
(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories.


lexentry: eng/utility_knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: utility knife
trans_list: x-ato | estilete
sense:
A cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle.


lexentry: eng/utility_pole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: utility pole
trans_list: poste
sense:
A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services.


lexentry: eng/uvea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uvea
trans_list: úvea
sense:
(anatomy) The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.


lexentry: eng/uvula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uvula
trans_list: úvula
sense:
(anatomy) Ellipsis of palatine uvula.: the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing


lexentry: eng/uzi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: uzi
trans_list: Uzi
sense:
A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.


lexentry: eng/v-chip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: v-chip
trans_list: controle dos pais
sense:
(television) Any censorship technology that allows parents to control the level of objectionable content that their children may see on television.


lexentry: eng/vacation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vacation
trans_list: feriado | féria
sense:
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/vacation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: vacation
trans_list: férias | tolerância | vacação
sense:
(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/vaccine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vaccine
trans_list: vacínico
sense:
(immunology) Of or pertaining to cowpox as a source of material for vaccination against smallpox; also, of or pertaining to such material used for vaccination.


lexentry: eng/vaccine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vaccine
trans_list: vacina
sense:
A substance given to stimulate a body's production of antibodies and provide immunity against a disease without causing the disease itself in the treatment, prepared from the agent that causes the disease (or a derivative of it; or a related, also effective, but safer disease), or a synthetic substitute; also, a dose of such a substance.


lexentry: eng/vacuum_cleaner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vacuum cleaner
trans_list: aspirador
sense:
A domestic or industrial mobile machine for cleaning floors and similar surfaces that draws dust and other particles into a container (a cyclonic type bin, or a filter bag) by the suction created by an electric motor driving a fan.


lexentry: eng/vacuum_exercise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vacuum exercise
trans_list: vácuo abdominal
sense:
An exercise targetting mostly the Musculus transversus abdominis by keeping a straight spine, holding breath and lifting the organs into the rib cage.


lexentry: eng/vacuum_tube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vacuum tube
trans_list: válvula termiônica | válvula
sense:
(electronics) A type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used.


lexentry: eng/vagina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vagina
trans_list: vagina
sense:
(anatomy) A sex organ leading from the vulval vestibule/urogenital sinus to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and birth in female therian mammals.


lexentry: eng/vaginismus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vaginismus
trans_list: vaginismo
sense:
(pathology) A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as a tampon or a penis, into it.


lexentry: eng/vaginoplasty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vaginoplasty
trans_list: vaginoplastia
sense:
(surgery) A surgical procedure used to construct or reconstruct a vaginal canal and mucous membrane.


lexentry: eng/vagrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vagrant
trans_list: vagabundo | andarilha | andarilho | vagabunda
sense:
(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.


lexentry: eng/vagrant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: vagrant
trans_list: errante
sense:
(biology, especially, ornithology) An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.


lexentry: eng/vain__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vain
trans_list: vaidoso | vão
sense:
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.


lexentry: eng/vair__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vair
trans_list: veiro
sense:
(tincture) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).


lexentry: eng/vale_of_tears__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vale of tears
trans_list: vale de lágrimas
sense:
(in the singular) The world, a place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt, especially (Christianity) as a place to be left behind when one dies and goes to heaven.


lexentry: eng/valedictorian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: valedictorian
trans_list: orador
sense:
(US, Canada, properly) The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.


lexentry: eng/valence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: valence
trans_list: valência
sense:
The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc. [from 1884]


lexentry: eng/valence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: valence
trans_list: valência
sense:
(countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.


lexentry: eng/valeric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: valeric acid
trans_list: ácido butano-1-carboxílico
sense:
(fatty acid) A short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH3(CH2)3COOH, obtained from the roots of valerian; used in perfume, flavourings, pharmaceuticals


lexentry: eng/validity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: validity
trans_list: validade | validez
sense:
(Christianity, theology) The genuinity, as distinguished from the efficacity or the regularity, of a sacrament as a result of some formal dispositions being fulfilled.


lexentry: eng/valkyrie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: valkyrie
trans_list: valquíria
sense:
(Norse mythology) Any of the female attendants of Odin, figures said to guide fallen warriors from the battlefield to Valhalla.


lexentry: eng/valley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: valley
trans_list: vale | entremontes
sense:
An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often garnished with a river flowing through it.


lexentry: eng/valley_girl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: valley girl
trans_list: betinha | patricinha
sense:
(US, slang) A girl or young woman from San Fernando Valley, especially when stereotyped as superficial and material.


lexentry: eng/valley_of_the_shadow_of_death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: valley of the shadow of death
trans_list: vale da sombra da morte
sense:
The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience.


lexentry: eng/valour__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: valour
trans_list: bravura | valentia
sense:
Strength of mind in regard to danger; the quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness


lexentry: eng/value__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: value
trans_list: valor | ideal
sense:
The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.


lexentry: eng/value__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: value
trans_list: valor | ideal
sense:
(mathematics, physics) Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.


lexentry: eng/value_judgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: value judgment
trans_list: juízo de valor
sense:
(philosophy) A judgment of the rightness or wrongness of something, based on a particular set of values or on a particular value system.


lexentry: eng/valve__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: valve
trans_list: válvula
sense:
A device that admits fuel and air into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, or one that allows combustion gases to exit.


lexentry: eng/valve__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: valve
trans_list: válvula | valva
sense:
(anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction


lexentry: eng/vamp__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vamp
trans_list: vampe
sense:
A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale. [from c. 1915]


lexentry: eng/vampire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vampire
trans_list: vampiro | vampira
sense:
A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]


lexentry: eng/vampire_bat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vampire bat
trans_list: morcego-vampiro
sense:
Any of the three small bats of the subfamily Desmodontinae, native to Central and South America, which use their teeth to cut the skin of larger animals while they are asleep and surreptitiously drink blood, their sole source of food.


lexentry: eng/vampire_squid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vampire squid
trans_list: lula-vampira-do-inferno
sense:
A small deep-sea cephalopod, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, sole species of its order, found in temperate and tropical oceans.


lexentry: eng/vampirism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vampirism
trans_list: vampirismo
sense:
Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim's life-force.


lexentry: eng/van__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: van
trans_list: van | furgão
sense:
A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.


lexentry: eng/van_der_Waals_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: van der Waals force
trans_list: atração de van der Waals | força de van der Waals
sense:
(chemistry, often, in the plural) The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.


lexentry: eng/vanadinite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vanadinite
trans_list: vanadinita
sense:
(mineral) A reddish mineral, a mixed chloride and vanadate of lead with the chemical formula Pb5(VO4)3Cl, that is commercial source of vanadium.


lexentry: eng/vanadium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vanadium
trans_list: vanádio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.


lexentry: eng/vane__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vane
trans_list: aleta
sense:
Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a windmill, that is turned by or used to turn a fluid.


lexentry: eng/vane__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vane
trans_list: vexilo
sense:
(ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.


lexentry: eng/vanilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vanilla
trans_list: baunilha
sense:
(countable) Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.


lexentry: eng/vanilla__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: vanilla
trans_list: baunilha
sense:
(uncountable) Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.


lexentry: eng/vanishing_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vanishing point
trans_list: ponto de fuga
sense:
The point in a perspective drawing at which parallel lines receding from an observer seem to converge.


lexentry: eng/vaporizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vaporizer
trans_list: vaporizador
sense:
(medicine) A device with a heating element, used to vaporize a liquid solution with medicine. The produced vapor condensates into fine aerosols, forming a mist inside the device, to be inhaled by the patient for delivery of the medicine into the lungs.


lexentry: eng/variability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: variability
trans_list: variabilidade
sense:
The degree to which a thing is variable. In data or statistics this is often a measurement of distance from the mean or a description of data range.


lexentry: eng/variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: variable
trans_list: variável
sense:
(programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.


lexentry: eng/variation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: variation
trans_list: variação
sense:
(music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.


lexentry: eng/variety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: variety
trans_list: variedade
sense:
(algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).


lexentry: eng/variety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: variety
trans_list: variedade
sense:
(botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.


lexentry: eng/variety__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: variety
trans_list: variedade
sense:
(linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.


lexentry: eng/vary__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: vary
trans_list: variar
sense:
(transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.


lexentry: eng/vascular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vascular
trans_list: vascular
sense:
(anatomy) Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids


lexentry: eng/vasectomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vasectomy
trans_list: vasectomia
sense:
(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.


lexentry: eng/vassal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vassal
trans_list: vassalo | servo
sense:
(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.


lexentry: eng/vassal_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vassal state
trans_list: estado vassalo
sense:
A state that is subordinate to another; government chiefly directed by the interests of an overlord or patron state.


lexentry: eng/vatnik__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vatnik
trans_list: vatnik
sense:
(derogatory, internet slang, neologism, by extension) A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.


lexentry: eng/vaudeville__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vaudeville
trans_list: vaudeville
sense:
(historical, uncountable) A style of multi-act theatrical entertainment which originated from France and flourished in Europe and North America from the 1880s through the 1920s.


lexentry: eng/vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vault
trans_list: abóbada
sense:
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.


lexentry: eng/vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vault
trans_list: abóbada
sense:
(figuratively) Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.


lexentry: eng/vaulting_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vaulting horse
trans_list: cavalo
sense:
(gymnastics) An apparatus with an upholstered body but no pommels; since about 2000 replaced with vault, also called vaulting table.


lexentry: eng/vector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vector
trans_list: vector | vetor
sense:
(mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.


lexentry: eng/vector_graphics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vector graphics
trans_list: desenho vetorial | gráfico vetorial
sense:
(computing) Geometrical primitives based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics, contrasted with raster graphics.


lexentry: eng/vector_product__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vector product
trans_list: produto externo | produto vectorial
sense:
(linear algebra) a vector with the size given by the product of two vectors computed as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the sine of the angle between their directions, and directed perpendicular to the given two vectors, with positive orientation.


lexentry: eng/vector_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vector space
trans_list: espaço vetorial
sense:
(algebra, geometry, topology) A set of elements called vectors, together with some field and operations called addition (mapping two vectors to a vector) and scalar multiplication (mapping a vector and an element in the field to a vector), satisfying a list of constraints; equivalently, a module over a field.


lexentry: eng/vegan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vegan
trans_list: vegano | vegana
sense:
A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.


lexentry: eng/vegetable__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vegetable
trans_list: hortaliça | legume
sense:
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.


lexentry: eng/vegetable__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: vegetable
trans_list: vegetal
sense:
(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.


lexentry: eng/vegetable_garden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vegetable garden
trans_list: horto | horta | quintal
sense:
A garden where vegetables and herbs are grown for personal or household use, sometimes inclusive of cold frames, greenhouses, and market gardens. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/vegetal_pole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vegetal pole
trans_list: polo vegetal
sense:
(embryology) The hemisphere of the blastula opposite to the animal pole comprising large yolk cells dividing at a slower rate that eventually differentiate into the extraembryonic membranes.


lexentry: eng/vehicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vehicle
trans_list: veículo
sense:
A conveyance; a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.


