# translation

lexentry: eng/cypress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cypress
trans_list: cipreste
sense:
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.


lexentry: eng/cyst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cyst
trans_list: cisto | quisto
sense:
A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.


lexentry: eng/cysteine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysteine
trans_list: cisteína
sense:
(amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.


lexentry: eng/cystic_fibrosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cystic fibrosis
trans_list: fibrose cística
sense:
(pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems.


lexentry: eng/cysticercosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cysticercosis
trans_list: cisticercose
sense:
(medicine) A parasitic infestation of the voluntary muscles, lungs, central nervous system and other organs, caused by the ingestion of eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium.


lexentry: eng/cytochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochemistry
trans_list: citoquímica
sense:
(biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function.


lexentry: eng/cytochrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytochrome
trans_list: citocromo
sense:
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.


lexentry: eng/cytogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytogenetics
trans_list: citogenética
sense:
(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype.


lexentry: eng/cytokine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine
trans_list: citocina
sense:
(protein, immunology) Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.


lexentry: eng/cytokine_storm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokine storm
trans_list: tempestade de citocinas
sense:
(pathology) An immune system–cytokine positive feedback reaction to certain infections and certain drugs, which occurs when large numbers of white blood cells are activated and release inflammatory cytokines, which in turn activate more white blood cells.


lexentry: eng/cytokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytokinesis
trans_list: citocinese
sense:
(biology) The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.


lexentry: eng/cytopathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytopathology
trans_list: citopatologia
sense:
(cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells, independently of the tissue architecture from which they came, as for example in aspiration biopsy such as fine-needle aspiration.


lexentry: eng/cytoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytoplasm
trans_list: citoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.


lexentry: eng/cytosine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosine
trans_list: citosina
sense:
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).


lexentry: eng/cytosol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: cytosol
trans_list: citosol | hialoplasma
sense:
(cytology) The aqueous solution of a cell's cytoplasm, consisting of water, organic molecules and inorganic ions.


lexentry: eng/dabble__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dabble
trans_list: umedecer
sense:
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.


lexentry: eng/dace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dace
trans_list: pardelha
sense:
A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.


lexentry: eng/dachshund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dachshund
trans_list: dachshund | bassê | salsichinha
sense:
A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.


lexentry: eng/dactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dactyl
trans_list: dátilo
sense:
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.


lexentry: eng/daddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: daddy
trans_list: papá
sense:
(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.


lexentry: eng/daddy_issues__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daddy issues
trans_list: daddy issues
sense:
(informal) A complex, especially in a girl or woman, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's father, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.


lexentry: eng/daddy_longlegs__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daddy longlegs
trans_list: aranha-bode
sense:
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs.


lexentry: eng/daffodil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daffodil
trans_list: narciso
sense:
(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.


lexentry: eng/daguerreotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daguerreotype
trans_list: daguerreótipo
sense:
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors; such a photograph.


lexentry: eng/daikon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daikon
trans_list: daikon
sense:
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.


lexentry: eng/dairy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy
trans_list: leitaria
sense:
A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.


lexentry: eng/dairy_cow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dairy cow
trans_list: vaca leiteira
sense:
Any breed of cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made; an individual cattle beast of such a breed; especially, a female cow who has calved and lactated.


lexentry: eng/dais__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dais
trans_list: estrado | palanque
sense:
A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]


lexentry: eng/daisy-chain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy-chain
trans_list: ligar
sense:
(chiefly, computing, electronics) To connect (several computer devices or peripherals, or other components) in sequence with each other, usually such that the output of one component forms the input of another; also (followed by to), to connect (a computer device, peripheral, or other component) to another component in such a sequence.


lexentry: eng/daisy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daisy
trans_list: margarida
sense:
A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daisy chain
trans_list: cadeia
sense:
(also, electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daisy chain
trans_list: cadeia
sense:
(by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daisy chain
trans_list: cadeia
sense:
(slang) A group-sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, each one performing oral sex on another person.


lexentry: eng/daisy_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: daisy chain
trans_list: cadeia
sense:
A series of complicated personal relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.


lexentry: eng/dale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dale
trans_list: vale
sense:
(mainly, Britain, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.


lexentry: eng/dalmatic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dalmatic
trans_list: dalmática
sense:
A long wide-sleeved tunic, which serves as a liturgical vestment in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and is worn by a deacon at the Eucharist or Mass and, although infrequently, by bishops as an undergarment above the alb.


lexentry: eng/dam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dam
trans_list: barragem | represa | açude
sense:
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.


lexentry: eng/damage_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: damage control
trans_list: controle de danos
sense:
(public relations) Any efforts, as by a company or organization, to curtail losses, counteract unfavorable publicity, etc.


lexentry: eng/damages__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damages
trans_list: ressarcimento de danos
sense:
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.


lexentry: eng/damar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: damar
trans_list: dâmar
sense:
A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) and Symplocos (family Symplocaceae), used in varnishes and inks


lexentry: eng/damar__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: damar
trans_list: dâmara
sense:
Any of various hard resins, obtained especially from evergreen trees, notably of the genera Agathis (family Araucariaceae) and Hopea (family Dipterocarpaceae), native to southeast Asia, also used in varnishes and lacquers.


lexentry: eng/damn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damn
trans_list: chiça | droga | lasqueira | maldição | meleca | pindarolas
sense:
(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.


lexentry: eng/damnatio_memoriae__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damnatio memoriae
trans_list: damnatio memoriae
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome) A posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.


lexentry: eng/damp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damp
trans_list: amortecer
sense:
(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: surdina
sense:
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.


lexentry: eng/damper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damper
trans_list: borboleta
sense:
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.


lexentry: eng/damselfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: damselfly
trans_list: donzelinha | libelinha
sense:
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.


lexentry: eng/dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dance
trans_list: dança | baile
sense:
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.


lexentry: eng/dandelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandelion
trans_list: dente-de-leão
sense:
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).


lexentry: eng/dandy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dandy
trans_list: casquilho | janota | peralta | peravilho
sense:
A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.


lexentry: eng/danger_pay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danger pay
trans_list: adicional de periculosidade
sense:
Extra payment given to anybody, civilian or soldier, who is employed in a situation where the working conditions or locale are considered to be hazardous.


lexentry: eng/dangling_pointer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dangling pointer
trans_list: ponteiro pendente
sense:
(programming) A pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location) that does not reference a valid object.


lexentry: eng/danse_macabre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: danse macabre
trans_list: dança da morte | dança macabra
sense:
(arts) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.


lexentry: eng/daphne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daphne
trans_list: dafne
sense:
Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.


lexentry: eng/daredevil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daredevil
trans_list: pessoa destemida
sense:
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]


lexentry: eng/daric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daric
trans_list: darico | dárico
sense:
A gold coin from Persian Empire, introduced by Darius the Great (522-486 BC) and used until Alexander the Great's invasion (330 BC).


lexentry: eng/dark_elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark elf
trans_list: elfo escuro | elfo negro
sense:
(fantasy) A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.


lexentry: eng/dark_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark energy
trans_list: energia escura | energia negra
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics) A hypothetical form of energy thought to be spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and to have anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.


lexentry: eng/dark_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dark horse
trans_list: planeta
sense:
(idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.


lexentry: eng/dark_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dark matter
trans_list: matéria escura | matéria negra
sense:
(astronomy, astrophysics, broadly) Matter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.


lexentry: eng/darkness__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: darkness
trans_list: escuro
sense:
(uncountable) The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.


lexentry: eng/darknet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darknet
trans_list: darknet
sense:
(internet) A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.


lexentry: eng/darkwave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darkwave
trans_list: darkwave
sense:
(music genre) A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.


lexentry: eng/darn__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darn
trans_list: cerzir | remendar
sense:
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.


lexentry: eng/darnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: darnel
trans_list: cizânia | joio
sense:
A species of ryegrass, Lolium temulentum, often found in wheat fields and often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.


lexentry: eng/dart__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dart
trans_list: dardo
sense:
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.


lexentry: eng/dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dash
trans_list: travessão
sense:
(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).


lexentry: eng/dashboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashboard
trans_list: painel de bordo | painel de instrumentos | painel | tablier
sense:
(historical) An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.


lexentry: eng/dashcam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashcam
trans_list: câmara de tablier
sense:
(automotive) A digital video recorder mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle or elsewhere inside the vehicle to record occurrences in the vicinity, such as traffic accidents that the vehicle has been involved in, to provide evidence for criminal prosecutions, insurance claims, etc.


lexentry: eng/dashpot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dashpot
trans_list: êmbolo
sense:
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data
trans_list: dados
sense:
(collective, computing) A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmitted in the form of electrical signals, records on magnetic tape or punched cards, etc.


lexentry: eng/data__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: data
trans_list: dados
sense:
(collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the form of numbers, and is usually structured (such as statistics).


lexentry: eng/data_mining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data mining
trans_list: mineração de dados
sense:
(database) A technique for searching large-scale databases for patterns; used mainly to find previously unknown correlations between variables that may be commercially useful.


lexentry: eng/data_processing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data processing
trans_list: processamento de dados
sense:
Any of many techniques in which data is retrieved, stored, classified, manipulated, transmitted and/or reported in such a way as to generate information; especially such processing using computers.


lexentry: eng/data_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data science
trans_list: ciência de dados
sense:
(science) An interdisciplinary field about scientific methods, processes and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data.


lexentry: eng/data_structure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data structure
trans_list: estrutura de dados
sense:
(computer science) Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.


lexentry: eng/data_type__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data type
trans_list: tipo de dado
sense:
(programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them.


lexentry: eng/data_warehouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: data warehouse
trans_list: armazém de dados
sense:
(computing) A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database
trans_list: banco de dados | base de dados
sense:
(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.


lexentry: eng/database__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: database
trans_list: banco de dados | base de dados
sense:
(computing, loosely, metonymically) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.


lexentry: eng/database_administrator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: database administrator
trans_list: administrador de banco de dados
sense:
(databases) A person who is responsible for the logical and physical design of databases, and normally for all aspects of their recoverability, integrity, security, availability and performance.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: tâmara
sense:
The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: data
sense:
The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.


lexentry: eng/date__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: date
trans_list: data | acompanhante
sense:
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date
trans_list: datar | marcar
sense:
(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.


lexentry: eng/date__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: date
trans_list: envelhecer
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.


lexentry: eng/date_rape_drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: date rape drug
trans_list: boa noite cinderela | boa-noite-cinderela
sense:
(informal, pharmacology) A drug with sedative, hypnotic, dissociative, or amnesiac effects which is used to assist in the commission of a sexual assault (a date rape), In particular, the drug flunitrazepam ("roofies").


lexentry: eng/dateline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dateline
trans_list: procedência
sense:
(journalism) A line at the beginning of a document (such as a newspaper article) stating the place of origin and typically the date, and often written in capital letters.


lexentry: eng/dating__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dating
trans_list: namoro
sense:
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative
trans_list: dativo
sense:
(grammar) Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.


lexentry: eng/dative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dative
trans_list: dativo
sense:
(obsolete, legal) Given by a judge, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law itself.


lexentry: eng/dative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dative case
trans_list: dativo | caso dativo
sense:
(grammar) Case used to express direction towards an indirect object, the recipient or beneficiary of an action, and is generally indicated in English by to (when a recipient) or for (when a beneficiary) with the objective case. The direct object may be either stated or unstated where the indirect object is the beneficiary of the verbal action, but is stated where the indirect object is a recipient. If there is emphasis on the indirect object, the indirect object usually precedes the direct object and is not usually indicated with to or for; said structure is also used when neither object is being emphasized.


lexentry: eng/datum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: datum
trans_list: dado
sense:
Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.


lexentry: eng/dauphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dauphin
trans_list: delfim | dauphin
sense:
The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.


lexentry: eng/davit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: davit
trans_list: serviola | turco
sense:
(nautical, construction) A crane, often working in pairs and usually made of steel, used to lower things over an edge of a long drop off, such as lowering a maintenance trapeze down a building or launching a lifeboat over the side of a ship.