lexentry: eng/vehicle_inspection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vehicle inspection
trans_list: inspeção | inspeção veicular
sense:
A procedure mandated by national or subnational governments in many countries, in which a vehicle is inspected to ensure that it conforms to regulations governing safety, emissions, or both. Inspection can be required at various times, e.g., periodically or on transfer of title to a vehicle.


lexentry: eng/veil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veil
trans_list: véu
sense:
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.


lexentry: eng/vein__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: vein
trans_list: veio
sense:
A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.


lexentry: eng/veld__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veld
trans_list: veld
sense:
(chiefly, South Africa) The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.


lexentry: eng/vellicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vellicate
trans_list: excitar
sense:
(transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.


lexentry: eng/vellus_hair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vellus hair
trans_list: pelo
sense:
Short, fine, light-colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops on most of a person's body during childhood.


lexentry: eng/velocipede__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: velocipede
trans_list: velocípede
sense:
(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.


lexentry: eng/velocipede__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: velocipede
trans_list: velocípede
sense:
(archaic) Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.


lexentry: eng/velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: velocity
trans_list: velocidade
sense:
(physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.


lexentry: eng/velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: velocity
trans_list: velocidade
sense:
(economics) The number of times that an average unit of currency is spent during a specific period of time.


lexentry: eng/velvet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: velvet
trans_list: veludo
sense:
A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.


lexentry: eng/velvetleaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: velvetleaf
trans_list: malvão
sense:
A tall Asian herb, of species Abutilon theophrasti, that has velvety heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/vena_cava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vena cava
trans_list: veia cava
sense:
(anatomy) Either of the two large veins that take oxygen depleted blood, from the upper body and from the lower body, and return it to the right atrium of the heart.


lexentry: eng/vendetta__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vendetta
trans_list: rivalidade
sense:
A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.


lexentry: eng/vending_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vending machine
trans_list: máquina de venda automática | máquina de vender
sense:
An automatic machine that dispenses merchandise (often food or beverages) in return for payment (originally coins; now also often paper money, credit cards, and wirelessly via digital payment apps).


lexentry: eng/veneer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veneer
trans_list: folheado | laminado | lâmina de madeira
sense:
A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.


lexentry: eng/venereal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: venereal
trans_list: venéreo
sense:
Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.


lexentry: eng/venom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: venom
trans_list: veneno | peçonha
sense:
An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.


lexentry: eng/venomous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: venomous
trans_list: venenoso | peçonhento
sense:
Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.


lexentry: eng/venomous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: venomous
trans_list: peçonhento
sense:
(archaic) Consisting of, or containing or full of, venom or some other poison; hence, harmful to health due to this.


lexentry: eng/ventral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ventral
trans_list: ventral
sense:
(anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.


lexentry: eng/ventricle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ventricle
trans_list: ventrículo
sense:
(neuroanatomy) One of four fluid-filled cavities in the brain, that are continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/ventriloquism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ventriloquism
trans_list: ventriloquia | ventriloquismo
sense:
The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy.


lexentry: eng/venture_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: venture capital
trans_list: capital de risco
sense:
(business) Money invested in an innovative enterprise in which both the potential for profit and the risk of loss are considerable.


lexentry: eng/venue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: venue
trans_list: local | sala de eventos | salão de eventos
sense:
(legal) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.


lexentry: eng/veranda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veranda
trans_list: varanda | alpendre
sense:
A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/verb_form__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: verb form
trans_list: forma de verbo | forma verbal
sense:
(grammar) A specific instance or form of a verb, as opposed to the entire verb taken in the abstract.


lexentry: eng/verb_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: verb phrase
trans_list: sintagma verbal
sense:
(grammar) A phrase that functions syntactically as a verb, consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries.


lexentry: eng/verbal_noun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: verbal noun
trans_list: substantivo verbal
sense:
(grammar) A noun that is morphologically related to a verb and similar to it in meaning; in English, it contrasts with the gerund and the deverbal noun.


lexentry: eng/verbena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: verbena
trans_list: verbena
sense:
Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.


lexentry: eng/verge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: verge
trans_list: orla
sense:
(UK, Western Australia, New Zealand) The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.


lexentry: eng/verge_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: verge on
trans_list: frisar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.


lexentry: eng/verification__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: verification
trans_list: verificação
sense:
(mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.


lexentry: eng/verlan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: verlan
trans_list: verlan
sense:
A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.


lexentry: eng/vermiform_appendix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vermiform appendix
trans_list: apêndice cecal | apêndice vermiforme | apêndice
sense:
(anatomy) An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum. Of disputed function (if any), it is known for sometimes causing inflammation (appendicitis) in humans.


lexentry: eng/vermin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vermin
trans_list: vermina
sense:
Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]


lexentry: eng/vernacular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vernacular
trans_list: vernáculo | vernacular
sense:
Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.


lexentry: eng/vernacular__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vernacular
trans_list: vernáculo
sense:
Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.


lexentry: eng/vernacular__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: vernacular
trans_list: vernáculo
sense:
Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin.


lexentry: eng/vernal_equinox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vernal equinox
trans_list: equinócio de primavera | equinócio vernal
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator while tilting towards the observer, taking place in March in the northern hemisphere and September in the southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/vernalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vernalization
trans_list: vernalização
sense:
(agrobiology) The treatment of seeds or bulbs by exposure to low temperatures so as to decrease the vegetative period or to cause the plant to flower or bear fruit more quickly.


lexentry: eng/vernier_caliper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vernier caliper
trans_list: paquímetro
sense:
A type of sliding calipers for measuring the external or internal dimensions of objects, using the vernier scale for improved precision.


lexentry: eng/veronica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veronica
trans_list: verónica | verônica
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.


lexentry: eng/version__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: version
trans_list: versão
sense:
An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account.


lexentry: eng/version_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: version control
trans_list: controle de versão | controle de versões
sense:
(software development) A system responsible for managing modifications and additions to digital works, giving each revision a time-stamp and showing its difference to the previous revision.


lexentry: eng/verso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: verso
trans_list: verso
sense:
(printing) The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.


lexentry: eng/vert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vert
trans_list: sinople
sense:
(tincture) A green colour, now only in heraldry; represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees counter-clockwise.


lexentry: eng/vertebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vertebra
trans_list: vértebra
sense:
(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/vertical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vertical
trans_list: vertical
sense:
Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.


lexentry: eng/vertigo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vertigo
trans_list: vertigem | oura | tontura
sense:
A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.


lexentry: eng/vervain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vervain
trans_list: verbena
sense:
Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.


lexentry: eng/verve__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: verve
trans_list: animação
sense:
Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.


lexentry: eng/very_well__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: very well
trans_list: bem
sense:
(idiomatic, formal) Indicating acceptance, often with resignation or acquiescence, of a statement or situation.


lexentry: eng/vesicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vesicle
trans_list: bexiga
sense:
(biology, medicine) A small sac or cyst or vacuole, especially one containing fluid. A blister formed in or beneath the skin, containing serum. A bleb.


lexentry: eng/vesicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: vesicle
trans_list: bexiga
sense:
(geology) A small cavity formed in volcanic rock by entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification.


lexentry: eng/vest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vest
trans_list: colete
sense:
(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.


lexentry: eng/vestibule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vestibule
trans_list: vestíbulo
sense:
(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. [from the 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/vestibule__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vestibule
trans_list: vestíbulo
sense:
(anatomy) Any of a number of body cavities or channels, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space. [from the 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/vestige__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vestige
trans_list: vestígio
sense:
(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.


lexentry: eng/vestment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vestment
trans_list: casula
sense:
Any of the special articles of clothing worn by members of the clergy etc., especially a garment worn at the celebration of the Eucharist.


lexentry: eng/vestry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vestry
trans_list: sacristia
sense:
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.


lexentry: eng/vetch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vetch
trans_list: ervilhaca
sense:
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.


lexentry: eng/veteran__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: veteran
trans_list: veterano
sense:
Of or relating to former members of the military armed forces, especially those who served during wartime.


lexentry: eng/veteran__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: veteran
trans_list: veterano
sense:
A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans who weren't in armed conflict.


lexentry: eng/veterinary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veterinary
trans_list: veterinário
sense:
Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.


lexentry: eng/veterinary_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: veterinary medicine
trans_list: medicina veterinária
sense:
The branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.


lexentry: eng/viaduct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viaduct
trans_list: viaduto
sense:
(transport) A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.


lexentry: eng/vial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vial
trans_list: frasco
sense:
A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.


lexentry: eng/viaticum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viaticum
trans_list: viático
sense:
(especially, Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.


lexentry: eng/viaticum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: viaticum
trans_list: viático
sense:
(often, figurative) Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey.


lexentry: eng/vibe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vibe
trans_list: astral | vibração
sense:
(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]


lexentry: eng/vibraphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vibraphone
trans_list: vibrafone
sense:
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.


lexentry: eng/vibrato__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vibrato
trans_list: vibrato
sense:
(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.


lexentry: eng/viburnum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viburnum
trans_list: viburno
sense:
Any of many shrubs and trees, of the genus Viburnum, native to the Northern Hemisphere that have showy clusters of flowers.


lexentry: eng/vicar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vicar
trans_list: vigário
sense:
In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.


lexentry: eng/vicariate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vicariate
trans_list: vicariato
sense:
The office, authority, or district held by a person as deputy for a bishop, or similar ecclesiastical authority.


lexentry: eng/vicarious_embarrassment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vicarious embarrassment
trans_list: vergonha alheia
sense:
(psychology) The uncomfortable sympathetic feeling experienced while watching someone else embarrass themselves.


lexentry: eng/vicarious_liability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vicarious liability
trans_list: responsabilidade por facto de outrem
sense:
(law) The legal liability imputed to the superior for the acts of their subordinate, even though the superior is not personally at fault.


lexentry: eng/vice_president__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vice president
trans_list: vice-presidente
sense:
A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.


lexentry: eng/vicious_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vicious circle
trans_list: círculo vicioso
sense:
A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.


lexentry: eng/vicissitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vicissitude
trans_list: vicissitude
sense:
Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.


lexentry: eng/victim__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: victim
trans_list: vítima
sense:
One who is harmed or killed as a result of other people's biases, emotions or incompetence, or their own.


lexentry: eng/victimology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: victimology
trans_list: vitimologia
sense:
The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims.


lexentry: eng/victory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: victory
trans_list: vitória
sense:
(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/victual__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: victual
trans_list: vitualhar
sense:
(transitive, reflexive, chiefly, military, nautical) To provide (military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of victuals or food; to provision.


lexentry: eng/video_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video camera
trans_list: câmera de vídeo
sense:
A device for recording video footage, often a portable one used by amateurs; also as a fixed installation for surveillance purposes.


lexentry: eng/video_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video card
trans_list: placa de vídeo
sense:
(computing) A piece of hardware installed into a personal computer to allow it to send video signals to an external output device such as a monitor or projector.


lexentry: eng/video_conference__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video conference
trans_list: videoconferência
sense:
(telecommunications) A conference held by video link; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.


lexentry: eng/video_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video game
trans_list: videojogo | vídeo game
sense:
A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or paddle. [from 1973]


lexentry: eng/video_game_console__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video game console
trans_list: consola | console | video game
sense:
(video games) A dedicated electronic device that is designed to play video games, especially in accompaniment with a television.


lexentry: eng/video_projector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: video projector
trans_list: videoprojetor
sense:
A device that takes a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system.


lexentry: eng/videocassette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videocassette
trans_list: videocassete
sense:
A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.


lexentry: eng/videographer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videographer
trans_list: criador de vídeos
sense:
Any person involved in the production of video material, but especially a person who uses a video camera.


lexentry: eng/videophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videophone
trans_list: videofone
sense:
(dated) A cellphone with such capability. Used to distinguish from stills-only camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.


lexentry: eng/videotape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: videotape
trans_list: fita de vídeo | video-tape | videotape | videoteipe
sense:
A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.


lexentry: eng/vieux_riche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vieux riche
trans_list: velho rico
sense:
(pejorative) Old money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.


lexentry: eng/view__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: view
trans_list: view | visão
sense:
(computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.


lexentry: eng/viewfinder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viewfinder
trans_list: visor
sense:
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.


lexentry: eng/vigilante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vigilante
trans_list: justiceiro
sense:
A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.


lexentry: eng/vignette__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vignette
trans_list: vinheta
sense:
(printing) A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position.


lexentry: eng/vignette__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vignette
trans_list: vinheta
sense:
(by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.


lexentry: eng/vignette__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: vignette
trans_list: vinhetagem
sense:
(photography) The characteristic of a camera lens, either by deficiency in design or by mismatch of the lens with the film format, that produces an image smaller than the film's frame with a crudely focused border. Photographers may deliberately choose this characteristic for a special effect.


lexentry: eng/vigour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vigour
trans_list: vigor
sense:
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.


lexentry: eng/villa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: villa
trans_list: casa de campo | casa de praia
sense:
(plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.


lexentry: eng/villain__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: villain
trans_list: vilão
sense:
(fiction) In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.


lexentry: eng/villancico__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: villancico
trans_list: vilancete | vilancico | vilhancico
sense:
(music genre, poetry) A traditional Spanish (or Portuguese) folk song with short stanzas and a refrain; now especially common as a Christmas carol.


lexentry: eng/villus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: villus
trans_list: vilo
sense:
(biology) A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.


lexentry: eng/vinaigrette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vinaigrette
trans_list: vinagrete
sense:
A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.


lexentry: eng/vinegar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vinegar
trans_list: vinagre
sense:
(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.


lexentry: eng/vinegaroon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vinegaroon
trans_list: escorpião-vinagre | uropígio
sense:
A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid.


lexentry: eng/vintage__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: vintage
trans_list: antigo
sense:
(Of a motor car) built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).


lexentry: eng/vinyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vinyl
trans_list: vinil | vinila
sense:
(countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.


lexentry: eng/viol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viol
trans_list: viola da gamba
sense:
(musical instrument) A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold


lexentry: eng/viola__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viola
trans_list: viola | viola d'arco | violeta
sense:
A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.


lexentry: eng/violet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: violet
trans_list: violeta
sense:
A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.


lexentry: eng/violet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: violet
trans_list: violeta | lilás
sense:
The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.


lexentry: eng/violin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: violin
trans_list: violino | rabeca
sense:
(string instrument) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.


lexentry: eng/violin_maker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: violin maker
trans_list: luteiro
sense:
(lutherie) A person who makes violins, and usually other bowed stringed instruments such as violas, cellos and double basses.


lexentry: eng/viral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: viral
trans_list: viral
sense:
(advertising, and, marketing) Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.


lexentry: eng/viral_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viral load
trans_list: carga viral
sense:
(pathology) A measure of the severity of a viral infection based on the amount of virus in a bodily fluid.


lexentry: eng/virality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virality
trans_list: viralidade
sense:
(advertising, marketing) The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth.


lexentry: eng/virile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virile
trans_list: viril
sense:
Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.


lexentry: eng/virtual_YouTuber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtual YouTuber
trans_list: VTuber | youtuber virtual
sense:
An Internet personality (video creator or streamer) who operates using a virtual avatar, as a fictional or fictionalized character.


lexentry: eng/virtual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: virtual
trans_list: virtual
sense:
(object-oriented programming) Of a class member: capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.


lexentry: eng/virtual_private_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtual private network
trans_list: rede privada virtual
sense:
(computing) A network set up for use by a limited number of individuals, such as employees of a company, operating over a large area. The network typically uses encryption to keep information secure.


lexentry: eng/virtual_reality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtual reality
trans_list: realidade virtual
sense:
A computer technology that simulates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if physically present.


lexentry: eng/virtue__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: virtue
trans_list: virtude
sense:
An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtue__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: virtue
trans_list: virtude
sense:
(Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtue__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: virtue
trans_list: virtude
sense:
(uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtuoso__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: virtuoso
trans_list: virtuoso
sense:
Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/virtuous_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virtuous circle
trans_list: círculo virtuoso
sense:
A situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve than the original one.


lexentry: eng/virulent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: virulent
trans_list: virulento
sense:
(microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis. [from 1953]


lexentry: eng/virus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: virus
trans_list: vírus
sense:
A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism; such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms.


lexentry: eng/virus__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: virus
trans_list: vírus | vírus de computador
sense:
(computing) A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus.


lexentry: eng/visa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visa
trans_list: visto
sense:
A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.


lexentry: eng/viscacha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viscacha
trans_list: viscacha
sense:
Any of the several South American rodents, native to the Andes, of the genera Lagidium and Lagostomus, within family Chinchillidae.


lexentry: eng/viscera__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viscera
trans_list: víscera
sense:
Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.


lexentry: eng/visceral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visceral
trans_list: visceral
sense:
Of or relating to the viscera or bowels regarded as the origin of a person's emotions; hence (figuratively) , relating to or having deep internal feelings or sensibility. [16th–17th c.; revived from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/viscosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: viscosity
trans_list: viscosidade
sense:
(countable, physics) A quantity expressing the magnitude of internal friction in a fluid, as measured by the force per unit area resisting uniform flow.


lexentry: eng/viscus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viscus
trans_list: víscera
sense:
(anatomy) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/vise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vise
trans_list: morsa | torno
sense:
(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.


lexentry: eng/visit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visit
trans_list: visitar
sense:
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/visiting_team__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visiting team
trans_list: visitante
sense:
(sports) The team in a sport that has traveled out of its home area to play, as opposed to the home team.


lexentry: eng/visitor_pattern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visitor pattern
trans_list: espectador
sense:
(software, design) A behavioural design pattern that separates an algorithm from an object structure on which it operates.


lexentry: eng/visor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visor
trans_list: viseira
sense:
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.


lexentry: eng/visual_arts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: visual arts
trans_list: artes visuais
sense:
Art forms that are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking.


lexentry: eng/vitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitalism
trans_list: vitalismo
sense:
The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.


lexentry: eng/vitalist__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitalist
trans_list: vitalista
sense:
Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.


lexentry: eng/vitalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitalist
trans_list: vitalista
sense:
Someone who believes in vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_A__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin A
trans_list: vitamina A
sense:
(vitamin) Any of several closely related fat-soluble vitamins that are essential for normal vision; retinol.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_B_complex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin B complex
trans_list: complexo vitamínico B
sense:
A group of water-soluble vitamins, once thought to be a single vitamin, occurring in yeast, liver, eggs etc.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_C__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin C
trans_list: vitamina C
sense:
The L-enantiomer of ascorbic acid, a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, synthesized by most animals and plants but not humans, although used in our bodies for many purposes. It is plentiful in citrus fruits and many vegetables, and a deficiency causes scurvy.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_D__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin D
trans_list: vitamina D
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a number of fat-soluble vitamins, required for normal bone development and that prevents rickets; can be manufactured in the skin on exposure to sunlight.


lexentry: eng/vitamin_E__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin E
trans_list: vitamina E
sense:
Any of several fat-soluble vitamins, found in plants, that act as antioxidants and are essential for reproduction; the tocopherols.


lexentry: eng/vitamin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitamin
trans_list: vitamina
sense:
Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.


lexentry: eng/vitreous_humour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitreous humour
trans_list: humor vítreo | corpo vítreo
sense:
(ophthalmology, British, Canada) The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.


lexentry: eng/vitrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vitrine
trans_list: vitrina | vitrine
sense:
A glass-paneled cabinet or case, especially for displaying articles such as china, objets d'art, or fine merchandise.


lexentry: eng/viviparous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: viviparous
trans_list: vivíparo
sense:
(of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species).


lexentry: eng/viviparous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: viviparous
trans_list: vivíparo
sense:
(of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates).


lexentry: eng/vivisection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vivisection
trans_list: vivissecção | vivisseção
sense:
The act or instance of cutting, surgery, or other invasive treatment of a living organism for the purposes of physiological or pathological scientific investigation.


lexentry: eng/vizier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vizier
trans_list: vizir
sense:
(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/vocabulary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocabulary
trans_list: vocabulário
sense:
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.


lexentry: eng/vocal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocal
trans_list: vocal | vocálico
sense:
(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.


lexentry: eng/vocal_cord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocal cord
trans_list: corda vocal
sense:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx whose vibrations help to produce the voice.


lexentry: eng/vocal_cords__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocal cords
trans_list: cordas vocais
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.


lexentry: eng/vocalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: vocalization
trans_list: vocalização
sense:
(orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives.


lexentry: eng/vocative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vocative
trans_list: vocativo
sense:
(grammar) Used in address; appellative (said of that case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed). For example "Domine, O Lord"


lexentry: eng/vocative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vocative case
trans_list: vocativo
sense:
(grammar) case of address, case used for a noun identifying the person or thing being addressed. It corresponds to the archaic English particle "O" as used in solemn or poetic address e.g.: Hear me, O Albion! Languages that regularly employ the vocative include Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Georgian, Greek, Hawaiian, Hindi-Urdu, Irish, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ojibwe, Polish, Romanian, Ruthenian/Rusyn, Sanskrit, Scottish Gaelic, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, Tamil and Ukrainian.


lexentry: eng/vogue_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vogue word
trans_list: modismo
sense:
(linguistics) A neologism that gains sudden popularity but is forgotten after a relatively short time.