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: cavar
sense:
(transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/dawdle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dawdle
trans_list: vaguear
sense:
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time. [from mid 17th c. (probably dialectal); in general use from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/day__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: day
trans_list: dia
sense:
A period of time between two set times which mark the beginning and the end of day in a calendar, such as from midnight to the following midnight or (Judaism) from nightfall to the following nightfall.


lexentry: eng/day_in,_day_out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day in, day out
trans_list: todo dia
sense:
(idiomatic) Every day; daily; constantly or continuously (especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous).


lexentry: eng/day_laborer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: day laborer
trans_list: ganhão | jornaleira | jornaleiro | maltesa | maltês
sense:
A laborer who is hired and paid one day at a time, with no promise that more work will be available in the future.


lexentry: eng/daylight_robbery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight robbery
trans_list: facada | roubo
sense:
(uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/daylight_saving_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daylight saving time
trans_list: horário de verão
sense:
The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.


lexentry: eng/daze__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: daze
trans_list: atordoar | aturdir | ofuscar
sense:
(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: ofuscar | encandear
sense:
(transitive) To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.


lexentry: eng/dazzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dazzle
trans_list: ofuscar
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.


lexentry: eng/dazzling__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dazzling
trans_list: deslumbrante
sense:
Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily; bright to the degree that dazzles.


lexentry: eng/de-drag__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: de-drag
trans_list: desmontar
sense:
(intransitive, drag slang) To remove one's drag clothing and makeup, especially after a performance.


lexentry: eng/deacon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deacon
trans_list: diácono
sense:
(Orthodoxy, Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.


lexentry: eng/dead_link__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead link
trans_list: link morto | link quebrado
sense:
(Internet) An HTML hypertext link that points to a webpage or website that is permanently unavailable.


lexentry: eng/dead_man's_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead man's switch
trans_list: homem-morto
sense:
A switch that automatically triggers an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered.


lexentry: eng/dead_men_tell_no_tales__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead men tell no tales
trans_list: mortos não falam
sense:
A dead person can no longer reveal information, especially information which others wish to keep secret.


lexentry: eng/dead_or_alive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dead or alive
trans_list: vivo ou morto
sense:
Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.


lexentry: eng/dead_reckoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead reckoning
trans_list: navegação estimada
sense:
A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR


lexentry: eng/dead_ringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dead ringer
trans_list: cara de um, focinho do outro | cuspido e escarrado | sósia
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.


lexentry: eng/dead_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dead weight
trans_list: peso morto
sense:
(rail) The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.


lexentry: eng/deadbeat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadbeat
trans_list: aproveitador | parasita | vagabundo
sense:
(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.


lexentry: eng/deadfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deadfall
trans_list: mundéu
sense:
(countable, Canada, US, hunting) A kind of trap for animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.


lexentry: eng/deadlock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deadlock
trans_list: deadlock
sense:
(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.


lexentry: eng/deadly_nightshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly nightshade
trans_list: beladona
sense:
The plant Atropa belladonna, a perennial shrub of the nightshade family that contains high concentrations of the alkaloid atropine which can be deadly if taken in excess.


lexentry: eng/deadly_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadly sin
trans_list: pecado capital
sense:
Any of the seven deadly sins: pride (or vanity, vainglory), envy, gluttony, greed (or avarice), lust, sloth (or acedia), and wrath (or anger).


lexentry: eng/deadname__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deadname
trans_list: nome morto
sense:
(neologism, especially, LGBTQ) A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.


lexentry: eng/deal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deal
trans_list: porção
sense:
(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dean
trans_list: reitor | deão
sense:
A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).


lexentry: eng/dean__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dean
trans_list: decano | deão
sense:
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.


lexentry: eng/dear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dear
trans_list: querido | caro | prezado
sense:
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death
trans_list: morte | óbito | falecimento | Morte | arcano sem nome
sense:
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: death
trans_list: morte | Morte | arcano sem nome
sense:
(often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.


lexentry: eng/death__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: death
trans_list: Morte | arcano sem nome | morte
sense:
(figuratively, especially followed by of-phrase) A cause of great stress, exhaustion, embarrassment, or another negative condition (for someone).


lexentry: eng/death_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death camp
trans_list: campo de extermínio
sense:
A prison camp in which a large number of prisoners die for various reasons, such as starvation, disease, brutality, and neglect.


lexentry: eng/death_certificate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death certificate
trans_list: certidão de óbito | atestado de óbito
sense:
A document issued by a medical practitioner, or by a registrar, certifying the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.


lexentry: eng/death_erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death erection
trans_list: ereção post mortem
sense:
A post-mortem priapism observed in the corpses of human males who have been executed, particularly by hanging.


lexentry: eng/death_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death metal
trans_list: death metal
sense:
(music) A subgenre of heavy metal typically employing moderate to fast tempos, heavily distorted guitars, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes, often having violent or dark lyrics.


lexentry: eng/death_rattle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death rattle
trans_list: estertor | vasca
sense:
The raspy or gurgling sound sometimes made by a person while drawing in or expelling their final breaths before dying.


lexentry: eng/death_wish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: death wish
trans_list: pulsão de morte
sense:
(psychology, often, sarcastic) A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deathblow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deathblow
trans_list: alcance
sense:
(figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.


lexentry: eng/debacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debacle
trans_list: fiasco
sense:
An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/debate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: debate
sense:
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.


lexentry: eng/debate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debate
trans_list: debater
sense:
(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/debauched__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauched
trans_list: degenerado | depravado | libertino
sense:
Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.


lexentry: eng/debauchery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debauchery
trans_list: libertinagem | putaria | safadeza
sense:
Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous/immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.


lexentry: eng/debit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: debit
trans_list: débito
sense:
A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.


lexentry: eng/debridement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debridement
trans_list: desbridamento
sense:
(medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue.


lexentry: eng/debrief__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debrief
trans_list: interrogar
sense:
(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debt
trans_list: dívida | débito
sense:
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.


lexentry: eng/debt__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: debt
trans_list: dívida | débito
sense:
(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.


lexentry: eng/debuccalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debuccalization
trans_list: debucalização
sense:
(phonology) A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ].


lexentry: eng/debug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debug
trans_list: debugar | depurar
sense:
(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.


lexentry: eng/debugger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugger
trans_list: debugger | depurador
sense:
(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.


lexentry: eng/debugging__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debugging
trans_list: depuração
sense:
(computing) The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.


lexentry: eng/debunk__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: debunk
trans_list: desacreditar
sense:
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: dezena
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) A series of prayers counted on a rosary, typically consisting of an Our Father, followed by ten Hail Marys, and concluding with a Glory Be and sometimes the Fatima Prayer.


lexentry: eng/decade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decade
trans_list: década | decênio | dezena
sense:
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/decal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decal
trans_list: decalque
sense:
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.


lexentry: eng/decalogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decalogy
trans_list: decalogia
sense:
A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works.


lexentry: eng/decane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decane
trans_list: decano
sense:
(organic compound) Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22


lexentry: eng/decathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decathlon
trans_list: decatlo
sense:
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.


lexentry: eng/deceit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deceit
trans_list: logro
sense:
(law) The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.


lexentry: eng/deceleration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deceleration
trans_list: desaceleração
sense:
(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity decreases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity), an acceleration having a negative numerical value.


lexentry: eng/decent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decent
trans_list: decente
sense:
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.


lexentry: eng/decentralize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decentralize
trans_list: descentralizar
sense:
To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.


lexentry: eng/deception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deception
trans_list: engano | logro | enganação
sense:
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.


lexentry: eng/decibel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decibel
trans_list: decibel
sense:
A common measure of intensity ratio (e.g. for sound) that is one tenth of a bel on the logarithmic intensity scale. It is defined as dB = 10 log10(P1 / P2), where P1 and P2 are the relative intensities.


lexentry: eng/decidua__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decidua
trans_list: decídua
sense:
(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/deciduous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deciduous
trans_list: caduco | decíduo
sense:
(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.


lexentry: eng/decile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decile
trans_list: decil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: decimal
sense:
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.


lexentry: eng/decimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal
trans_list: decimal
sense:
(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.


lexentry: eng/decimal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal number
trans_list: decimal
sense:
(mathematics) A number expressed in the decimal system (base ten), (particularly) fractional numbers so represented.


lexentry: eng/decimal_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimal point
trans_list: ponto | vírgula
sense:
(orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.


lexentry: eng/decimate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decimate
trans_list: dizimar | decimar
sense:
(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.


lexentry: eng/decipherment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decipherment
trans_list: deciframento
sense:
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.


lexentry: eng/decision__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: decision
trans_list: decisão | julgamento | sentença | veredito
sense:
(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.


lexentry: eng/decisive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decisive
trans_list: decisivo
sense:
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.


lexentry: eng/deck_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deck chair
trans_list: cadeira de praia
sense:
A folding chair in which a wooden frame supports a length of canvas; traditionally used on the beach or onboard a liner.


lexentry: eng/declaim__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declaim
trans_list: declamar
sense:
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: declaração
sense:
An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: declaração
sense:
(legal) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.


lexentry: eng/declaration__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: declaration
trans_list: declaração
sense:
(computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of war
trans_list: declaração de guerra
sense:
A formal announcement by a country or other body with military capability that it is in a state of war with another such entity.


lexentry: eng/declaration_of_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declaration of will
trans_list: declaração de vontade
sense:
(law) A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: declare
trans_list: declarar
sense:
(transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.


lexentry: eng/declare__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: declare
trans_list: declarar
sense:
(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.


lexentry: eng/declare_war__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: declare war
trans_list: declarar guerra
sense:
(of a governmental authority) To make a formal pronouncement, or sign a legal document, that initiates a state of war between one nation and another, usually before hostilities begin.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declension
trans_list: declinação
sense:
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.


lexentry: eng/declension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: declension
trans_list: declinação
sense:
(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.


lexentry: eng/declination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: declination
trans_list: declinação
sense:
At a given point, the angle between the line connecting this point with the geographical center of the earth and the equatorial plane.


lexentry: eng/decline__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: decline
trans_list: declinar
sense:
(transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.


lexentry: eng/decompression_sickness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decompression sickness
trans_list: doença de descompressão
sense:
(pathology) A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.


lexentry: eng/deconstruction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deconstruction
trans_list: desconstrucionismo | desconstrução
sense:
(philosophy, literature) A philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis that emphasizes inquiry into the variable projection of the meaning and message of critical works, the meaning in relation to the reader and the intended audience, and the assumptions implicit in the embodied forms of expression.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: decoração
sense:
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.


lexentry: eng/decoration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: decoration
trans_list: condecoração | decoração
sense:
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.


lexentry: eng/decorative_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorative arts
trans_list: artes decorativas
sense:
Arts and crafts concerned with making beautiful but functional objects. Includes carpentry, metalworking and interior design.


lexentry: eng/decorous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decorous
trans_list: oportuno
sense:
Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: descriminalização | legalização
sense:
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)


lexentry: eng/decriminalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: decriminalization
trans_list: descriminalização | legalização
sense:
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).


lexentry: eng/decryption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: decryption
trans_list: decifração
sense:
The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.


lexentry: eng/dedicate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dedicate
trans_list: dedicar
sense:
(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedication__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dedication
trans_list: dedicatória
sense:
(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.


lexentry: eng/dedovshchina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dedovshchina
trans_list: dedovshchina
sense:
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.


lexentry: eng/deduce__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deduce
trans_list: deduzir
sense:
(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.


lexentry: eng/deduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deduction
trans_list: dedução
sense:
(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.


lexentry: eng/deed__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deed
trans_list: ato | contrato | escritura
sense:
(legal) A legal instrument that is executed under seal or before a witness; sometimes required for certain legal activities, such as the transfer of certain kinds of property.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deem
trans_list: considerar | estimar
sense:
(ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.


lexentry: eng/deem__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deem
trans_list: considerar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: profundo | de fundo | grave
sense:
(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference.


lexentry: eng/deep__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep
trans_list: espesso
sense:
Far in extent in another (non-downwards, but generally also non-upwards) direction, especially front-to-back.


lexentry: eng/deep_fryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deep fryer
trans_list: fritadeira
sense:
A heated vessel for frying food by immersing in hot oil, as opposed to shallow frying in a frying pan.


lexentry: eng/deepfake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deepfake
trans_list: deepfake
sense:
(technology) A convincingly realistic but fake image, video, or audio created with the use of artificial intelligence, especially one that imposes the face of one person onto the body of someone else.


lexentry: eng/deer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deer
trans_list: veado | cervo
sense:
(countable) A ruminant mammal with hooves and often antlers, of the family Cervidae, or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla, such as the musk deer or mouse deer.


lexentry: eng/defacement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: defacement
trans_list: adição
sense:
(heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.


lexentry: eng/defamation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defamation
trans_list: difamação
sense:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.


lexentry: eng/default__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: default
trans_list: default | valor padrão | valor predefinido
sense:
(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.


lexentry: eng/default__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: default
trans_list: predeterminar
sense:
(ambitransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.


lexentry: eng/defect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defect
trans_list: desertar | trair
sense:
(intransitive) To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.


lexentry: eng/defective__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: defective
trans_list: defectivo
sense:
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.


lexentry: eng/defective_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defective verb
trans_list: verbo defectivo
sense:
(grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.


lexentry: eng/defenceman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenceman
trans_list: advogado
sense:
In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.


lexentry: eng/defendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defendant
trans_list: acusado | acusada | réu | ré
sense:
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.


lexentry: eng/defender__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defender
trans_list: defensor | defensora
sense:
(law, rare) A lawyer who represents defendants, especially a public defender; a defense attorney (US) or defence counsel (UK).


lexentry: eng/defenestration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defenestration
trans_list: defenestração
sense:
The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally. [from c. 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/defense__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: defense
trans_list: retranca
sense:
(team, _, sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.


lexentry: eng/defer__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defer
trans_list: deferir
sense:
(ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.


lexentry: eng/defibrillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillation
trans_list: desfibrilhação
sense:
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.


lexentry: eng/defibrillator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defibrillator
trans_list: desfibrilador
sense:
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.


lexentry: eng/definite__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: definite
trans_list: certo
sense:
(linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things


lexentry: eng/definite_article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definite article
trans_list: artigo definido
sense:
(grammar) An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.


lexentry: eng/definition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: definition
trans_list: definição
sense:
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.


lexentry: eng/deflagration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deflagration
trans_list: deflagração
sense:
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.


lexentry: eng/deflation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflation
trans_list: deflação
sense:
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.


lexentry: eng/deflect__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deflect
trans_list: desviar
sense:
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.


lexentry: eng/deforestation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deforestation
trans_list: desflorestamento | desmatamento
sense:
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: deformar
sense:
(also, figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.


lexentry: eng/deform__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deform
trans_list: deformar
sense:
To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.


lexentry: eng/defragment__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: defragment
trans_list: desfragmentar
sense:
(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.


lexentry: eng/defy__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: defy
trans_list: desafiar | renunciar
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: degenerado
sense:
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.


lexentry: eng/degenerate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degenerate
trans_list: degenerado
sense:
(of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degeneração
sense:
(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degeneração
sense:
(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.


lexentry: eng/degeneration__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degeneration
trans_list: degeneração
sense:
(uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.


lexentry: eng/deglaze__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deglaze
trans_list: deglaçar
sense:
(transitive, cooking) To detach small pieces of cooked food from a pan by adding liquid, so that they can be used in further cooking.


lexentry: eng/degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degradation
trans_list: declínio
sense:
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree
trans_list: diploma | graduação
sense:
(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: degree
trans_list: grau
sense:
(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: degree
trans_list: grau
sense:
(physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/degree_of_comparison__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: degree of comparison
trans_list: grau de comparação
sense:
(linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.


lexentry: eng/dehiscence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehiscence
trans_list: deiscência
sense:
(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.


lexentry: eng/dehumanize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dehumanize
trans_list: desumanizar
sense:
(transitive) To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.


lexentry: eng/deism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deism
trans_list: deísmo
sense:
(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.


lexentry: eng/deixis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deixis
trans_list: dêixis | díxis
sense:
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.


lexentry: eng/dekulakization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dekulakization
trans_list: deskulakização
sense:
(historical) The communist repression of the kulaks (prosperous peasants and farmers) in the Soviet Union and communistic Eastern Europe.


lexentry: eng/delation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delation
trans_list: delação
sense:
(legal) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.


lexentry: eng/delative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delative case
trans_list: caso delativo
sense:
(grammar) case used to indicate movement from an object. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositions from or off of, as in "down off of the house." Hungarian is a language that uses the delative case, see -ról.


lexentry: eng/delay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delay
trans_list: demora | atraso | delay | espera | mora
sense:
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.


lexentry: eng/delayed-onset_muscle_soreness__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delayed-onset muscle soreness
trans_list: dor muscular
sense:
(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/delegate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: delegate
trans_list: delegar
sense:
(computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.


lexentry: eng/delegation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delegation
trans_list: delegação
sense:
(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)


lexentry: eng/delete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delete
trans_list: apagar | deletar | eliminar | excluir
sense:
(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]


lexentry: eng/deliberate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deliberate
trans_list: deliberado
sense:
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.


lexentry: eng/deliberation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deliberation
trans_list: deliberação
sense:
The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.


lexentry: eng/delicacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delicacy
trans_list: iguaria | guloseima
sense:
Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.


lexentry: eng/delicate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: delicate
trans_list: delicado
sense:
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.


lexentry: eng/delirium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium
trans_list: delírio
sense:
(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.


lexentry: eng/delirium_tremens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delirium tremens
trans_list: delirium tremens
sense:
(pathology) A psychosis of chronic alcoholism, usually due to alcohol withdrawal, which can be fatal. Symptoms include sweating, tremors, terrifying hallucinations, insomnia, restlessness, disorientation and anxiety.


lexentry: eng/delivery_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delivery room
trans_list: sala de parto
sense:
(medicine) An operating theatre or similar room in a hospital or other medical facility, furnished with suitable equipment and staffed by physicians, surgeons, or other medical workers, for the purpose of assisting mothers with the births of their babies.


lexentry: eng/delusion_of_grandeur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: delusion of grandeur
trans_list: delírio de grandeza | megalomania
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.


lexentry: eng/delve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: delve
trans_list: investigar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out


lexentry: eng/demagogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demagogue
trans_list: demagogo
sense:
(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.


lexentry: eng/demand__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demand
trans_list: demanda
sense:
(economics) The amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price.


lexentry: eng/demanding__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demanding
trans_list: exigente
sense:
Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.


lexentry: eng/demarcation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demarcation
trans_list: demarcação
sense:
The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.


lexentry: eng/demeanor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demeanor
trans_list: comportamento | conduta
sense:
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.


lexentry: eng/dementia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dementia
trans_list: demência
sense:
(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.


lexentry: eng/dementia_pugilistica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dementia pugilistica
trans_list: demência pugilística
sense:
(medicine, neurology, pathology) A neurodegenerative disease or dementia associated with repeated concussions, as in boxers.


lexentry: eng/demerit_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demerit point
trans_list: ponto (na carteira)
sense:
(legal) A point subtracted from a person's driver's license upon conviction of a driving offense, the accumulation of which may lead to additional penalties and/or loss of driving privileges.


lexentry: eng/demesne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demesne
trans_list: domínio
sense:
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.


lexentry: eng/demijohn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demijohn
trans_list: garrafão
sense:
A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.


lexentry: eng/demilitarized_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demilitarized zone
trans_list: zona desmilitarizada
sense:
(military) An area, often on a border between military factions, in which military forces and operations are prohibited. (This sense is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/demise__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demise
trans_list: cessão | colapso | fim | fracasso | ruína | transferência
sense:
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.


lexentry: eng/demisexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demisexual
trans_list: demissexual
sense:
(of humans) Sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed. [from 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/demisexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demisexuality
trans_list: demissexualidade
sense:
(of humans) The state of not experiencing primary sexual attraction (based on sight or smell or other instantly available information), but only secondary sexual attraction (after the development of an emotional bond).


lexentry: eng/demissionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demissionary
trans_list: demissionário
sense:
(sometimes, after the noun modified) Having resigned or been removed from a position, but retaining some status or powers.


lexentry: eng/demister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demister
trans_list: desembaciador
sense:
The part of the ventilation system in a motor car that blows hot, dry air against the inside of the windscreen to prevent or remove condensation.


lexentry: eng/demiurge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demiurge
trans_list: demiurgo
sense:
(Platonic, _, philosophy) The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.


lexentry: eng/demo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: demo
trans_list: demo
sense:
(informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.


lexentry: eng/demobilization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demobilization
trans_list: desmobilização
sense:
The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: democracia
sense:
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).


lexentry: eng/democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: democracy
trans_list: democracia
sense:
(countable, government) A government under the direct or representative rule of the people of its jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/democrat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democrat
trans_list: democrata
sense:
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).


lexentry: eng/democratic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic
trans_list: democrático
sense:
Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.


lexentry: eng/democratic_revolution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratic revolution
trans_list: revolução democrática
sense:
A revolution in which a democracy is instituted, replacing a previous non-democratic government, or a revolution which is brought about through democratic means, usually without violence.


lexentry: eng/democratization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: democratization
trans_list: democratização
sense:
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.


lexentry: eng/demography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demography
trans_list: demografia
sense:
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.


lexentry: eng/demolition_derby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demolition derby
trans_list: corrida de demolição
sense:
(chiefly, US) A motorsport event in which drivers compete by intentionally ramming their vehicles into each other in an enclosed arena.


lexentry: eng/demon_core__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demon core
trans_list: núcleo do demônio
sense:
(historical) A spherical subcritical mass of plutonium manufactured during World War II by the United States as a fissile core for an early atomic bomb.


lexentry: eng/demonetize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: demonetize
trans_list: desmonetizar
sense:
(Internet, transitive) To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.


lexentry: eng/demonstrative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demonstrative pronoun
trans_list: pronome demonstrativo
sense:
(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer


lexentry: eng/demoscene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoscene
trans_list: demoscene
sense:
(computing) The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).


lexentry: eng/demoware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demoware
trans_list: programa de demonstração | programa demonstrativo
sense:
(computing) A cut-down demonstration version of a computer program so that it can be tried before purchase.


lexentry: eng/demur__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demur
trans_list: contrastar
sense:
Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.


lexentry: eng/demyelination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: demyelination
trans_list: desmielinização
sense:
(biology, medicine) The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a result of disease causing myelinolysis.


lexentry: eng/den__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: den
trans_list: toca | cova
sense:
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.


lexentry: eng/denarius__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denarius
trans_list: denário
sense:
(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.


lexentry: eng/denationalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denationalize
trans_list: desnacionalizar
sense:
(transitive) To transfer the control and ownership of an industry from government to private hands; to privatize.


lexentry: eng/denazification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denazification
trans_list: desnazificação
sense:
The process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.


lexentry: eng/dendrite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrite
trans_list: dendrito
sense:
(cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.


lexentry: eng/dendrochronology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dendrochronology
trans_list: dendrocronologia
sense:
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.


lexentry: eng/dengue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.


lexentry: eng/dengue_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dengue fever
trans_list: dengue
sense:
An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.


lexentry: eng/denial-of-service_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denial-of-service attack
trans_list: ataque de DDoS | ataque de negação de serviço
sense:
(computer security) A type of network computer attack that attempts to render a particular service (e.g. web site) unavailable to its audience.


lexentry: eng/denial__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: denial
trans_list: negação
sense:
(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.


lexentry: eng/denialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: denialism
trans_list: negacionismo
sense:
The practice of rejecting propositions which are strongly supported by scientific or historical evidence, and often of seeking to influence policy processes and outcomes accordingly.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: denominação
sense:
(countable) That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals.


lexentry: eng/denomination__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: denomination
trans_list: denominação
sense:
(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.


lexentry: eng/denotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denotation
trans_list: denotação
sense:
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.


lexentry: eng/denounce__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: denounce
trans_list: denunciar
sense:
(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.


lexentry: eng/densitometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: densitometer
trans_list: densímetro
sense:
A device that measures the optical density of a material; especially to test film and print quality.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: density
trans_list: densidade
sense:
The ratio of one quantity, representing something of interest, to another quantity representing space, area, or extent in which the thing of interest is distributed.


lexentry: eng/density__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: density
trans_list: densidade
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) The probability that an outcome will fall into a given range, per unit of that range; the relative likelihood of possible values of a continuous random variable.


lexentry: eng/dental__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dental
trans_list: dental | dentário
sense:
(phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.


lexentry: eng/dental_alveolus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dental alveolus
trans_list: alvéolo
sense:
(medicine, anatomy) An alveolus (socket) in the jaw that holds a tooth. The roots of the tooth are held in the alveolar process by the periodontal ligament.