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voice
trans_list: voz | som
sense:
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: voice
trans_list: sentença | voz
sense:
(figurative) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered


lexentry: eng/voice__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: voice
trans_list: voz | fonação | palavra
sense:
(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.


lexentry: eng/voice_actor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voice actor
trans_list: dobrador | dobradora | dublador | dubladora
sense:
An actor who provides voices or voice-overs for radio drama, animations, commercials, dubbed films, games, etc.


lexentry: eng/voiced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voiced
trans_list: sonoro
sense:
(phonetics) Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.


lexentry: eng/voiceless__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: voiceless
trans_list: surdo
sense:
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].


lexentry: eng/void__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: void
trans_list: inválido | nulo
sense:
(programming, of a function or method) That does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.


lexentry: eng/void__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: void
trans_list: esvaziar | anular | evacuar | invalidar
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.


lexentry: eng/voivode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voivode
trans_list: voivoda
sense:
A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.


lexentry: eng/vol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vol
trans_list: furto
sense:
(heraldiccharge) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.


lexentry: eng/volcanic_winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volcanic winter
trans_list: inverno vulcânico
sense:
(climatology) A reduction in global temperatures caused by volcanic ash and droplets of sulfuric acid obscuring the Sun and raising Earth's albedo (increasing the reflection of solar radiation) after a large, particularly explosive volcanic eruption.


lexentry: eng/volcanism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volcanism
trans_list: vulcanismo
sense:
(volcanology) Any of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles


lexentry: eng/volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volcano
trans_list: vulcão
sense:
A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.


lexentry: eng/vole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vole
trans_list: rato-do-campo
sense:
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.


lexentry: eng/volleyball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volleyball
trans_list: bola de vôlei/vólei
sense:
(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.


lexentry: eng/volt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volt
trans_list: volt | vóltio
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V


lexentry: eng/voltage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voltage
trans_list: voltagem | tensão
sense:
(electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.


lexentry: eng/volume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volume
trans_list: volume
sense:
A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.


lexentry: eng/volunteer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volunteer
trans_list: voluntário
sense:
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.


lexentry: eng/volunteer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: volunteer
trans_list: voluntário
sense:
(military) One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.


lexentry: eng/volute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: volute
trans_list: voluta
sense:
(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.


lexentry: eng/voodoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voodoo
trans_list: vodu
sense:
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.


lexentry: eng/voodoo_doll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voodoo doll
trans_list: boneco vodu
sense:
A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to galvanize some change in them by modifying the doll, often by inserting pins and needles or by binding it.


lexentry: eng/vote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote
trans_list: voto
sense:
a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.


lexentry: eng/vote_of_confidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote of confidence
trans_list: voto de confiança
sense:
A motion proposed in a parliament or other assembly to give members the chance to express their confidence in a government; sometimes proposed by a government to counter a vote of no confidence proposed by the opposition; defeat would lead to the resignation of the government.


lexentry: eng/vote_of_no_confidence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote of no confidence
trans_list: moção de censura
sense:
(politics, legal) A parliamentary motion representing the lack of confidence of a parliament in the standing government. A passed motion of no confidence usually results in the government's fall.


lexentry: eng/vote_with_one's_feet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vote with one's feet
trans_list: votar com os pés
sense:
(idiomatic) To express one's preferences through one's actions, by voluntarily participating in or withdrawing from an activity, group, or process; especially, by physical migration to leave a situation one does not like, or to move to a situation one regards as more beneficial.


lexentry: eng/voting_slip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voting slip
trans_list: boletim
sense:
a piece of paper with a list of the candidates at an election (sometimes with an indication of the candidate's party); the voter puts an X in the corresponding place against the candidate of his choice, folds the slip and places it in a ballot box provided.


lexentry: eng/vouch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vouch
trans_list: assegurar | asseverar | garantir | responsabilizar-se (por)
sense:
To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).


lexentry: eng/voucher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voucher
trans_list: vale | voucher
sense:
A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.


lexentry: eng/vouchsafe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vouchsafe
trans_list: permitir
sense:
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.


lexentry: eng/voussoir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voussoir
trans_list: aduela
sense:
(architecture) One of a series of wedge-shaped bricks or stones forming an arch or vault. [from 1728]


lexentry: eng/vow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vow
trans_list: voto | bodo
sense:
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.


lexentry: eng/vowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vowel
trans_list: vogal
sense:
(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.


lexentry: eng/vowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: vowel
trans_list: vogal
sense:
(orthography) A letter representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y.


lexentry: eng/vowel_harmony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vowel harmony
trans_list: harmonia vocálica
sense:
(phonology) A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.


lexentry: eng/voyeur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voyeur
trans_list: voyeur
sense:
A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.


lexentry: eng/voyeurism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: voyeurism
trans_list: voyeurismo
sense:
The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, flashing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity.


lexentry: eng/vulnerability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulnerability
trans_list: vulnerabilidade
sense:
(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.


lexentry: eng/vulnerable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulnerable
trans_list: vulnerável
sense:
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.


lexentry: eng/vulture_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulture fund
trans_list: fundo abutre
sense:
(finance, pejorative) A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price.


lexentry: eng/vulva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: vulva
trans_list: vulva
sense:
(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.


lexentry: eng/wad__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wad
trans_list: bucha
sense:
A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.


lexentry: eng/wadi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wadi
trans_list: uádi | uédi
sense:
A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.


lexentry: eng/wafer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wafer
trans_list: obreia
sense:
A soft disk originally made of flour, and later of gelatin or a similar substance, used to seal letters, attach papers etc.


lexentry: eng/wafer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wafer
trans_list: wafer
sense:
(electronics) A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.


lexentry: eng/waffle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waffle
trans_list: waffle
sense:
(countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.


lexentry: eng/waffle__Verb__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: waffle
trans_list: palrar
sense:
(ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble.


lexentry: eng/wag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wag
trans_list: abanar | dar ao rabo
sense:
To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.


lexentry: eng/wage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wage
trans_list: salário | ordenado | remuneração
sense:
(often in plural) An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.


lexentry: eng/wager__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wager
trans_list: aposta
sense:
(legal) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.


lexentry: eng/wagon__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wagon
trans_list: vagão | carroça | carro
sense:
Short for dinner wagon (“set of light shelves mounted on castors so that it can be pushed around a dining room and used for serving”).


lexentry: eng/wagtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wagtail
trans_list: alvéola | lavandisca | alvéloa | lavandeira
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.


lexentry: eng/waif__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waif
trans_list: desabrigado
sense:
A person (especially a child) who is homeless and without means of support; also, a person excluded from society; an outcast.


lexentry: eng/waif__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waif
trans_list: objeto perdido
sense:
Something found, especially if without an owner; something which comes along, as it were, by chance.


lexentry: eng/waifu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waifu
trans_list: waifu
sense:
(fandom, internet slang) A fictional female character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers their significant other.


lexentry: eng/wain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wain
trans_list: 2:3:carro
sense:
(archaic, or, literary) A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.


lexentry: eng/waistline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waistline
trans_list: cintura
sense:
the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer


lexentry: eng/wait__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wait
trans_list: esperar | aguardar
sense:
(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.


lexentry: eng/wait__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wait
trans_list: servir
sense:
(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.


lexentry: eng/wake__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wake
trans_list: velório
sense:
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.


lexentry: eng/wake_up_and_smell_the_coffee__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wake up and smell the coffee
trans_list: acordar para a vida | encarar a realidade
sense:
(idiomatic, US, Philippines, informal) Often in the infinitive or imperative: to face reality and stop deluding oneself.


lexentry: eng/walk-on__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: walk-on
trans_list: figurante
sense:
An actor of a small (or "bit") part in a theatrical production or film, often without speaking lines.


lexentry: eng/walk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walk
trans_list: andar | caminhar
sense:
(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.


lexentry: eng/walk__Verb__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: walk
trans_list: caminhar | andar
sense:
(machining, intransitive, of a tool, such as a drill bit or reamer) To tend to move radially while feeding axially, whether tending toward on-center or tending toward off-center. Walking may be desirable (e.g., when a reamer walks into concentricity) or undesirable (e.g., when a twist drill walks into eccentricity.)


lexentry: eng/walk_on_eggshells__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walk on eggshells
trans_list: pisar em ovos
sense:
(idiomatic) To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.


lexentry: eng/walker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walker
trans_list: andarilho | caminhante
sense:
The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.


lexentry: eng/walking_frame__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walking frame
trans_list: andador
sense:
A framework device used to support either an infant learning to walk or a person with walking difficulties.


lexentry: eng/wall__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wall
trans_list: parede | muro
sense:
Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.


lexentry: eng/wall_of_text__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wall of text
trans_list: parede de texto | textão
sense:
(chiefly, Internet slang) An intimidatingly large block of writing, particularly one with few or no paragraph breaks.


lexentry: eng/wallaroo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wallaroo
trans_list: canguru
sense:
Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.


lexentry: eng/wallcreeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wallcreeper
trans_list: trepadeira-dos-muros
sense:
A passerine bird of species Tichodroma muraria, closely related to the nuthatches, breeding in temperate Asia, found more widely in much of temperate Eurasia.


lexentry: eng/walled_garden__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: walled garden
trans_list: jardim murado
sense:
(figurative, media, technology) A closed platform for content or services controlled by a single carrier or service provider, typically requiring subscription to access.


lexentry: eng/wallet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wallet
trans_list: carteira
sense:
(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.


lexentry: eng/wallpaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wallpaper
sense:
(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

trans_list:
fundo de ecrã | fundo do ambiente de trabalho | imagem da mesa | imagem de fundo | padrão de fundo | papel de parede


lexentry: eng/walrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: walrus
trans_list: morsa
sense:
A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.


lexentry: eng/wampum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wampum
trans_list: wampum
sense:
(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.


lexentry: eng/wand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wand
trans_list: varinha
sense:
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.


lexentry: eng/wane__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wane
trans_list: minguar
sense:
(intransitive, astronomy) Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.


lexentry: eng/waning_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waning moon
trans_list: lua minguante
sense:
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.


lexentry: eng/wannabe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wannabe
trans_list: fanfarrão
sense:
(informal, derogatory, often, attributive) Someone who wishes to be someone or do something, but lacks the qualifications or talent; an overeager amateur; an aspirant.


lexentry: eng/wapiti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wapiti
trans_list: uapiti | wapiti
sense:
(US, Canada) The American elk (Cervus canadensis). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.


lexentry: eng/war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war
trans_list: guerra
sense:
(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.


lexentry: eng/war__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: war
trans_list: guerra
sense:
(crime) A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.


lexentry: eng/war__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: war
trans_list: guerra
sense:
(uncountable, card games) Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.


lexentry: eng/war_bonnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war bonnet
trans_list: cocar
sense:
A ceremonial headdress, decorated with a trailing extension of eagle feathers, worn by some Native American peoples.


lexentry: eng/war_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war crime
trans_list: crime de guerra
sense:
(criminal law, international law) A punishable offence under international law for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian.


lexentry: eng/war_of_aggression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war of aggression
trans_list: guerra de agressão
sense:
(international law) A military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation.


lexentry: eng/war_of_attrition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: war of attrition
trans_list: guerra de desgaste
sense:
(military) A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out.


lexentry: eng/war_of_nerves__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: war of nerves
trans_list: guerra de nervos
sense:
(idiomatic, by extension) A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.


lexentry: eng/warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warbler
trans_list: felosa | mariquita | toutinegra
sense:
Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).


lexentry: eng/ward__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ward
trans_list: ala | guarda
sense:
(Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.


lexentry: eng/ward__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ward
trans_list: defender | guardar | proteger
sense:
(transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)


lexentry: eng/warden__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: warden
trans_list: supervisor
sense:
An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.


lexentry: eng/wardrobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wardrobe
trans_list: figurino | guarda-roupa
sense:
(figuratively) The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).


lexentry: eng/wardrobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: wardrobe
trans_list: armário | guarda-roupa | guarda-roupas
sense:
A movable cupboard or cabinet designed for storing clothes, particularly as a large piece of bedroom furniture.


lexentry: eng/wardrobe_malfunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wardrobe malfunction
trans_list: disfunção de guarda-roupa
sense:
(euphemistic) An accidental counterpart of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone's clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing clothes.


lexentry: eng/warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warehouse
trans_list: armazém
sense:
A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.