lexentry: eng/dentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentil
trans_list: dentículo
sense:
(architectural element) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.


lexentry: eng/dentistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dentistry
trans_list: odontologia
sense:
(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribonucleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribonucleic acid
trans_list: ácido desoxirribonucleico | ácido desoxirribonucléico
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction.


lexentry: eng/deoxyribose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deoxyribose
trans_list: desoxirribose
sense:
(carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that constitute the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.


lexentry: eng/department__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: department
trans_list: departamento
sense:
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.


lexentry: eng/department_store__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: department store
trans_list: loja de departamento | grandes armazéns | magazine
sense:
A large store containing many different departments, each of which deals in the sale of different goods or services.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: departure
trans_list: partida
sense:
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.


lexentry: eng/departure__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: departure
trans_list: partida
sense:
(legal) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depend
trans_list: depender
sense:
(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition


lexentry: eng/depend__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depend
trans_list: pendurar
sense:
(now, literary, heraldry) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.


lexentry: eng/dependency_injection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependency injection
trans_list: injeção de dependência
sense:
(software architecture) A type-safe way of supplying an external dependency to a software component.


lexentry: eng/dependent_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dependent variable
trans_list: variável dependente
sense:
(algebra) In an equation, the variable whose value depends on one or more variables in the equation.


lexentry: eng/depict__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depict
trans_list: descrever | representar | retratar
sense:
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/deplete__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deplete
trans_list: esgotar | esvaziar | exaurir
sense:
(ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.


lexentry: eng/depleted_uranium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depleted uranium
trans_list: urânio empobrecido
sense:
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties.


lexentry: eng/deponent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deponent
trans_list: depoente
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).


lexentry: eng/depopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depopulation
trans_list: infrapopulação
sense:
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.


lexentry: eng/depose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depose
trans_list: depor
sense:
(law, intransitive) To give evidence or testimony, especially in response to interrogation during a deposition.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: depósito
sense:
(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: entrada
sense:
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.


lexentry: eng/deposit__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deposit
trans_list: empenho
sense:
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit


lexentry: eng/deprecate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: deprecate
trans_list: descontinuar
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.


lexentry: eng/depreciation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: depreciation
trans_list: depreciação
sense:
(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depressão
sense:
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depressão
sense:
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: depression
trans_list: área de baixa pressão
sense:
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.


lexentry: eng/depression__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: depression
trans_list: depressão
sense:
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.


lexentry: eng/depressurization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depressurization
trans_list: despressurização
sense:
The act, or an instance, of depressurizing; a reduction of atmospheric pressure within a chamber or space vehicle etc.


lexentry: eng/deprivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprivation
trans_list: privação
sense:
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.


lexentry: eng/deprive__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deprive
trans_list: privar
sense:
(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.


lexentry: eng/depth_charge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: depth charge
trans_list: bomba de profundidade | carga de profundidade
sense:
(military, nautical, aviation) A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.


lexentry: eng/deputation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deputation
trans_list: delegação
sense:
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.


lexentry: eng/deputy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: deputy
trans_list: representante
sense:
(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.


lexentry: eng/dereference__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dereference
trans_list: desreferenciar
sense:
(programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: derelito | derrelito
sense:
(uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.


lexentry: eng/derelict__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derelict
trans_list: pessoa negligente
sense:
(countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.


lexentry: eng/derivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derivation
trans_list: derivação
sense:
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: derivada
sense:
(of more general classes of functions) Any of several related generalizations of the derivative: the directional derivative, partial derivative, Fréchet derivative, functional derivative, etc.


lexentry: eng/derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: derivative
trans_list: derivada
sense:
The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.


lexentry: eng/derivatives_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derivatives market
trans_list: mercado de derivativos
sense:
(economics) A market where various financial derivatives such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps are bought and sold.


lexentry: eng/derived_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derived function
trans_list: função derivada
sense:
(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.


lexentry: eng/derived_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: derived unit
trans_list: unidade derivada
sense:
(In the SI system of units) Any unit derived from one of the seven base units of length (meter), mass (kilogram), time (second), electric current (ampere), thermodynamic temperature (kelvin), amount of substance (mole) and luminous intensity (candela).


lexentry: eng/dermatographia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dermatographia
trans_list: dermografismo
sense:
(pathology) A skin disorder in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked, scratched or rubbed.


lexentry: eng/derogate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: derogate
trans_list: denegrir
sense:
(ambitransitive) To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/derrick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: derrick
trans_list: torre de perfuração
sense:
A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.


lexentry: eng/dervish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dervish
trans_list: dervixe
sense:
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descender | descer | baixar
sense:
(intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: descer
sense:
(transitive) To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon.


lexentry: eng/descend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descend
trans_list: abaixar | baixar | descer
sense:
(transitive, archaic) To move (someone or something) from a higher to a lower place or position; to bring or send (someone or something) down.


lexentry: eng/descendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descendant
trans_list: descendente
sense:
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.


lexentry: eng/descender__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descender
trans_list: cauda
sense:
(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).


lexentry: eng/description__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: description
trans_list: descrição
sense:
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.


lexentry: eng/descriptivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: descriptivism
trans_list: descritivismo
sense:
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.


lexentry: eng/descry__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: descry
trans_list: descobrir
sense:
(transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: deserto
sense:
A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.


lexentry: eng/desert__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: merecimento
sense:
(often, in the plural, ;, now, chiefly, technical (in philosophy), or) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.


lexentry: eng/desert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert
trans_list: desertar | abandonar
sense:
To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.


lexentry: eng/desert_island__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desert island
trans_list: ilha deserta
sense:
A deserted island, an uninhabited island, especially one in the tropics and (now, frequently, _, misunderstood, _, as) a small and almost entirely sandy desert.


lexentry: eng/deserter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deserter
trans_list: desertor
sense:
(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving


lexentry: eng/desertification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desertification
trans_list: desertificação
sense:
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.


lexentry: eng/desiccate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desiccate
trans_list: dessecar
sense:
(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/desideratum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desideratum
trans_list: desiderato
sense:
Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/design__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: design
trans_list: projeto | design
sense:
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.


lexentry: eng/design__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: design
trans_list: projetar
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designate
trans_list: designar
sense:
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description


lexentry: eng/designate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: designate
trans_list: designar
sense:
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.


lexentry: eng/designated_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: designated driver
trans_list: piloto da vez
sense:
A person who avoids drinking alcohol at a social engagement for the purpose of driving their companions home.


lexentry: eng/desire_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desire line
trans_list: caminho de desejo | linha de desejo
sense:
A path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desk
trans_list: escrivaninha | carteira
sense:
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.


lexentry: eng/desk__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: desk
trans_list: escrivaninha | carteira | editoria
sense:
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.


lexentry: eng/desktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: desktop
trans_list: ambiente de trabalho | desktop | área de trabalho
sense:
(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.


lexentry: eng/desktop_computer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desktop computer
trans_list: computador de mesa | computador de secretária
sense:
A computer of a size designed to be used on a desk or table, as opposed to larger machines, such as mainframes, and smaller machines, such as laptops and palmtops.


lexentry: eng/desktop_publishing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desktop publishing
trans_list: diagramação eletrônica | editoração eletrônica | edição eletrónica | paginação eletrónica
sense:
(computer graphics) The use of page layout software on a desktop computer to produce publishable documents.


lexentry: eng/desman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desman
trans_list: toupeira-de-água
sense:
Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.


lexentry: eng/despair__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: despair
trans_list: desesperar
sense:
(intransitive) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation. [(often) with of]


lexentry: eng/desperate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: desperate
trans_list: desesperado
sense:
Involving or employing extreme measures, without regard to danger or safety; reckless due to hopelessness.


lexentry: eng/desperate_times_call_for_desperate_measures__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desperate times call for desperate measures
trans_list: o mal se corta pela raiz
sense:
In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.


lexentry: eng/despotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: despotism
trans_list: despotismo
sense:
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.


lexentry: eng/dessertspoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dessertspoon
trans_list: colher de sobremesa
sense:
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.


lexentry: eng/destalinization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destalinization
trans_list: desestalinização
sense:
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.


lexentry: eng/destination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destination
trans_list: destino
sense:
(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.


lexentry: eng/destitution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: destitution
trans_list: indigência | penúria
sense:
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.


lexentry: eng/destroy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: destroy
trans_list: destruir | acabar com | arruinar | destroçar | detonar | estraçalhar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.


lexentry: eng/destructor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: destructor
trans_list: destrutor
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.


lexentry: eng/desuetude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desuetude
trans_list: dessuetude | desuso
sense:
(uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.


lexentry: eng/desultory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: desultory
trans_list: desultório
sense:
Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.


lexentry: eng/detached_house__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detached house
trans_list: vivenda
sense:
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure.


lexentry: eng/detachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: detachment
trans_list: destacamento
sense:
(uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.


lexentry: eng/detection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detection
trans_list: detecção | deteção
sense:
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.


lexentry: eng/detective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detective
trans_list: detetive
sense:
(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.


lexentry: eng/detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detector
trans_list: detetor | detector
sense:
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detention
trans_list: detenção
sense:
(pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.


lexentry: eng/detention__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: detention
trans_list: detenção
sense:
(civil law) The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.


lexentry: eng/determinant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determinant
trans_list: determinante
sense:
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.


lexentry: eng/determination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determination
trans_list: determinação
sense:
(countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.


lexentry: eng/determine__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: determine
trans_list: determinar
sense:
To resolve (to do something); to establish a fixed intention; to cause (something) to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead.


lexentry: eng/determiner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: determiner
trans_list: determinante
sense:
A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.


lexentry: eng/determinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: determinism
trans_list: determinismo
sense:
(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.


lexentry: eng/deterrence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: deterrence
trans_list: deterrência
sense:
Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.


lexentry: eng/detonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: detonation
trans_list: detonação
sense:
(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.


lexentry: eng/detune__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: detune
trans_list: dessintonizar
sense:
(engineering) To alter the resonant frequency of a tuned system so that it is slightly different from a specified target frequency.


lexentry: eng/deuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: deuce
trans_list: iguais
sense:
(tennis, table tennis, volleyball) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.


lexentry: eng/deuteragonist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuteragonist
trans_list: deuteragonista
sense:
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).


lexentry: eng/deuteranopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deuteranopia
trans_list: deuteranopia
sense:
A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.


lexentry: eng/devastate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devastate
trans_list: devastar
sense:
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.


lexentry: eng/developing_country__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developing country
trans_list: país em desenvolvimento
sense:
(economics) A country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes, pejorative) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).


lexentry: eng/developmentalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: developmentalism
trans_list: desenvolvimentismo
sense:
An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and imposing high tariffs on imported goods.


lexentry: eng/deviance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: deviance
trans_list: aberração
sense:
(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.


lexentry: eng/deviation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: deviation
trans_list: desvio
sense:
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.


lexentry: eng/device_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: device driver
trans_list: driver
sense:
(computing) Software, usually supplied with the operating system or by a hardware manufacturer, that communicates between the operating system of a personal computer and a specific hardware device.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: advogado do diabo
sense:
(idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.


lexentry: eng/devil's_advocate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devil's advocate
trans_list: advogado do diabo
sense:
(historical, Roman Catholic) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: devil
trans_list: diabo
sense:
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.


lexentry: eng/devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: devil
trans_list: diabo
sense:
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.


lexentry: eng/devoice__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: devoice
trans_list: ensurdecer
sense:
(transitive, phonetics) To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).


lexentry: eng/devolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: devolve
trans_list: entregar
sense:
(especially, of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).


lexentry: eng/dew__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dew
trans_list: orvalho | riço | sereno
sense:
(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.


lexentry: eng/dexter__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dexter
trans_list: destro
sense:
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)


lexentry: eng/dextran__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextran
trans_list: dextran | dextrano
sense:
(carbohydrate) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.


lexentry: eng/dextromethorphan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextromethorphan
trans_list: dextrometorfano
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An opioid that is used as an antitussive drug, found in many over-the-counter cold and cough preparations, and as an NMDA blocker used to treat pseudobulbar affect.


lexentry: eng/dextrorotatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dextrorotatory
trans_list: dextrógiro
sense:
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-#Prefix.


lexentry: eng/diabetes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes
trans_list: diabetes | diabete
sense:
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diabetes_mellitus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabetes mellitus
trans_list: diabetes melito
sense:
A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2.