lexentry: eng/warfarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warfarin
trans_list: varfarina | warfarina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation:


lexentry: eng/warfarin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warfarin
trans_list: varfarina | warfarina
sense:
Manufactured as a pharmaceutical drug and used in low dosage, with regular monitoring, for the prevention of thrombosis and embolism.


lexentry: eng/warhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warhead
trans_list: ogiva
sense:
The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.


lexentry: eng/warhorse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: warhorse
trans_list: soldado destemido
sense:
(figurative, informal) An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.


lexentry: eng/warm__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: warm
trans_list: aquecer | esquentar
sense:
(transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.


lexentry: eng/warm_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: warm up
trans_list: aquecer
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To reach, or cause to reach, a normal operating temperature (of a car for example).


lexentry: eng/warning_triangle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: warning triangle
trans_list: triângulo de sinalização
sense:
(automotive) A triangle made of (usually) red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle.


lexentry: eng/warranty__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: warranty
trans_list: garantia
sense:
(countable, law) A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.


lexentry: eng/wart__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wart
trans_list: verruga
sense:
(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).


lexentry: eng/wary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wary
trans_list: cuidadoso | cauteloso | de pé atrás
sense:
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent


lexentry: eng/wash_one's_hands__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wash one's hands
trans_list: lavar as mãos | redimir-se de
sense:
(figuratively) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with. [with of ‘something’]


lexentry: eng/washable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washable
trans_list: lavável
sense:
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.


lexentry: eng/washbasin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washbasin
trans_list: lavabo | pia
sense:
A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.


lexentry: eng/washbowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washbowl
trans_list: lavabo
sense:
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands.


lexentry: eng/washer__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: washer
trans_list: arruela
sense:
A flat annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.


lexentry: eng/wassail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wassail
trans_list: vinho quente
sense:
The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.


lexentry: eng/waste__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: waste
trans_list: desperdiçar | destruir | definhar | devastar | matar
sense:
(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.


lexentry: eng/waste_breath__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waste breath
trans_list: gastar saliva
sense:
(idiomatic) To speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.


lexentry: eng/wastewater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wastewater
trans_list: esgoto
sense:
Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: watch
trans_list: posto
sense:
The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: watch
trans_list: quarto | quarto de serviço
sense:
(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.


lexentry: eng/watch__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: watch
trans_list: turno
sense:
(nautical) A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).


lexentry: eng/watch_one's_mouth__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watch one's mouth
trans_list: prestar atenção ao que diz
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.


lexentry: eng/watch_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watch out
trans_list: ter cuidado | tomar cuidado
sense:
(idiomatic) To be aware or conscious; to look closely or carefully; to use caution. Often used in the imperative.


lexentry: eng/watchdog__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: watchdog
trans_list: vigilância
sense:
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.


lexentry: eng/watchman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watchman
trans_list: vigia
sense:
One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.


lexentry: eng/watchword__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: watchword
trans_list: contra-senha
sense:
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.


lexentry: eng/water__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: water
trans_list: água
sense:
(alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.


lexentry: eng/water__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: water
trans_list: águas | água
sense:
(poetic, archaic, or, dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river, sometimes a lake or reservoir, especially in the names given to such bodies.


lexentry: eng/water__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: water
trans_list: água
sense:
Amniotic fluid or the amniotic sac containing it. (Used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America.)


lexentry: eng/water_buffalo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water buffalo
trans_list: búfalo-asiático
sense:
A large ungulate, widely used as a domestic animal in Asia, South America. North Africa and Europe: Bubalus bubalis.


lexentry: eng/water_clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water clock
trans_list: clepsidra
sense:
(chiefly, _, historical) A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.


lexentry: eng/water_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water cycle
trans_list: ciclo da água | ciclo hidrológico
sense:
The natural cycle of evaporation of water from the oceans etc, and subsequent condensation and precipitation as rain and snow


lexentry: eng/water_fountain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water fountain
trans_list: bebedouro
sense:
A mechanical device designed to dispense small quantities of drinking water, usually in a public place such as a school or office.


lexentry: eng/water_lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water lily
trans_list: nenúfar | ninfeia | vitória-régia
sense:
Any of various members of the Nymphaeaceae family that are tuberous plants, rooted in soil with leaves (lily pads) and flowers floating on the water surface.


lexentry: eng/water_main__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water main
trans_list: cano
sense:
The principal pipe, usually underground, for conveying water to residential and business properties.


lexentry: eng/water_pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water pollution
trans_list: poluição da água
sense:
Contamination of water, especially surface water, by sewage effluent, fertilizer runoff, industrial chemical discharge, etc.


lexentry: eng/water_polo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water polo
trans_list: polo aquático
sense:
A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/water_power__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: water power
trans_list: energia hidráulica
sense:
(uncountable) Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.


lexentry: eng/water_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water rail
trans_list: frango d'água
sense:
a small wetland bird (Rallus aquaticus) of the family Rallidae that breeds in marshes and reedbeds across Europe and Asia.


lexentry: eng/water_slide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water slide
trans_list: tobogã | toboágua
sense:
A recreational slide with water flowing down it to reduce friction, sometimes involving the participant sitting on a mat or raft and sometimes leading into a pool at the bottom.


lexentry: eng/water_strider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water strider
trans_list: alfaiate
sense:
Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.


lexentry: eng/water_supply__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water supply
trans_list: abastecimento de água
sense:
The provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.


lexentry: eng/water_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water tower
trans_list: caixa d'água | castelo d'água | torre d'água
sense:
A large tank of water, in an elevated position, acting as a local reservoir; water is pumped into the tank and fed by gravity to the consumers.


lexentry: eng/water_turbine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water turbine
trans_list: turbina hidráulica
sense:
A device that converts the energy of moving water, usually at a dam into rotary motion, usually used to make electricity.


lexentry: eng/water_under_the_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: water under the bridge
trans_list: águas passadas | águas passadas não movem moinhos
sense:
(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.


lexentry: eng/waterboarding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterboarding
trans_list: afogamento simulado
sense:
A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.


lexentry: eng/watercock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watercock
trans_list: kokoshnik
sense:
Gallicrex cinerea, a species of bird in the monotypic genus Gallicrex of the family Rallidae. It is a large rail found in wetland habitats in Asia.


lexentry: eng/watercraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watercraft
trans_list: embarcação
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.


lexentry: eng/watercress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watercress
trans_list: agrião
sense:
A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.


lexentry: eng/waterfowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterfowl
trans_list: ave aquática
sense:
Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.


lexentry: eng/watering_can__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watering can
trans_list: regador | aguador
sense:
A utensil for watering plants, consisting of a container with a handle and long spout, the spout sometimes being fitted with a perforated nozzle.


lexentry: eng/watermark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watermark
trans_list: marca d'água | marca de água
sense:
A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.


lexentry: eng/waterproof__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waterproof
trans_list: capa de chuva
sense:
Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material.


lexentry: eng/watershed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watershed
trans_list: divisor de águas
sense:
(hydrology, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.


lexentry: eng/waterspout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterspout
trans_list: tromba-d'água
sense:
A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waterworks
trans_list: abastecimento de água
sense:
The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.


lexentry: eng/waterworks__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: waterworks
trans_list: choro
sense:
(informal) Often in the form turn on the waterworks: crying or tears, especially in a way that is considered manipulative or over-emotional.


lexentry: eng/watt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: watt
trans_list: watt
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W


lexentry: eng/wattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wattle
trans_list: barbela | papilha
sense:
A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.


lexentry: eng/wattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: wattle
trans_list: acácia
sense:
Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia.


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wave
trans_list: onda | aceno | enxame | leva
sense:
Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wave
trans_list: aceno
sense:
(video games, by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.


lexentry: eng/wave__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: wave
trans_list: ola | onda
sense:
(usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.


lexentry: eng/wave__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wave
trans_list: agitar | ondear | ondular | acenar
sense:
(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.


lexentry: eng/wavefunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wavefunction
trans_list: função de onda
sense:
(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.


lexentry: eng/wavelength__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wavelength
trans_list: comprimento de onda
sense:
(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.


lexentry: eng/wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wax
trans_list: cera
sense:
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wax
trans_list: encerar
sense:
(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wax
trans_list: crescer | depilar
sense:
(transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.


lexentry: eng/wax__Verb__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wax
trans_list: crescer
sense:
(intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.


lexentry: eng/waxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: waxing
trans_list: depilação com cera
sense:
(countable) A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.


lexentry: eng/waxing_moon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waxing moon
trans_list: lua crescente
sense:
A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.


lexentry: eng/waxy_flexibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: waxy flexibility
trans_list: flexibilidade cérea
sense:
(symptom) A psychomotor symptom of catatonic schizophrenia which leads to a decreased response to stimuli and a tendency to remain in an immobile posture.


lexentry: eng/we__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: we
trans_list: nós | a gente
sense:
(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)


lexentry: eng/we__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: we
trans_list: nós
sense:
(personal, royal) The sovereign alone in their capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)


lexentry: eng/weak__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: weak
trans_list: fraco
sense:
(Germanic languages, of verbs) Regular in inflection, lacking vowel changes and having a past tense with -d- or -t-.


lexentry: eng/wean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wean
trans_list: desmamar
sense:
(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.


lexentry: eng/weapon_of_mass_destruction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weapon of mass destruction
trans_list: arma de destruição em massa | arma de destruição maciça
sense:
Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.


lexentry: eng/wear__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wear
trans_list: desgastar | gastar
sense:
To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.


lexentry: eng/wear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wear
trans_list: vestir | trajar | usar
sense:
(nautical) To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind.


lexentry: eng/wear_and_tear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wear and tear
trans_list: desgaste
sense:
Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use (normally as something excluded from a guarantee or warranty of quality, or as justifying a write-down in a set of accounts).


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wear out
trans_list: desgastar
sense:
To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.


lexentry: eng/wear_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wear out
trans_list: desgastar | desgastar-se
sense:
(intransitive) To deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain.


lexentry: eng/weasel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weasel
trans_list: doninha
sense:
Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.


lexentry: eng/weasel_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weasel out
trans_list: evitar
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, often followed by of) To shirk, avoid, or fail to fulfill (a task, responsibility, etc.)


lexentry: eng/weather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather
trans_list: tempo | clima
sense:
The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.


lexentry: eng/weather_balloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather balloon
trans_list: balão meteorológico
sense:
(meteorology) a balloon that carries meteorological instruments aloft in order to measure, record and return data concerning atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity


lexentry: eng/weather_forecast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather forecast
trans_list: previsão do tempo
sense:
(meteorology) A prediction of future weather, often for a specific locality, in a newspaper or on the radio or television.


lexentry: eng/weather_report__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather report
trans_list: previsão do tempo
sense:
(meteorology) A description, especially one prepared by a governmental or other authority, of past, present or forecasted meteorological conditions for a particular geographical area.


lexentry: eng/weather_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather station
trans_list: estação meteorológica
sense:
A piece of equipment that collects and transmits meteorological information, and can make weather forecasts


lexentry: eng/weather_vane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weather vane
trans_list: cata-vento | catavento | ventoinha
sense:
A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.


lexentry: eng/weatherboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: weatherboard
trans_list: telha
sense:
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.


lexentry: eng/weave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weave
trans_list: aplique
sense:
(cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.


lexentry: eng/web__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: web
trans_list: rede
sense:
(by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which, when diagrammed, resembles a spider's web.


lexentry: eng/web_browser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web browser
trans_list: browser | navegador | navegador de Internet | navegador web
sense:
(Internet) A computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web, chiefly by viewing web pages and following hyperlinks.


lexentry: eng/web_developer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web developer
trans_list: desenvolvedor web
sense:
(computing, Internet) A person who develops applications designed to be used via the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/web_page__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web page
trans_list: página
sense:
(Internet) A single hypertext document (transmitted as HTML) on the World Wide Web, often hyperlinked to others, and intended to be viewed with a web browser.


lexentry: eng/web_server__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: web server
trans_list: servidor
sense:
(software) software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol.


lexentry: eng/webcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: webcam
trans_list: câmara web | webcam
sense:
(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.


lexentry: eng/weber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weber
trans_list: weber
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.


lexentry: eng/webinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: webinar
trans_list: webinário
sense:
An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.


lexentry: eng/website__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: website
trans_list: sítio | saite | site | sítio na Internet | sítio web | web site
sense:
(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.


lexentry: eng/wedding_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding cake
trans_list: bolo de casamento
sense:
A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.


lexentry: eng/wedding_dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding dress
trans_list: vestido de casamento
sense:
The dress worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony, in Western culture traditionally white with a long train.


lexentry: eng/wedding_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedding ring
trans_list: aliança
sense:
(jewelry) One of a pair or rings exchanged by spouses in a wedding ceremony, and afterwards worn by them, symbolizing continuous fidelity.


lexentry: eng/wedge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wedge
trans_list: cunha
sense:
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.


lexentry: eng/wedgie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wedgie
trans_list: cuecão | cueção
sense:
(slang) A prank in which a person's underpants are pulled up sharply from behind in order to wedge the clothing uncomfortably between the person's buttocks.


lexentry: eng/wee_hours__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wee hours
trans_list: madrugada
sense:
The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.


lexentry: eng/week__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: week
trans_list: semana
sense:
A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.


lexentry: eng/weekday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weekday
trans_list: dia de semana
sense:
Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:


lexentry: eng/weekend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weekend
trans_list: fim de semana | final de semana
sense:
The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.


lexentry: eng/weep__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weep
trans_list: chorar | lacrimejar
sense:
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.


lexentry: eng/weeping_willow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weeping willow
trans_list: salgueiro-chorão | chorão
sense:
Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).


lexentry: eng/weever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weever
trans_list: peixe-aranha
sense:
Any of the usually brown fish in family Trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.


lexentry: eng/weevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weevil
trans_list: gorgulho
sense:
Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.


lexentry: eng/weighbridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weighbridge
trans_list: báscula
sense:
(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.


lexentry: eng/weightlifting__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: weightlifting
trans_list: levantamento de peso
sense:
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.


lexentry: eng/welcome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welcome
trans_list: bem-vindo | boas-vindas
sense:
Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.


lexentry: eng/weld__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weld
trans_list: gauda | lírio-dos-tintureiros
sense:
A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.


lexentry: eng/weld__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weld
trans_list: soldar
sense:
(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.


lexentry: eng/welding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welding
trans_list: solda | soldadura | soldagem
sense:
joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or


lexentry: eng/welfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: welfare
trans_list: segurança social
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, _, US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it.


lexentry: eng/welfare_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welfare state
trans_list: estado assistencial | estado de bem-estar | estado de bem-estar social
sense:
A social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens, providing health care, education, unemployment compensation and social security.


lexentry: eng/welfare_trap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welfare trap
trans_list: armadilha do desemprego
sense:
(chiefly, US) A situation where the welfare system discourages people who receive government public assistance payments from entering low-paid work because such work does not produce a significant income increase.


lexentry: eng/welkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: welkin
trans_list: cosmos
sense:
(also, Lancashire) The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.


lexentry: eng/well-formed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well-formed
trans_list: boa
sense:
(linguistics, computing) Correctly written; syntactically correct; expressed in a way that obeys rules for constructing formulas in a certain language.


lexentry: eng/well-mannered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: well-mannered
trans_list: cortês
sense:
Having good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.


lexentry: eng/well__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: well
trans_list: muito bem | muito que bem | ora, ora
sense:
An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and spoken in a lowering intonation).


lexentry: eng/well__Interjection__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: well
trans_list: bem | pois | bom | sabe | é...
sense:
Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.


lexentry: eng/well__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: well
trans_list: poço | cela | vaso
sense:
(biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.


lexentry: eng/wels_catfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wels catfish
trans_list: bagre europeu
sense:
A scaleless fresh-water catfish (Silurus glanis)), of much of temperate western Eurasia, recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth.


lexentry: eng/welt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: welt
trans_list: listra
sense:
(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.


lexentry: eng/wench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wench
trans_list: moça
sense:
(archaic, now, dialectal, or, humorous, possibly, offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.


lexentry: eng/weretiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: weretiger
trans_list: homem-tigre
sense:
(fiction, mythological) A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.


lexentry: eng/werewolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: werewolf
trans_list: lobisomem | licantropo | lobanil
sense:
(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.


lexentry: eng/wergeld__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wergeld
trans_list: pena
sense:
(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.


lexentry: eng/west__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: west
trans_list: oeste | ocidente | poente
sense:
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/western__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western
trans_list: bangue-bangue | faroeste
sense:
(cinema) A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850–1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.


lexentry: eng/western_cattle_egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western cattle egret
trans_list: garça-vaqueira
sense:
Bubulcus ibis is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.


lexentry: eng/western_marsh_harrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: western marsh harrier
trans_list: tartaranhão-ruivo-dos-pauis
sense:
Circus aeruginosus, a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.


lexentry: eng/westerner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: westerner
trans_list: ocidental
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the West, of the Western world—Europe and the Americas. (Also written capitalized as Westerner.)


lexentry: eng/wet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wet
trans_list: molhada
sense:
(slang, vulgar, of a female) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.


lexentry: eng/wet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: wet
trans_list: úmido
sense:
(poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).


lexentry: eng/wet_blanket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wet blanket
trans_list: desmancha-prazeres | estraga-prazeres
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, endearing, derogatory) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.


lexentry: eng/wet_wipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wet wipe
trans_list: toalhete
sense:
A small moistened piece of paper or cloth for cleaning or personal hygiene, often folded and individually wrapped for convenience.


lexentry: eng/wetland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wetland
trans_list: brejo | paul
sense:
(usually, in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.


lexentry: eng/wetsuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wetsuit
trans_list: roupa de mergulho
sense:
A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.


lexentry: eng/whale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whale
trans_list: baleia | cetáceo
sense:
Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.


lexentry: eng/whale_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whale shark
trans_list: tubarão-baleia
sense:
A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.


lexentry: eng/whalebone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whalebone
trans_list: barba
sense:
The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets


lexentry: eng/what's-his-name__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's-his-name
trans_list: fulano
sense:
A male person or entity whose name one does not remember or want to mention but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/what's_new__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's new
trans_list: quais as novas | quais as novidades | qual a novidade | qual que é a novidade? | qual é a novidade?
sense:
(informal) An informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their life. A typical response might be "Not much; you?". The greeting is not always literal and may just be used to say hello.


lexentry: eng/what's_sauce_for_the_goose_is_sauce_for_the_gander__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
trans_list: pau que dá em Chico, dá em Francisco
sense:
If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender).


lexentry: eng/what's_up__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what's up
trans_list: o que foi?
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, with up in the sense of "of concern") What’s the matter? What is the problem? What is wrong?


lexentry: eng/what's_up__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: what's up
trans_list: e aí | tudo bem | tudo em cima
sense:
(idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, _, US, with up in the sense of "happening") What's happening? What are you doing?


lexentry: eng/what__Determiner__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: what
trans_list: que | quanto
sense:
(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.


lexentry: eng/what_does_that_have_to_do_with_the_price_of_tea_in_China__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what does that have to do with the price of tea in China
trans_list: o que tem a ver o cu com as calças?
sense:
(rhetorical question, colloquial) Used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or non sequitur.


lexentry: eng/what_goes_around_comes_around__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: A person's actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person.
written_rep: what goes around comes around
trans_list:
aqui se faz, aqui se paga | chumbo trocado não dói | cá se fazem, cá se pagam | o mundo dá voltas | quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades | tudo que vai volta


lexentry: eng/what_is_that__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what is that
trans_list: o que é isso | o que é isto
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what,‎ was,‎ that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.


lexentry: eng/what_number__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what number
trans_list: x-ésimo
sense:
Which, what position (in an ordered series, such as which day of the month or which floor). (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/what_the_fuck__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what the fuck
trans_list: que porra/diabos/merda
sense:
(vulgar) Used to express astonishment, shock, incredulity, or disbelief (as an ellipsis of longer expressions).


lexentry: eng/what_the_fuck__Interjection__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: what the fuck
trans_list: que se foda
sense:
(vulgar) Used to express nonchalance or the dismissal of any consequences of something one is about to do.


lexentry: eng/what_time_is_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: what time is it
trans_list: quantas horas são? | quantas horas? | que horas são?
sense:
What is the time of day? (used to request for the current hour and approximate number of minutes after the hour)


lexentry: eng/whatchamacallit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whatchamacallit
trans_list: coisa | troço | treco | aquelaporralá | bagaça | bagulho
sense:
(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.


lexentry: eng/whatever__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whatever
trans_list: dane-se | foda-se | que seja | tanto faz | tanto faz como tanto fez
sense:
(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further.


lexentry: eng/whatever_it_takes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whatever it takes
trans_list: custe o que custar
sense:
(idiomatic, sometimes, _, euphemistic, _, for improper behavior) Anything, including measures which may be extreme or wrongful, that is required to achieve an objective.


lexentry: eng/wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheat
trans_list: trigo
sense:
(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.


lexentry: eng/wheat_weevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheat weevil
trans_list: gorgulho-do-trigo
sense:
A common species of weevil (Sitophilus granarius) that occurs worldwide and causes damage to harvested grain.


lexentry: eng/wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheel
trans_list: roda
sense:
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.


lexentry: eng/wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: wheel
trans_list: timão
sense:
A manoeuvre in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.


lexentry: eng/wheel_clamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheel clamp
trans_list: garra
sense:
A device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven; normally used to enforce payment of a traffic violation fine


lexentry: eng/wheelbarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelbarrow
trans_list: carrinho de mão
sense:
A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.


lexentry: eng/wheelbarrow_race__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelbarrow race
trans_list: correr
sense:
A two-member team race in which one team member holds the legs of the other, as if the handles of a wheelbarrow. The team member playing the barrow runs on his/her hands.


lexentry: eng/wheeler-dealer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheeler-dealer
trans_list: zambeta
sense:
(informal) A shrewd political or commercial schemer, especially one who is unscrupulous; a hustler; a shady operator.


lexentry: eng/wheelhouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelhouse
trans_list: casa do leme
sense:
An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.


lexentry: eng/wheelie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelie
trans_list: cavalinho | grau
sense:
(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.