lexentry: eng/diabolo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diabolo
trans_list: diabolô | diábolo
sense:
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.


lexentry: eng/diacritical_mark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diacritical mark
trans_list: acento diacrítico | acento
sense:
(orthography, typography) A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: trema | diérese
sense:
(orthography) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: diérese
sense:
A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.


lexentry: eng/diaeresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diaeresis
trans_list: diérese
sense:
(prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.


lexentry: eng/diagnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diagnosis
trans_list: diagnóstico | diagnose
sense:
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).


lexentry: eng/diagnosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diagnosis
trans_list: diagnose
sense:
(taxonomy) A written description of a species or other taxon serving to distinguish that species from all others; especially a description written and published in Latin.


lexentry: eng/diagnostics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagnostics
trans_list: diagnose
sense:
(of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).


lexentry: eng/diagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diagram
trans_list: diagrama
sense:
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialeto | dialecto
sense:
(linguistics, strict sense) A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).


lexentry: eng/dialect__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialect
trans_list: dialeto | dialecto
sense:
(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.


lexentry: eng/dialect_continuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialect continuum
trans_list: contínuo dialetal
sense:
(linguistics) A range of dialects that vary slightly across a geographical area, but whose differences accumulate over a certain distance.


lexentry: eng/dialectical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical
trans_list: dialético
sense:
Of or pertaining to dialectic; (in, _, philosophy) logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectical_materialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectical materialism
trans_list: materialismo dialético
sense:
(philosophy) The concept of reality in which material things are in the constant process of change brought about by the tension between conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialectics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialectics
trans_list: dialética
sense:
(philosophy, uncountable) A systematic method of argument that attempts to resolve the contradictions in opposing views or ideas.


lexentry: eng/dialogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialogue
trans_list: diálogo | conversação | conversa
sense:
(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: diálise
sense:
(chemistry) A method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/dialysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dialysis
trans_list: diálise
sense:
(medicine) Use of this method for removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.


lexentry: eng/diamagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamagnetism
trans_list: diamagnetismo
sense:
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction


lexentry: eng/diamond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond
trans_list: diamante
sense:
(uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.


lexentry: eng/diamond_crossover__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond crossover
trans_list: alça
sense:
(rail transport) superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks


lexentry: eng/diamond_jubilee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diamond jubilee
trans_list: jubileu de diamante
sense:
The diamond anniversary of a coronation, originally the 75th anniversary of a monarch's rule but now often the 60th instead.


lexentry: eng/diapause__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapause
trans_list: diapausa
sense:
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)


lexentry: eng/diapedesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapedesis
trans_list: diapedese
sense:
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue. [from 1625]


lexentry: eng/diaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaper
trans_list: fralda
sense:
(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn by a baby, by a young child not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is often also incontinent; a nappy. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diafragma
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.


lexentry: eng/diaphragm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diaphragm
trans_list: diafragma
sense:
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.


lexentry: eng/diapositive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diapositive
trans_list: diapositivo | slide
sense:
(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).


lexentry: eng/diarrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diarrhea
trans_list: diarreia | caganeira
sense:
(symptom) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.


lexentry: eng/diaspora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diaspora
trans_list: diáspora
sense:
(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).


lexentry: eng/diastole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diastole
trans_list: diástole
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.


lexentry: eng/diathermy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diathermy
trans_list: diatermia
sense:
(physics, medicine) The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation


lexentry: eng/diatom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatom
trans_list: diatomácea
sense:
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.


lexentry: eng/diatomaceous_earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatomaceous earth
trans_list: diatomito | kieselguhr | terra diatomácea
sense:
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.


lexentry: eng/diatonic_scale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diatonic scale
trans_list: escala diatônica
sense:
(music) A seven-note musical scale consisting of five tones and two diatonic semitones, formed by stacking six perfect fifths.


lexentry: eng/diazepam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diazepam
trans_list: diazepam
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dibber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibber
trans_list: plantador
sense:
A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dibenzodioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dibenzodioxin
trans_list: dibenzodioxina
sense:
(organic compound) An aromatic heterocycle having two benzene rings fused to a dioxin one; dibenzo-1,4-dioxin, oxanthrene.


lexentry: eng/dicastery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dicastery
trans_list: dicastério
sense:
(Roman Catholic) A ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.


lexentry: eng/dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
trans_list: diclorodifeniltricloroetano
sense:
(organic compound) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.


lexentry: eng/dick__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dick
trans_list: otário | parvalhão | parvo
sense:
(countable, vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive) A highly contemptible or obnoxious person; a jerk; traditionally, especially, a male jerk.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: ditado
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.


lexentry: eng/dictation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dictation
trans_list: ditado
sense:
(countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down.


lexentry: eng/dictation_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictation machine
trans_list: ditafone
sense:
A sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print.


lexentry: eng/dictatorship_of_the_proletariat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictatorship of the proletariat
trans_list: ditadura do proletariado
sense:
(Marxism) A socio-political power, as opposed to the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, characterized by a struggle to achieve a communist society.


lexentry: eng/dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary
trans_list: dicionário
sense:
A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]


lexentry: eng/dictionary_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionary attack
trans_list: ataque de dicionário
sense:
(computing, cryptography) An attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess decryption keys or passwords. [from 1980s]


lexentry: eng/dictionaryese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dictionaryese
trans_list: dicionarês
sense:
(informal) The style of language used in dictionary definitions, characterized by dry, straightforward, and occasionally awkward phrasing.


lexentry: eng/didgeridoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: didgeridoo
trans_list: didjeridu | didgeridoo
sense:
A musical instrument, endemic to the Top End of Australia, consisting of a long hollowed-out log which, when blown into, produces a low, deep mesmerising drone with sweeping rhythms.


lexentry: eng/die__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: die
trans_list: dado | cunho | molde | plinto | soclo | soco
sense:
An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.


lexentry: eng/die__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: die
trans_list: odiar
sense:
(intransitive, uncommon, idiomatic) To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.


lexentry: eng/diehard__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diehard
trans_list: fanático
sense:
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.


lexentry: eng/dielectric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dielectric
trans_list: dielétrico
sense:
(metamaterial) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.


lexentry: eng/diencephalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diencephalon
trans_list: diencéfalo
sense:
(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


lexentry: eng/diesel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel
trans_list: diesel | óleo diesel
sense:
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.


lexentry: eng/diesel_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diesel engine
trans_list: motor a diesel
sense:
(mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine of piston engine type that operates using the Diesel cycle, with fuel being sprayed into the hot, high-pressure air in the combustion chamber at the end of the compression stroke.


lexentry: eng/diet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diet
trans_list: diet
sense:
(of a food or beverage) Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diet
trans_list: dieta | regime
sense:
(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.


lexentry: eng/diet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diet
trans_list: dieta
sense:
(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.


lexentry: eng/dietary_fibre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary fibre
trans_list: fibra alimentar
sense:
Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.


lexentry: eng/dietary_supplement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dietary supplement
trans_list: suplemento alimentar
sense:
(medicine) Any substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, taken as a supplement to food to replace nutrients that would otherwise be missing in a person's diet.


lexentry: eng/diffeomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffeomorphism
trans_list: difeomorfismo
sense:
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.


lexentry: eng/difference_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: difference engine
trans_list: máquina diferencial
sense:
(computing, historical) A mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials.


lexentry: eng/difference_quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: difference quotient
trans_list: quociente de diferenças
sense:
(geometry) The slope of the secant line passing through the points \left( a, \, f(a) \right) and \left( a+h, \, f(a+h) \right). As the horizontal distance h>0 between the points approaches zero, the slope of this secant line approaches the slope of the tangent line to f(x) at x=a, which is equal to the derivative of f(x) at x=a.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiable
trans_list: derivável | diferenciável
sense:
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.


lexentry: eng/differentiable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: differentiable
trans_list: derivável | diferenciável
sense:
(comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.


lexentry: eng/differential__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differential
trans_list: diferencial
sense:
(calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as \operatorname{d}\!x.


lexentry: eng/differential_operator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differential operator
trans_list: operador diferencial
sense:
(mathematics, analysis) An operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator (the operator which maps functions to their derivatives).


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: diferenciação
sense:
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.


lexentry: eng/differentiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: differentiation
trans_list: diferenciação | derivação
sense:
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.


lexentry: eng/diffraction__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffraction
trans_list: flexão
sense:
(quantum mechanics) The breaking up of an electromagnetic wave as it passes a geometric structure (e.g. a slit), followed by reconstruction of the wave by interference.


lexentry: eng/diffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diffuse
trans_list: difundir
sense:
(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.


lexentry: eng/diffuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diffuse
trans_list: difundir
sense:
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.


lexentry: eng/dig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: escavação
sense:
An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.


lexentry: eng/dig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig
trans_list: cavar | escavar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.


lexentry: eng/dig_in_one's_heels__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig in one's heels
trans_list: fincar o pé
sense:
(idiomatic) To act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition.


lexentry: eng/dig_one's_own_grave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dig one's own grave
trans_list: cavar a própria cova
sense:
(idiomatic) To behave in a way that is likely to cause one to lose or fail, including, but not limited to, result in death.


lexentry: eng/digest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digest
trans_list: digerir
sense:
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.


lexentry: eng/digestion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestion
trans_list: digestão
sense:
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.


lexentry: eng/digestive_tract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digestive tract
trans_list: aparelho/trato digestivo
sense:
(anatomy) A system of organs within multicellular animals which takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.


lexentry: eng/digit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: digit
trans_list: dedo
sense:
(historical, _, units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of 1⁄16 foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.


lexentry: eng/digital__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digital
trans_list: digital
sense:
Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.


lexentry: eng/digital_camera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital camera
trans_list: câmera digital
sense:
An electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card.


lexentry: eng/digital_divide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital divide
trans_list: exclusão digital
sense:
(information technology, sociology, neologism) The gap between those with regular, effective access to digital technologies (and the computer literacy to use them) and those without it.


lexentry: eng/digital_footprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital footprint
trans_list: pegada digital | rastro digital
sense:
(telecommunications) Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc.


lexentry: eng/digital_library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital library
trans_list: biblioteca digital
sense:
A library in which collections are stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform, or other media) and accessible by computers; a type of information retrieval system.


lexentry: eng/digital_nomad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital nomad
trans_list: nómada digital | nômade digital
sense:
Someone who earns a living from telecommunication technology while living in a nomadic manner, typically working remotely from various locations such as coworking spaces, cafés, and public libraries.


lexentry: eng/digital_television__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digital television
trans_list: televisão digital
sense:
(uncountable) The broadcasting and receiving of television services via digital (rather than analog) signals, either broadcast, or via cable or satellite.


lexentry: eng/digitalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitalis
trans_list: dedaleira | digital
sense:
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).


lexentry: eng/digitize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digitize
trans_list: digitalizar
sense:
(transitive, computing) To represent something (such as an image or sound) as a structured sequence of binary digits.


lexentry: eng/digits__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digits
trans_list: algarismo
sense:
(US, _, slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner.


lexentry: eng/diglossia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diglossia
trans_list: diglossia
sense:
(linguistics, sociology) The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. [from 1959]


lexentry: eng/digress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: digress
trans_list: divagar
sense:
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.


lexentry: eng/digression__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: digression
trans_list: digressão
sense:
(generally, _, uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.


lexentry: eng/dilapidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dilapidation
trans_list: depreciação
sense:
(in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.


lexentry: eng/dilatory__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilatory
trans_list: de expectativa
sense:
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilema
sense:
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.


lexentry: eng/dilemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dilemma
trans_list: dilema
sense:
(logic) A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true".


lexentry: eng/dilettante__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dilettante
trans_list: diletante
sense:
(sometimes, derogatory) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge.


lexentry: eng/diligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diligence
trans_list: diligência
sense:
(historical) A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.


lexentry: eng/dill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dill
trans_list: endro | aneto
sense:
Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.


lexentry: eng/dilophosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dilophosaur
trans_list: dilophossauro
sense:
(paleontology) Any theropod of the genus Dilophosaurus from the Jurassic, distinguished by having two plates on its head.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: dimensão
sense:
(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.


lexentry: eng/dimension__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: dimension
trans_list: dimensão
sense:
(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.


lexentry: eng/dimensional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimensional
trans_list: dimensional
sense:
(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".


lexentry: eng/diminish__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diminish
trans_list: diminuir
sense:
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).


lexentry: eng/diminutive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diminutive
trans_list: diminutivo
sense:
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.


lexentry: eng/dimorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dimorphism
trans_list: dimorfismo
sense:
(geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.


lexentry: eng/dimple__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dimple
trans_list: covinha
sense:
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.


lexentry: eng/dinar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinar
trans_list: dinar
sense:
(currency) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.


lexentry: eng/diner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: diner
trans_list: diner | vagão-restaurante
sense:
(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.


lexentry: eng/ding__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ding
trans_list: impor multa
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.


lexentry: eng/ding_dong__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ding dong
trans_list: tão balalão
sense:
(onomatopoeia, colloquial, often, childish) The sound made by a bell; especially, that made by a doorbell.


lexentry: eng/dinghy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinghy
trans_list: bote | bote inflável
sense:
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.


lexentry: eng/dingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dingo
trans_list: dingo
sense:
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).


lexentry: eng/dinitrogen_tetroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinitrogen tetroxide
trans_list: tetróxido de nitrogênio
sense:
(inorganic compound) A binary compound of nitrogen and oxygen, N2O4, that exists in equilibrium with nitrogen dioxide NO2; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used in rocket propellants.


lexentry: eng/dinner_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dinner table
trans_list: mesa de jantar
sense:
(usually, with the) The table at dinnertime conceived as a place; it often is the same table at which all meals are served, being at dinnertime the dinner table, at lunchtime the lunch table, and at breakfast time the breakfast table; it is usually either the kitchen table or the dining room table.


lexentry: eng/dinosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dinosaur
trans_list: dinossauro
sense:
(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.


lexentry: eng/diocese__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diocese
trans_list: diocese
sense:
(historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.


lexentry: eng/diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diode
trans_list: díodo | diodo
sense:
(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.


lexentry: eng/dioecious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dioecious
trans_list: dioico
sense:
(botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.


lexentry: eng/diopside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopside
trans_list: diópsido
sense:
(mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/diopter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diopter
trans_list: dioptria
sense:
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.


lexentry: eng/diorama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorama
trans_list: diorama
sense:
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.


lexentry: eng/diorite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diorite
trans_list: diorito
sense:
(rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.


lexentry: eng/dioxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dioxin
trans_list: dioxina
sense:
(countable, organic compound) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.


lexentry: eng/dip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dip
trans_list: mergulhar | imergir
sense:
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.


lexentry: eng/dip_one's_toe_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dip one's toe in
trans_list: dar os primeiros passos | pegar a manha
sense:
(idiomatic, figuratively) To explore or begin; to enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.


lexentry: eng/diphenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphenol
trans_list: difenol
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).


lexentry: eng/diphtheria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphtheria
trans_list: difteria
sense:
(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.


lexentry: eng/diphthong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthong
trans_list: ditongo
sense:
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.


lexentry: eng/diphthongization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diphthongization
trans_list: ditongação
sense:
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).


lexentry: eng/diplodocus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplodocus
trans_list: diplodoco
sense:
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.


lexentry: eng/diploid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploid
trans_list: diploide
sense:
(genetics) Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.


lexentry: eng/diploma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diploma
trans_list: diploma
sense:
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.


lexentry: eng/diplomacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomacy
trans_list: diplomacia
sense:
The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals.


lexentry: eng/diplomat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplomat
trans_list: diplomata
sense:
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations


lexentry: eng/diplomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diplomatic
trans_list: diplomático
sense:
Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.


lexentry: eng/diplotene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diplotene
trans_list: diplóteno
sense:
(biology) The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible


lexentry: eng/dipped_headlight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipped headlight
trans_list: médio
sense:
The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.


lexentry: eng/dipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dipper
trans_list: melro-aquático | melro-d'água | melro-peixeiro
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.


lexentry: eng/dipstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dipstick
trans_list: baioneta
sense:
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.


lexentry: eng/dire_wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dire wolf
trans_list: lobo-terrível
sense:
An extinct canine (†Aenocyon dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf.


lexentry: eng/direct__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: direct
trans_list: dirigir
sense:
To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.


lexentry: eng/direct_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct case
trans_list: caso reto
sense:
(grammar) A noun case which covers the nominative and possibly other cases such as vocative and/or accusative (the precise definition depends on the case system in question; the term is used especially in simple systems with two or three cases)


lexentry: eng/direct_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct current
trans_list: corrente contínua
sense:
(physics) An electric current that always flows in the same direction but may differ in intensity over time.


lexentry: eng/direct_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct speech
trans_list: discurso direto
sense:
(grammar, narratology) the writing of speech, using the exact words of the speaker, usually between quotation marks


lexentry: eng/direct_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direct verb
trans_list: verbo finito
sense:
(grammar) A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.


lexentry: eng/directed_graph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directed graph
trans_list: digrafo | grafo orientado
sense:
(graph theory) A graph in which the edges are ordered pairs, so that, if the edge (a, b) is in the graph, the edge (b, a) need not be in the graph and is distinct from (a, b) if it is.


lexentry: eng/direction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: direction
trans_list: direção
sense:
A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).


lexentry: eng/directive__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: directive
trans_list: directiva | diretiva
sense:
(European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.


lexentry: eng/director__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: director
trans_list: diretor | diretora
sense:
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).


lexentry: eng/directory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: directory
trans_list: diretório | diretoria
sense:
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.


lexentry: eng/directrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: directrix
trans_list: diretora
sense:
(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.


lexentry: eng/dirham__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirham
trans_list: dirrã
sense:
(currencies) A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.


lexentry: eng/dirty_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty bomb
trans_list: bomba suja
sense:
A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area.


lexentry: eng/dirty_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dirty money
trans_list: dinheiro preto | dinheiro sujo
sense:
(idiomatic, business, law) Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disable
trans_list: aleijar | incapacitar
sense:
(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.


lexentry: eng/disable__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disable
trans_list: desabilitar | desativar | desligar
sense:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/disabuse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disabuse
trans_list: desenganar
sense:
(transitive) To free (someone) of a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (someone).


lexentry: eng/disaccharide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaccharide
trans_list: dissacarídeo
sense:
(carbohydrate) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.


lexentry: eng/disaccustom__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaccustom
trans_list: desacostumar
sense:
to cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they were previously accustomed to


lexentry: eng/disambiguate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disambiguate
trans_list: desambiguar | desambiguizar | desambigüizar
sense:
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.


lexentry: eng/disappear__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: disappear
trans_list: desaparecer | sumir | desaparecer com | fazer desaparecer | fazer sumir | sumir com
sense:
(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.


lexentry: eng/disappoint__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disappoint
trans_list: decepcionar | desapontar | dececionar
sense:
(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.


lexentry: eng/disappointment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disappointment
trans_list: decepção | desilusão
sense:
(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.


lexentry: eng/disarm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarm
trans_list: desarmar
sense:
(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.


lexentry: eng/disarmament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disarmament
trans_list: desarmamento
sense:
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.


lexentry: eng/disaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disaster
trans_list: desastre
sense:
An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.


lexentry: eng/disavow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disavow
trans_list: recusar
sense:
(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.


lexentry: eng/disc_brake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disc brake
trans_list: freio a disco
sense:
(automotive, bicycle parts, British spelling) A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic.


lexentry: eng/disc_jockey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disc jockey
trans_list: disco-jóquei | disc jockey
sense:
A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; and/or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.


lexentry: eng/discern__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: discern
trans_list: discernir | diferenciar | distinguir
sense:
(transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.


lexentry: eng/discharge__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: discharge
trans_list: descarga | vazão
sense:
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).


lexentry: eng/disclose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disclose
trans_list: revelar | divulgar
sense:
(transitive, occasionally, intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state openly, reveal (something).


lexentry: eng/disclosure__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disclosure
trans_list: revelação | divulgação | exposição
sense:
(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.


lexentry: eng/disco__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disco
trans_list: disco
sense:
(uncountable, music genre) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.


lexentry: eng/disco_ball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disco ball
trans_list: bola de espelhos
sense:
A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it.


lexentry: eng/discography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discography
trans_list: discografia
sense:
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.


lexentry: eng/disconfirm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disconfirm
trans_list: desconfirmar
sense:
(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.


lexentry: eng/disconfirmation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disconfirmation
trans_list: desconfirmação
sense:
(chiefly, philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.


lexentry: eng/disconfirmation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disconfirmation
trans_list: desconfirmação
sense:
(countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.


lexentry: eng/discontinue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discontinue
trans_list: descontinuar
sense:
(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.


lexentry: eng/discourage__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discourage
trans_list: desencorajar | desanimar | desalentar
sense:
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.


lexentry: eng/discourse__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: discourse
trans_list: discurso
sense:
(social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).


lexentry: eng/discreet__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discreet
trans_list: discreto
sense:
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.


lexentry: eng/discrete_mathematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discrete mathematics
trans_list: matemática discreta
sense:
(mathematics) Collectively, most discrete or computer science-related branches of mathematics, such as graph theory and combinatorics.


lexentry: eng/discretionary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discretionary
trans_list: discricionário | irrestrita | irrestritas | irrestrito | irrestritos
sense:
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.


lexentry: eng/discriminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discriminate
trans_list: discriminar
sense:
(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice.


lexentry: eng/discriminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: discriminate
trans_list: diferenciar
sense:
(transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.


lexentry: eng/discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discrimination
trans_list: discriminação
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/discrimination__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: discrimination
trans_list: discriminação
sense:
(uncountable, countable, sometimes, with, "against") Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/discus_throw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: discus throw
trans_list: lançamento do disco | lançamento de disco
sense:
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is a heavy lenticular disc called discus.


lexentry: eng/disease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disease
trans_list: doença
sense:
(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.


lexentry: eng/disembogue__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disembogue
trans_list: desembocar
sense:
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.


lexentry: eng/disenfranchisement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disenfranchisement
trans_list: sufrágio restrito
sense:
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.


lexentry: eng/disestablish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disestablish
trans_list: derramar
sense:
To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.


lexentry: eng/disfigure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disfigure
trans_list: desfigurar
sense:
to irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disguise
trans_list: disfarce
sense:
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.


lexentry: eng/disguise__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disguise
trans_list: disfarçar
sense:
(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dish
trans_list: prato | louça
sense:
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.


lexentry: eng/dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dish
trans_list: louça
sense:
(in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.


lexentry: eng/disillusionment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disillusionment
trans_list: desilusão
sense:
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.


lexentry: eng/disincarnate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disincarnate
trans_list: desencarnar
sense:
(religion, intransitive) To die, in context of subsequently existing outside the body (for example, as a soul or spirit).


lexentry: eng/disinformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disinformation
trans_list: desinformação
sense:
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.


lexentry: eng/disintegrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disintegrate
trans_list: desintegrar
sense:
(science fiction, transitive) To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.


lexentry: eng/disinter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disinter
trans_list: desenterrar | exumar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.


lexentry: eng/disinterested__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disinterested
trans_list: desinteressado
sense:
Having no stake or interest in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/disjoint__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disjoint
trans_list: disjunto
sense:
(set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.


lexentry: eng/disjunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: disjunction
trans_list: disjunção
sense:
(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator.


lexentry: eng/disjunctive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disjunctive
trans_list: disjuntivo
sense:
(grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.


lexentry: eng/dislike__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dislike
trans_list: descurtida | dislike
sense:
(Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/dismay__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dismay
trans_list: espanto
sense:
A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits


lexentry: eng/dismissal__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dismissal
trans_list: dispensa
sense:
Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.


lexentry: eng/disparage__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disparage
trans_list: denegrir
sense:
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dispatch
trans_list: despacho
sense:
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.


lexentry: eng/dispatch__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dispatch
trans_list: apressar-se | despachar | privar
sense:
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.


lexentry: eng/dispensation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dispensation
trans_list: dispensa
sense:
The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; exemption.


lexentry: eng/disperse__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: disperse
trans_list: dispersar | disseminar | distribuir | refratar
sense:
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.


lexentry: eng/dispersivity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dispersivity
trans_list: dispersividade
sense:
An empirical property of a porous medium that determines the characteristic dispersion of the medium by relating the components of pore velocity to the dispersion coefficient.


lexentry: eng/displacement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: displacement
trans_list: deslocamento
sense:
The weight of a ship or other floating vessel, traditionally measured or calculated by finding the volume of the vessel below the waterline when afloat, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the whole displacing body.