lexentry: eng/wheelie__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wheelie
trans_list: dar grau | empinar
sense:
(intransitive, informal) To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels.


lexentry: eng/whelk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whelk
trans_list: búzio
sense:
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.


lexentry: eng/whelp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whelp
trans_list: filhote
sense:
A young offspring of a canid (ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.


lexentry: eng/when_Hell_freezes_over__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: when Hell freezes over
sense:
(idiom, slang, informal, hyperbolic) Never; not in this lifetime or a time in the unforeseeably distant future; not a chance.

trans_list:
quando o inferno congelar | no dia de São Nunca | quando as galinhas criarem dentes | quando as galinhas tiverem dentes


lexentry: eng/when__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: when
trans_list: quando
sense:
(interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.


lexentry: eng/when_life_gives_you_lemons,_make_lemonade__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
sense: You should always make the best out of difficult situations.
written_rep: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
trans_list:
se a vida lhe der um limão, faça dele uma limonada | se a vida lhe der um limão, faça dele uma caipirinha


lexentry: eng/where_are_you__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
sense: where are you? (used over the phone or while texting, for example)
written_rep: where are you
trans_list:
cadê você? | onde você está? | onde é que estás? | onde é que estão vocês? | onde é que vocês estão?


lexentry: eng/where_is_the_toilet__Phrase__1
written_rep: where is the toilet
trans_list:
onde fica a casa de banho? | onde fica o banheiro? | onde fica o quarto de banho? | onde fica o toalete?


lexentry: eng/where_there's_smoke,_there's_fire__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: where there's smoke, there's fire
trans_list: onde há fumaça, há fogo | onde há fumo, há fogo
sense:
(UK, US, Australia, Canada, NZ) If there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.


lexentry: eng/whereas__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whereas
trans_list: considerando que | dado que | sendo que
sense:
(mostly, law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)


lexentry: eng/whet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whet
trans_list: afiar | amolar
sense:
(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.


lexentry: eng/whetstone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whetstone
trans_list: mó
sense:
A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.


lexentry: eng/whew__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whew
trans_list: ufa
sense:
An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.


lexentry: eng/which__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: which
trans_list: que
sense:
(mostly, archaic) Used of people (now generally who, whom, that; which remains possible with words also referred to by it such as baby, child).


lexentry: eng/whimbrel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whimbrel
trans_list: maçarico-galego
sense:
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.


lexentry: eng/whip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whip
trans_list: chicote | açoite
sense:
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.


lexentry: eng/whiplash__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whiplash
trans_list: chicotada
sense:
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.


lexentry: eng/whippersnapper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whippersnapper
trans_list: metido
sense:
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s]


lexentry: eng/whipstaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whipstaff
trans_list: relho
sense:
(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship.


lexentry: eng/whirlwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whirlwind
trans_list: turbilhão
sense:
A windstorm of limited extent—such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout—characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.


lexentry: eng/whisk__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whisk
trans_list: batedor | fuê
sense:
A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).


lexentry: eng/whisker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whisker
trans_list: costeleta | fio | pelo | suíça
sense:
That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.


lexentry: eng/whistle-blower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle-blower
trans_list: delator
sense:
(slang, chiefly, US) One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.


lexentry: eng/whistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle
trans_list: apito
sense:
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.


lexentry: eng/whistle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle
trans_list: assobiar | apitar | assoviar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.


lexentry: eng/whistle_past_the_graveyard__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whistle past the graveyard
trans_list: manter as esperanças
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.


lexentry: eng/white-blue-white_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-blue-white flag
trans_list: bandeira branca-azul-branca
sense:
(neologism) A symbol of opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that has been used by Russian anti-war protester, as well as a symbol of opposition to the current government of Russia, by several personal internet accounts.


lexentry: eng/white-tailed_deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-tailed deer
trans_list: cariacu | suaçuapara | veado-de-cauda-branca
sense:
A medium-sized deer found throughout most of North and Central America and northern portions of South America; Odocoileus virginianus.


lexentry: eng/white-tailed_hawk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-tailed hawk
trans_list: gavião-de-rabo-branco
sense:
Buteo albicaudatus, a species of hawk found in tropical or subtropical environments across the Americas


lexentry: eng/white-throated_dipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white-throated dipper
trans_list: melro-d'água
sense:
Cinclus cinclus, an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.


lexentry: eng/white__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white
trans_list: branco | caucasiano | caucasoide
sense:
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.


lexentry: eng/white__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: white
trans_list: branco
sense:
(board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.


lexentry: eng/white__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white
trans_list: branco
sense:
The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.


lexentry: eng/white__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: white
trans_list: branco do olho | esclerótica | pó
sense:
(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.


lexentry: eng/white_blood_cell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white blood cell
trans_list: célula branca | glóbulo branco | leucócito
sense:
(hematology, cytology, immunology) A type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response, or part of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/white_bream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white bream
trans_list: chumbo
sense:
A European species of fish in the Cyprinidae family (Blicca bjoerkna, syn. Abramis bjoerkna, Cyprinus bjoerkna).


lexentry: eng/white_cabbage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white cabbage
trans_list: repolho branco
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba, a cabbage plant with white leaves grown in northern and central Europe.


lexentry: eng/white_clover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white clover
trans_list: trevo-branco
sense:
A species of clover, Trifolium repens, native to much of Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia and introduced elsewhere as a pasture crop.


lexentry: eng/white_gold__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white gold
trans_list: ouro branco
sense:
(countable) Any precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal such as platinum or palladium or other white metal such as nickel.


lexentry: eng/white_goods__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white goods
trans_list: cama, mesa e banho | eletrodomésticos | linha branca
sense:
The large household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and driers as a group.


lexentry: eng/white_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white hole
trans_list: buraco branco
sense:
(astrophysics) A theoretically possible, but physically highly unlikely, singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.


lexentry: eng/white_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white horse
trans_list: bolor
sense:
(countable) Any of several horse-shaped chalk figures in England, such as the Uffington White Horse.


lexentry: eng/white_lie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white lie
trans_list: mentira branca | mentirinha
sense:
(idiomatic) A deliberately untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result; especially, one which is judged to be better than an overhonest alternative, as for example to remain polite in a superficial social exchange, or to choose one's battles.


lexentry: eng/white_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white light
trans_list: luz branca
sense:
(uncountable) Light, having a mixture of frequencies, being perceived as having no specific colour; such as sunlight.


lexentry: eng/white_meat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white meat
trans_list: carne branca
sense:
Meats whose color, either before or after cooking, is considered white as opposed to red, including poultry, seafood, and in some uses, even pork.


lexentry: eng/white_mulberry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white mulberry
trans_list: amora-branca
sense:
A short-lived mulberry tree of species Morus alba, native to northern China, used in traditional Chinese medicine, that yields berries that are paler than other mulberries, even when ripe. The tree is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk.


lexentry: eng/white_noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white noise
trans_list: ruído branco
sense:
(physics) A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.


lexentry: eng/white_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white paper
trans_list: livro branco
sense:
(management, marketing) A factual write-up of something, specifically devoid of the appearance of marketing.


lexentry: eng/white_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: white paper
trans_list: livro branco
sense:
(British, Ireland, European Union, government, politics) A parliamentary document announcing or proposing government policy or action.


lexentry: eng/white_privilege__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white privilege
trans_list: privilégio branco
sense:
(sociology) The collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.


lexentry: eng/white_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white space
trans_list: espaço em branco
sense:
White area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page or computer display; blanks and the vertical blank lines in between paragraphs, or other organized rows of text lines (poetry).


lexentry: eng/white_stork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white stork
trans_list: cegonha-branca
sense:
A large wading bird, of species Ciconia ciconia, that winters in Africa and breeds in Europe; in European folklore, it delivers babies.


lexentry: eng/white_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white tea
trans_list: chá branco
sense:
The leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.


lexentry: eng/white_terror__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white terror
trans_list: terror branco
sense:
(politics) Coordinated violence committed against (actual or imagined) socialists and their sympathizers.


lexentry: eng/white_tie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: white tie
trans_list: fraque
sense:
The most formal kind of eveningwear for men, consisting of an evening tailcoat, trousers with strips of braid down the side seams, white stiff-fronted shirt, white bow tie and waistcoat with or without sash.


lexentry: eng/whitebeam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whitebeam
trans_list: mostajeiro-branco
sense:
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.


lexentry: eng/whiteboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whiteboard
trans_list: quadro branco
sense:
(by extension, computing) A collaborative tool allowing several users to write and draw on the same shared display.


lexentry: eng/whiting__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whiting
trans_list: badejo | pescada
sense:
A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).


lexentry: eng/who_are_you_and_what_have_you_done_with_someone__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who are you and what have you done with someone
trans_list: quem é você e o que fez com alguém
sense:
(colloquial, rhetorical question) Said to express surprise due to a perceived drastic change of behaviour of a person.


lexentry: eng/who_knows__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who knows
trans_list: quem sabe? | vai saber?
sense:
A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.


lexentry: eng/who_knows__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: who knows
trans_list: quem sabe? | vai saber?
sense:
A rhetorical question asked to express the idea that anything is possible or that anything could happen.


lexentry: eng/who_watches_the_watchers__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who watches the watchers
trans_list: quem vigia os vigilantes
sense:
Indicating concern as to whether those responsible for monitoring the behavior of others are themselves held accountable.


lexentry: eng/who_would_have_thunk_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: who would have thunk it
trans_list: quem diria
sense:
(colloquial, sometimes, sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to express incredulity: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?


lexentry: eng/whodunit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whodunit
trans_list: romance criminal
sense:
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.


lexentry: eng/whole_cloth__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: whole cloth
trans_list: vazio
sense:
(figurative, uncountable) Something made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.


lexentry: eng/wholegrain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wholegrain
trans_list: cheio
sense:
A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.


lexentry: eng/wholesaler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wholesaler
trans_list: atacadista
sense:
A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.


lexentry: eng/wholesome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wholesome
trans_list: íntegro
sense:
Favourable to morals, religion or prosperity; sensible; conducive to good; salutary; promoting virtue or being virtuous.


lexentry: eng/whom__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: whom
trans_list: a qual | as quais | o qual | os quais | que | quem
sense:
(informal, especially, non-US) Also used with names of collective nouns that are groups of people, especially singularly-named musical groups or sports teams.


lexentry: eng/whooping_cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: whooping cough
trans_list: pertússis | coqueluche | tosse convulsa
sense:
(disease) A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.


lexentry: eng/whorl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: whorl
trans_list: verticilo
sense:
(botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.


lexentry: eng/why__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: why
trans_list: uai
sense:
(dated, or, literary) An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.


lexentry: eng/wick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wick
trans_list: pavio | mecha
sense:
A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.


lexentry: eng/wicket__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wicket
trans_list: bilheteira
sense:
(Britain, Canada) A service window, as in a bank or train station, where a customer conducts transactions with a teller


lexentry: eng/widespread__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widespread
trans_list: difundido | generalizado | amplo | difuso
sense:
Affecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.


lexentry: eng/widget__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widget
trans_list: bagatela
sense:
A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.


lexentry: eng/widget__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: widget
trans_list: espátula
sense:
A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.