lexentry: eng/displacement_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: displacement current
trans_list: corrente de deslocamento
sense:
(electromagnetism) The direction and rate of change of the electric displacement field at a given point of space and time. It can be expressed as a vector.


lexentry: eng/display__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: display
trans_list: expositor
sense:
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.


lexentry: eng/disposable_diaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposable diaper
trans_list: fralda descartável
sense:
(North America) A diaper that is disposable; a single-use diaper or paper diaper, as opposed to a cloth one. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/disposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disposition
trans_list: dispor
sense:
Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.


lexentry: eng/disquisition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: disquisition
trans_list: dissertação | tratado
sense:
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.


lexentry: eng/diss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diss
trans_list: desacatar | desrespeitar | insultar
sense:
(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.


lexentry: eng/disseminate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disseminate
trans_list: disseminar
sense:
(transitive) To sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.


lexentry: eng/dissemination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissemination
trans_list: disseminação
sense:
The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.


lexentry: eng/dissertation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissertation
trans_list: dissertação
sense:
A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.


lexentry: eng/dissident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissident
trans_list: dissidente
sense:
A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.


lexentry: eng/dissimilation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dissimilation
trans_list: dissimilação
sense:
(phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.


lexentry: eng/dissipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dissipation
trans_list: desperdício
sense:
A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.


lexentry: eng/dissociate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dissociate
trans_list: dissociar
sense:
(chemistry, transitive) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.


lexentry: eng/dissociation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dissociation
trans_list: dissociação
sense:
(psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.


lexentry: eng/dissociative_identity_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dissociative identity disorder
trans_list: transtorno dissociativo de identidade
sense:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of a person's behavior.


lexentry: eng/dissolve__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: dissolve
trans_list: dissolver | diluir-se | dissolver-se
sense:
(physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.


lexentry: eng/distaff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distaff
trans_list: roca
sense:
A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.


lexentry: eng/distance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distance
trans_list: distância
sense:
(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.


lexentry: eng/distance__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distance
trans_list: afastar-se | distanciar-se
sense:
To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distil
trans_list: destilar
sense:
(also, figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.


lexentry: eng/distil__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distil
trans_list: destilar
sense:
To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.


lexentry: eng/distillation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distillation
trans_list: destilação
sense:
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.


lexentry: eng/distiller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distiller
trans_list: Brennero
sense:
A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: distinção
sense:
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.


lexentry: eng/distinction__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distinction
trans_list: distinção
sense:
(specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribuição
sense:
(business, marketing) The process by which goods get to final consumers over a geographical market, including storing, selling, shipping and advertising.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribuição
sense:
(mathematics, statistics) A probability distribution; the set of relative likelihoods that a variable will have a value in a given interval.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribuição
sense:
(mathematics, differential geometry) A subset of the tangent bundle of a manifold that satisfies certain properties; used to construct the notions of integrability and foliation of a manifold.


lexentry: eng/distribution__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: distribution
trans_list: distribuição | arranjo
sense:
(printing, historical) The process of sorting the types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.


lexentry: eng/distributor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: distributor
trans_list: distribuidor
sense:
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.


lexentry: eng/district_attorney__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: district attorney
trans_list: procurador da República
sense:
(American, law) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.


lexentry: eng/disturb__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: disturb
trans_list: perturbar
sense:
(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.


lexentry: eng/dithranol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dithranol
trans_list: antralina | ditranol
sense:
(organic compound) A hydroxyanthrone anthracene derivative used as a medicine for skin affected by psoriasis.


lexentry: eng/ditransitive_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ditransitive verb
trans_list: bitransitivo | transitivo direto e indireto
sense:
(grammar) A verb that requires (in the unmarked form) both a direct object and an indirect object so as to be grammatical.


lexentry: eng/ditto__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ditto
trans_list: idem
sense:
The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.


lexentry: eng/diurnal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diurnal
trans_list: diurno
sense:
(botany) Said of a flower that is open, or releasing its perfume during daylight hours, but not at night.


lexentry: eng/diurnal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diurnal
trans_list: diário
sense:
Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.


lexentry: eng/diva__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diva
trans_list: diva
sense:
(slang, derogatory, informal) A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.


lexentry: eng/divan__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: divan
trans_list: divã
sense:
A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.


lexentry: eng/dive__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: dive
trans_list: simular
sense:
(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.


lexentry: eng/dive_bomber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dive bomber
trans_list: bombardeiro de mergulho | bombardeiro de voo picado
sense:
(aviation, historical) A bomber aircraft that dives directly at its target in order to drop a bomb with greater accuracy.


lexentry: eng/diverge__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: diverge
trans_list: divergir
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.


lexentry: eng/diverge__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: diverge
trans_list: divergir
sense:
(intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.


lexentry: eng/divergence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: divergence
trans_list: divergência | divergente
sense:
(calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}.


lexentry: eng/divergence_theorem__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divergence theorem
trans_list: teorema da divergência | teorema de Gauss | teorema do divergente
sense:
(calculus) A three-dimensional generalization of the fundamental theorem of calculus, which states that given a solid region W bounded by a closed surface S oriented by a unit normal vector \mathbf{n}, if a vector field \mathbf{F} whose component functions have continuous first partial derivatives in W, then the flux of \mathbf{F} through S is equal to the triple integral of the divergence of \mathbf{F} over W, or \iint_S \mathbf{F} \cdot \mathbf{n} \, dS = \iiint_{W} \nabla \cdot \mathbf{F} \, dV .


lexentry: eng/diverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: diverse
trans_list: diverso
sense:
Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.


lexentry: eng/diversify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diversify
trans_list: diversificar
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.


lexentry: eng/diverticulosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diverticulosis
trans_list: diverticulose
sense:
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.


lexentry: eng/divest__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divest
trans_list: anular
sense:
(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).


lexentry: eng/divide__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: divide
trans_list: dividir
sense:
(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).


lexentry: eng/divide_and_conquer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divide and conquer
trans_list: dividir e conquistar
sense:
To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.


lexentry: eng/dividend__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dividend
trans_list: dividendo
sense:
(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).


lexentry: eng/diving_bell_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: diving bell spider
trans_list: aranha-de-água
sense:
A spider, Argyroneta aquatica, living almost entirely underwater, using hairs on its abdomen and legs to trap air.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: division
trans_list: divisão
sense:
(botany, mycology) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/division__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: division
trans_list: divisão
sense:
(music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.


lexentry: eng/division_of_labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: division of labour
trans_list: divisão do trabalho
sense:
(economics) The separation of work into different categories or tasks, each category or task being carried out by different groups of workers.


lexentry: eng/division_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: division ring
trans_list: corpo
sense:
(algebra) A ring with 0 ≠ 1, such that every non-zero element a has a multiplicative inverse, meaning an element x with ax = 1.


lexentry: eng/divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divisor
trans_list: divisor
sense:
(arithmetic) In an expression involving division, the number by which another number is being divided.


lexentry: eng/divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: divisor
trans_list: divisor
sense:
(on a variety (or integral locally Noetherian scheme)) A Weil divisor: an element of the free abelian group on the codimension-1 subvarieties (or subschemes).


lexentry: eng/divot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divot
trans_list: chuleta
sense:
(especially, golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.


lexentry: eng/divulge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: divulge
trans_list: divulgar
sense:
(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.


lexentry: eng/djembe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: djembe
trans_list: djembê
sense:
(music) A large, rope-tuned, skin-covered drum played with the bare hands, used in West African and some fusion music.


lexentry: eng/do-gooder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do-gooder
trans_list: cidadão de bem
sense:
(derogatory) One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, and often with the naive conviction of their own moral superiority.


lexentry: eng/do__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do
trans_list: passar | fazer
sense:
(pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE.


lexentry: eng/do__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: do
trans_list: fazer
sense:
(informal, transitive) To drive a vehicle at a certain speed, especially in regard to a speed limit.


lexentry: eng/do_it_yourself__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do it yourself
trans_list: faça por si mesmo | faça você mesmo
sense:
The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.


lexentry: eng/do_not_disturb__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do not disturb
trans_list: não incomode | não perturbe
sense:
Used to indicate that somebody does not wish to be disturbed, e.g. a sign on a hotel room door, or a "busy" mode of an instant messenger.


lexentry: eng/do_the_dishes__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do the dishes
trans_list: lavar a louça
sense:
(intransitive) To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).


lexentry: eng/do_the_math__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: do the math
trans_list: fazer as contas
sense:
(chiefly US, idiomatic) To determine the explanation for or precise nature of a situation, such as the motive underlying someone's behavior, based on available facts.


lexentry: eng/do_unto_others_as_you_would_have_them_do_unto_you__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do unto others as you would have them do unto you
trans_list: faça aos outros o que quer que façam a você
sense:
One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.


lexentry: eng/do_you_come_here_often__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do you come here often
trans_list: você vem sempre aqui?
sense:
A common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement.


lexentry: eng/do_you_need_to_use_the_bathroom__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do you need to use the bathroom
trans_list: precisa usar o banheiro
sense:
(chiefly, US, South Africa, Canada, euphemism, interrogative) Used to ask if one's interlocutor needs to urinate or defecate.


lexentry: eng/do_you_think_you_can_walk__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: do you think you can walk
trans_list: você acha que consegue andar?
sense:
Asked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.


lexentry: eng/dock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dock
trans_list: azeda | labaça
sense:
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.


lexentry: eng/dock__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dock
trans_list: doca
sense:
(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.


lexentry: eng/docket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: docket
trans_list: papel
sense:
(legal) A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.


lexentry: eng/doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doctor
trans_list: doutor | doutora | doutorada | doutorado
sense:
A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university.


lexentry: eng/doctor__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: doctor
trans_list: adulterar
sense:
(transitive) To physically alter (medically or surgically) a living being in order to change growth or behavior.


lexentry: eng/doctrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doctrine
trans_list: doutrina
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.


lexentry: eng/document__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: document
trans_list: documento
sense:
An original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.


lexentry: eng/documentary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: documentary
trans_list: documentário
sense:
A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.


lexentry: eng/documentary_hypothesis__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: documentary hypothesis
trans_list: hipótese documental | hipótese documentária
sense:
(theology) The hypothesis that the Pentateuch consists of two or more, usually four, originally distinct major documents. [ca. 1840]


lexentry: eng/documentation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: documentation
trans_list: documentação
sense:
(computing, mechanical engineering) Documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program.


lexentry: eng/dodder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodder
trans_list: cuscuta
sense:
Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.


lexentry: eng/dodecahedron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecahedron
trans_list: dodecaedro
sense:
(geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces and is one of the Platonic solids.


lexentry: eng/dodecane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodecane
trans_list: dodecano
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many isomers of the alkane having twelve carbon atoms, but especially n-dodecane that is used as a solvent and is present in Diesel fuel.


lexentry: eng/dodge__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dodge
trans_list: subexpor
sense:
(photography, videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker.


lexentry: eng/dodge_a_bullet__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodge a bullet
trans_list: escapar de uma fria | sair de uma furada
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.


lexentry: eng/dodo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dodo
trans_list: dodó | dodô | dronte
sense:
A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.


lexentry: eng/doe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doe
trans_list: corça
sense:
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).


lexentry: eng/doff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doff
trans_list: tirar
sense:
(chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).


lexentry: eng/dog-ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog-ear
trans_list: orelha
sense:
The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.


lexentry: eng/dog_cart__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dog cart
trans_list: docar
sense:
A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two transverse seats back to back. The rear seat originally closed up to form a box for carrying dogs.


lexentry: eng/dog_days__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog days
trans_list: Canícula
sense:
(archaic) The days following the heliacal rising of Sirius, now in early August (Gregorian) at dates varying by latitude.


lexentry: eng/dog_eat_dog__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog eat dog
trans_list: lei da selva
sense:
Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.


lexentry: eng/dog_rose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dog rose
trans_list: rosa-canina | rosa-de-cão
sense:
A European wild rose shrub of species Rosa canina, having fragrant white or pink flowers and stems with sharp spines.


lexentry: eng/dog_whistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dog whistle
trans_list: apito de cachorro | dog whistle
sense:
(politics, sometimes, derogatory) A political allusion or comment that only a certain audience is intended to note and recognize the significance of; particularly in relation to controversial or extreme viewpoints.