lexentry: eng/widget__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widget
trans_list: componente
sense:
(GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.


lexentry: eng/widow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widow
trans_list: viúva
sense:
A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.


lexentry: eng/widow__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: widow
trans_list: viúva
sense:
(typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.


lexentry: eng/widow__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: widow
trans_list: viúva negra
sense:
Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).


lexentry: eng/widowed__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widowed
trans_list: viúvo | enviuvado
sense:
(of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.


lexentry: eng/widower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: widower
trans_list: viúvo
sense:
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/wig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wig
trans_list: peruca
sense:
A head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.


lexentry: eng/wiggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiggle
trans_list: rebolar | sacolejar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.


lexentry: eng/wiggle_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiggle room
trans_list: campo
sense:
(informal) The opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.


lexentry: eng/wiki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiki
trans_list: wiki
sense:
A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.


lexentry: eng/wild-goose_chase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild-goose chase
trans_list: caça aos gambozinos
sense:
(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.


lexentry: eng/wild__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild
trans_list: selvagem | bravio | silvestre
sense:
Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).


lexentry: eng/wild_boar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild boar
trans_list: javali
sense:
A wild swine native to Eurasia and North Africa (Sus scrofa), now widely distributed elsewhere and ancestor of most domestic pig breeds.


lexentry: eng/wild_goose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild goose
trans_list: ganso-bravo
sense:
any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.


lexentry: eng/wild_rice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild rice
trans_list: arroz selvagem
sense:
Rice of any of four species of grasses which form the genus Zizania, which have edible grains and edible stems.


lexentry: eng/wild_service_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wild service tree
trans_list: mostajeiro
sense:
A tree with edible fruit, Sorbus torminalis, native to central and southern Europe and neighboring parts of Asia and Africa.


lexentry: eng/wildcard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wildcard
trans_list: coringa | curinga
sense:
(computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.


lexentry: eng/wilderness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wilderness
trans_list: mato | selva | sertão | vastidão
sense:
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.


lexentry: eng/wildlife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wildlife
trans_list: fauna | vida selvagem
sense:
(often, attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.


lexentry: eng/wile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wile
trans_list: astúcia
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice


lexentry: eng/will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: will
trans_list: arbítrio
sense:
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/will__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: will
trans_list: ir
sense:
(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/will__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: will
trans_list: legar
sense:
(transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/will_o'_the_wisp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: will o' the wisp
trans_list: João Galafoice | boitatá | fogo corredor | fogo tolo | fogo-fátuo
sense:
(British, _, folklore) A flickering light or lantern, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes, held by a supernatural creature who uses it to lure travelers at night to their demise.


lexentry: eng/willful_ignorance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: willful ignorance
trans_list: ignorancia
sense:
(idiomatic, legal) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.


lexentry: eng/willy-nilly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: willy-nilly
trans_list: querendo ou não | obrigatoriamente | queira ou não queira
sense:
Whether desired or not; without regard for the consequences or the wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.


lexentry: eng/wimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wimp
trans_list: covarde | medroso
sense:
(chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.


lexentry: eng/win-win__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: win-win
trans_list: em que todos ganham | em que todos saem ganhando
sense:
(of a situation or outcome) That benefits both or all parties, or that has two distinct benefits. [from 1960s]


lexentry: eng/win__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: win
trans_list: ganhar | vencer
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).


lexentry: eng/wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind
trans_list: vento | sopro
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.


lexentry: eng/wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: wind
trans_list: soprar
sense:
A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points.


lexentry: eng/wind_chimes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind chimes
trans_list: carrilhão de vento | espanta-espíritos | mensageiro do vento | sinos da felicidade | sinos de vento
sense:
(musical instruments) A chime constructed from tubes, rods, bells, etc. made of wood, glass, metal or ceramic, suspended outside a building in such a way that they tinkle pleasantly when moved by the wind.


lexentry: eng/wind_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wind rose
trans_list: rosa dos ventos | rosa-dos-ventos
sense:
(meteorology) A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.


lexentry: eng/winding__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winding
trans_list: bobina | enrolamento
sense:
(electrical engineering) A length of wire wound around the armature of an electric motor or the core of an electrical transformer.


lexentry: eng/windmill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: windmill
trans_list: cata-vento
sense:
A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.


lexentry: eng/window__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: window
trans_list: janela
sense:
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.


lexentry: eng/window__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: window
trans_list: janela
sense:
(graphical user interface) A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes.


lexentry: eng/window_screen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: window screen
trans_list: mosquiteiro | cortinado | tela de janela | tela mosquiteiro
sense:
A mesh, made of metal wire, fibreglass, or other synthetic fibre, set in a frame and covering the opening of a window to keep leaves, debris, insects, birds, etc. from entering a building without blocking fresh airflow.


lexentry: eng/windshield__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windshield
trans_list: para-brisa | para-brisas
sense:
(North America, Philippines) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front and back of a vehicle in front of its occupants to protect them from the wind force generated by the vehicle's speed and inclement weather.


lexentry: eng/windshield_wiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windshield wiper
trans_list: limpa-para-brisas
sense:
(automobiles, US, Canada) a device used to clear rain and dirt from a windshield; normally a pivoting arm with a rubber blade


lexentry: eng/windsock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: windsock
trans_list: biruta
sense:
(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.


lexentry: eng/wine_from_unpressed_grapes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wine from unpressed grapes
trans_list: adiantamento
sense:
A (sweet) wine made from the juice that flows out of grapes before they are pressed. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/wine_grape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wine grape
trans_list: uva
sense:
Any variety of grape especially suited for winemaking, to be fermented into alcohol; usually, its suitability has been imparted by selective breeding.


lexentry: eng/wineskin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wineskin
trans_list: borracha
sense:
A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: wing
trans_list: asa | ala
sense:
A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 19
written_rep: wing
trans_list: ala | asa
sense:
A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.


lexentry: eng/wing__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: wing
trans_list: asa | ala
sense:
(nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.


lexentry: eng/wingman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wingman
trans_list: ombro
sense:
(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.


lexentry: eng/wingspan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wingspan
trans_list: envergadura
sense:
(usually in singular) The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).


lexentry: eng/wink__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wink
trans_list: piscar (o olho)
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)


lexentry: eng/winnow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winnow
trans_list: joeirar
sense:
(transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.


lexentry: eng/winnow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: winnow
trans_list: joeirar
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.


lexentry: eng/winter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter
trans_list: inverno
sense:
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December to February in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.


lexentry: eng/winter_solstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter solstice
trans_list: solstício de inverno
sense:
(astronomy) The moment when the Earth is in that point of its orbit where the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun.


lexentry: eng/winter_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: winter storm
trans_list: nevasca
sense:
A meteorological event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold temperatures, such as snow or sleet, or a rainstorm in which ground temperatures are cold enough to allow ice to form.


lexentry: eng/wipe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe
trans_list: enxugar | limpar | esfregar
sense:
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wipe out
trans_list: apagar
sense:
(transitive, informal) To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance).


lexentry: eng/wipe_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: wipe out
trans_list: cair
sense:
(intransitive) To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.).


lexentry: eng/wipe_the_floor_with_someone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe the floor with someone
trans_list: amassar
sense:
(informal) To be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.


lexentry: eng/wipe_the_slate_clean__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wipe the slate clean
trans_list: começar do zero
sense:
(idiomatic) To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.


lexentry: eng/wire__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: wire
trans_list: escuta | grampo
sense:
(slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.


lexentry: eng/wire_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wire rope
trans_list: corda
sense:
A strong cable consisting of twisted strands of wire, generally intended for supporting heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/wiretap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiretap
trans_list: grampo
sense:
A connection installed on a telephone line or other communications system in order to allow a third party to conduct covert surveillance of conversations.


lexentry: eng/wiring_harness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wiring harness
trans_list: sarilho
sense:
(automotive, electronics) A bundle of insulated wires, often held together with straps or other connectors, that transmit signals or electrical current within a vehicle, electronic device, etc., or between them.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: sabedoria | sagacidade | sapiência
sense:
(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.


lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: sabedoria
sense:
The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.


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


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


lexentry: eng/wise_guy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wise guy
trans_list: topa-a-tudo
sense:
(informal, mildly, derogatory, sarcastic, or, humorous) One who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/witch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch
trans_list: bruxa | estria | estrige | feiticeira
sense:
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/woke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: woke
trans_list: lacrador | lacradora
sense:
(by extension, politics, slang, often, derogative) Holding progressive views or attitudes, principally with regard to social justice.


lexentry: eng/wokeism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wokeism
trans_list: lacração
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, derogatory) The purported ideology of "wokeness", of holding social-justice-oriented or left-wing views or attitudes, especially in a way that is deemed overzealous, performative, or insincere.


lexentry: eng/wokeness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wokeness
trans_list: lacração
sense:
(slang, politics, derogatory) The quality or state of being woke (holding left-wing or non-right-wing views or attitudes), especially from a right-wing perspective.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wolframite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolframite
trans_list: wolframita
sense:
(mineral) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO4; it is one of the principal ores for tungsten.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/work_permit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work permit
trans_list: autorização de trabalho
sense:
A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than the one in which they hold citizenship.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: world
trans_list: mundo
sense:
(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/worldview__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worldview
trans_list: cosmovisão | mundividência | visão de mundo
sense:
A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wort
trans_list: erva
sense:
(archaic, or, historical) Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: virol
sense:
(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrestle
trans_list: lutar
sense:
(intransitive) To contend with an opponent by grappling, throwing, or pinning, either as sincere unarmed combat or as a sport.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yard
trans_list: verga
sense:
(nautical) A long tapered timber hung on a mast to which is bent a sail, and may be further qualified as a square, lateen, or lug yard. The first is hung at right angles to the mast, the latter two hang obliquely.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yellow-eyed_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-eyed penguin
trans_list: pinguim-de-olho-amarelo
sense:
Any of a species of small penguin, Megadyptes antipodes, with a distinctive yellow band around its eyes, native to New Zealand.


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yellow_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow press
trans_list: imprensa marrom
sense:
(idiomatic, usually, collective) Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/yo-yo__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: yo-yo
trans_list: fuxico
sense:
(sewing) A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.


lexentry: eng/yob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yob
trans_list: desorientado
sense:
(derogatory, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: you
trans_list: você | se
sense:
(indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). [from 16th c.]


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/you_can't_make_an_omelette_without_breaking_eggs__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
trans_list: não se pode fazer omelete sem quebrar os ovos
sense:
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.


lexentry: eng/you_could_have_fooled_me__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you could have fooled me
trans_list: ninguém diria
sense:
What you now tell me is true I thought was false, or I nonetheless think is false; I don't believe you.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zaibatsu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zaibatsu
trans_list: zaibatsu
sense:
(business, historical) A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: zone
trans_list: zona
sense:
(networking) That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.


lexentry: eng/zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: zone
trans_list: zona
sense:
(networking, dated) A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).


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


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zoom_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom in
trans_list: dar zoom
sense:
(intransitive) To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.


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


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


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


lexentry: eng/zotheca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zotheca
trans_list: zoteca
sense:
(historical) In ancient Rome, a small living room, as distinguished from a room for sleeping: an alcove.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