lexentry: eng/doggy_style__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doggy style
trans_list: de quatro | à canzana
sense:
(slang, of sexual intercourse) In a position whereby one partner is on all fours and the other partner is penetrating from behind.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: dogma
sense:
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.


lexentry: eng/dogma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dogma
trans_list: dogma | doutrina
sense:
A doctrine (or set of doctrines) relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth authoritatively by a religious organization or leader.


lexentry: eng/dojo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dojo
trans_list: dojo | dojô
sense:
(martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.


lexentry: eng/doldrums__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doldrums
trans_list: esmorecimento | modorra
sense:
Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.


lexentry: eng/doll_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doll up
trans_list: embonecar | montar
sense:
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To dress up finely or elaborately; to deck up. (often of ostentatious display) [from 1906]


lexentry: eng/dollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollar
trans_list: dólar
sense:
(currencies) Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.


lexentry: eng/dollarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dollarization
trans_list: dolarização
sense:
(economics) The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially, adopting the US dollar or other foreign currency in parallel to or instead of the domestic currency.


lexentry: eng/dolman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dolman
trans_list: dólmã
sense:
A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars.


lexentry: eng/dolmen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolmen
trans_list: dólmen | anta
sense:
A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.


lexentry: eng/dolomite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolomite
trans_list: dolomita
sense:
(mineral) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.


lexentry: eng/dolphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphin
trans_list: golfinho | delfim
sense:
A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.


lexentry: eng/dolphinfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dolphinfish
trans_list: dourado
sense:
A large food and game fish of the Coryphaenidae family which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domínio
sense:
(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domínio
sense:
(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domínio
sense:
(taxonomy) The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.


lexentry: eng/domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: domain
trans_list: domínio
sense:
(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome.


lexentry: eng/domain_name__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domain name
trans_list: domínio
sense:
(Internet) A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.


lexentry: eng/dome_light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dome light
trans_list: luz do teto
sense:
An interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature, though usually fitted as standard.


lexentry: eng/domestic_cat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestic cat
trans_list: gato-doméstico
sense:
(zoology) A domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or subspecies Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or for vermin control.


lexentry: eng/domestication__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domestication
trans_list: domesticação
sense:
The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.


lexentry: eng/dominance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominance
trans_list: dominância
sense:
(physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.


lexentry: eng/dominant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dominant
trans_list: dominante
sense:
(music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.


lexentry: eng/dominate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dominate
trans_list: dominato
sense:
(historical) The late period of the Roman Empire, following the principate, during which the emperor's rule became more explicitly autocratic and remaining vestiges of the Roman Republic were removed from the formal workings of government; the reign of any particular emperor during this period.


lexentry: eng/dominical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dominical
trans_list: dominical
sense:
(historical) Of or pertaining to the ancient system of dominical letters, used for determining Sundays (particularly Easter Sunday) in any given year.


lexentry: eng/domino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: domino
trans_list: dominó
sense:
(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]


lexentry: eng/don't_count_your_chickens_before_they're_hatched__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't count your chickens before they're hatched
sense:
One should not depend upon a favorable (and typically overoptimistic) outcome to one's plans until it is certain to occur.

trans_list:
não conte com o ovo antes da galinha botar | não conte com o ovo dentro da galinha | contar com o ovo no cu da galinha


lexentry: eng/don't_get_someone_started__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't get someone started
trans_list: nem me fale
sense:
(idiomatic) Used to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.


lexentry: eng/don't_hold_your_breath__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't hold your breath
trans_list: espera sentado | podes esperar sentado | podes tirar o cavalinho da chuva
sense:
(idiom, imperative) Don't wait. Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all.


lexentry: eng/don't_mention_it__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: don't mention it
trans_list: de nada | não há de quê | magina
sense:
A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.


lexentry: eng/donate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: donate
trans_list: doar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.


lexentry: eng/doner_kebab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doner kebab
trans_list: churrasco grego
sense:
A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.


lexentry: eng/dongle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dongle
trans_list: adaptador
sense:
(computer hardware) Any small device that plugs into an electronic device, typically a computer, and alters its functionality. Common examples include wireless modems, digital media players, software copy protect devices, and adapters.


lexentry: eng/dongle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dongle
trans_list: mochila
sense:
(computer hardware) A hardware device used by a specific application for purposes of copy protection.


lexentry: eng/doofus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doofus
trans_list: salsicha
sense:
(slang, derogatory, sometimes affectionately, humorous) A person with poor judgment and taste; a foolish or silly person.


lexentry: eng/doohickey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doohickey
trans_list: coisa | negócio | treco | trem | troço
sense:
(slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)


lexentry: eng/door__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: door
trans_list: porta
sense:
A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.


lexentry: eng/doorbell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorbell
trans_list: campainha
sense:
A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.


lexentry: eng/doorkeeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorkeeper
trans_list: porteira | porteiro
sense:
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.


lexentry: eng/doorman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doorman
trans_list: porteiro
sense:
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.


lexentry: eng/doozy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doozy
trans_list: maravilha
sense:
(US, colloquial) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.


lexentry: eng/dopamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dopamine
trans_list: dopamina
sense:
(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.


lexentry: eng/dopant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dopant
trans_list: dopante
sense:
(materials science) A substance added in small amounts to a pure material, such as semiconductor, to alter its original electrical or optical properties; a doping agent.


lexentry: eng/dope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dope
trans_list: aerogel
sense:
(uncountable, aeronautics) Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.


lexentry: eng/doping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doping
trans_list: doping
sense:
The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.


lexentry: eng/dorayaki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorayaki
trans_list: dorayaki
sense:
A Japanese confection consisting of two sponge cake patties baked to resemble gongs, sandwiching a filling of sweet azuki bean paste.


lexentry: eng/dork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dork
trans_list: cromo
sense:
(pejorative, slang) A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.) [from the 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/dormant_volcano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormant volcano
trans_list: vulcão dormente
sense:
(geology) A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting.


lexentry: eng/dormitive_principle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormitive principle
trans_list: princípio dormitivo
sense:
(idiomatic, rhetoric, logic, linguistics) A type of tautology in which an item is explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormitory
trans_list: dormitório
sense:
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.


lexentry: eng/dormitory__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dormitory
trans_list: dormitório
sense:
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: arganaz
sense:
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae (syns. Myoxidae, Muscardinidae).


lexentry: eng/dormouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dormouse
trans_list: dorminhoco
sense:
(figuratively) A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).


lexentry: eng/dorsal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dorsal
trans_list: dorsal
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.


lexentry: eng/dose__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dose
trans_list: dose
sense:
The quantity of an agent (not always active), substance, or radiation administered or experienced at any one time.


lexentry: eng/dose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dose
trans_list: dosar
sense:
(transitive) To surreptitiously administer a dose of an incapacitating drug (to an unwilling subject); to roofie.


lexentry: eng/doss__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doss
trans_list: dormir
sense:
(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.


lexentry: eng/dossier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dossier
trans_list: dossiê | pasta
sense:
A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dot
trans_list: ponto
sense:
(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dot
trans_list: ponto | pingo
sense:
A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.


lexentry: eng/dot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dot
trans_list: ponto
sense:
(mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.


lexentry: eng/dot_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot matrix
trans_list: de agulhas | matricial
sense:
(computing, also, attributively) A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.


lexentry: eng/dot_the_i's_and_cross_the_t's__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dot the i's and cross the t's
trans_list: pôr os pingos nos is | pôr os pontos nos is
sense:
(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough; to finish off something close to complete.


lexentry: eng/dots_per_inch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dots per inch
trans_list: pontos por polegada
sense:
(graphic design, typography) The measure of a number of pixels per inch used in a graphic or supported by a digital display device, used to specify type or image resolution.


lexentry: eng/double-click__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-click
trans_list: clique duplo
sense:
(computing) The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-click__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-click
trans_list: clicar duas vezes | dar um clique duplo
sense:
(computing) To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task than would be performed from a single-click or triple-click.


lexentry: eng/double-entry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double-entry
trans_list: duplex
sense:
(accounting) Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits.


lexentry: eng/double_English__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double English
trans_list: romance
sense:
(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point.


lexentry: eng/double_boiler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double boiler
trans_list: banho-maria
sense:
A large pan containing hot water, into which other smaller pans are set in order to cook food at low heat (below the boiling point) or to keep food warm.


lexentry: eng/double_bridle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double bridle
trans_list: brida
sense:
(equestrian) A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.


lexentry: eng/double_check__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double check
trans_list: checar de novo | rechecar | verificar novamente | verificar outra vez
sense:
(transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.


lexentry: eng/double_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double down
trans_list: dobrar
sense:
(gambling, intransitive) To double one's wager, particularly, the name of a specific doubling bet allowed in blackjack.


lexentry: eng/double_entendre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double entendre
trans_list: duplo sentido
sense:
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.


lexentry: eng/double_factorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double factorial
trans_list: duplo fatorial
sense:
(mathematics, combinatorics) For an odd integer, the result of multiplying all the odd integers from 1 to the given number; or for an even integer, the result of multiplying all the even integers from 2 to the given number; symbolised by a double exclamation mark (!!). For example, 9!! = 1 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 9 = 945.


lexentry: eng/double_life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double life
trans_list: vida dupla
sense:
An existence or life that has two aspects, particularly when one of them is regarded as embarrassing, immoral, or unlawful and thus kept hidden from some people.


lexentry: eng/double_negative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double negative
trans_list: duplo negativo | negativo duplo
sense:
(rhetoric, usually, _, pejorative) A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English.


lexentry: eng/double_or_quits__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double or quits
trans_list: o dobro ou nada
sense:
A bet of the same value as the initial one, resulting in either a doubling of a loss, or it being cancelled.


lexentry: eng/double_penetration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double penetration
trans_list: dupla penetração
sense:
The simultaneous sexual penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people or objects.


lexentry: eng/double_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double room
trans_list: apartamento duplo | quarto de casal
sense:
A room, especially in a hotel, that is designed for two people and has two single beds (sometimes called a twin room) or one double bed.


lexentry: eng/double_standard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: double standard
trans_list: dois pesos, duas medidas
sense:
A pair of monetary values, i.e. a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are legal tender.


lexentry: eng/double_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: double star
trans_list: estrela dupla
sense:
(star) Two stars which form a stellar system, such that they orbit the point of equilibrium of their gravitational fields; a binary star.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: doublet
trans_list: dobrete
sense:
(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.


lexentry: eng/doublet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublet
trans_list: gibão
sense:
A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.


lexentry: eng/doublethink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doublethink
trans_list: duplipensar | duplopensar
sense:
The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without acknowledging the contradiction.


lexentry: eng/doubletree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubletree
trans_list: Libra
sense:
a device that connects two horses to a wagon or other implement. The tugs of a harness are connected to a singletree, two of which are connected to a doubletree, which, in turn, is connected to the implement.


lexentry: eng/doubloon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubloon
trans_list: dobrão
sense:
(historical, numismatics) A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/doubly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubly
trans_list: dobradamente
sense:
(usually, of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doubt
trans_list: dúvida | incerteza
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/doubt__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: doubt
trans_list: dúvida
sense:
(countable, obsolete, or, Indian) A point of uncertainty, especially a yes/no or a multiple-choice question


lexentry: eng/douche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: douche
trans_list: ducha | duche
sense:
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.


lexentry: eng/dough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dough
trans_list: massa | pasta
sense:
A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.


lexentry: eng/doughnut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doughnut
trans_list: rosquinha | dónute
sense:
A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.


lexentry: eng/doula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doula
trans_list: doula
sense:
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.


lexentry: eng/dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dove
trans_list: pombo | pomba
sense:
(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.


lexentry: eng/dovecote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dovecote
trans_list: pombal
sense:
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.


lexentry: eng/dovetail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dovetail
trans_list: cauda de andorinha | ensambladura em cauda de andorinha | união em cauda de andorinha
sense:
In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.


lexentry: eng/dowel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowel
trans_list: cavilha
sense:
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.


lexentry: eng/dower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dower
trans_list: dote
sense:
(legal) The part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.


lexentry: eng/down__Adverb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: down
trans_list: fora
sense:
(rail transport) In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: colina
sense:
(especially, southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: down
trans_list: colina
sense:
(UK, mostly, in the plural) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: penugem
sense:
Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.


lexentry: eng/down__Noun__3
sense_num: 02
written_rep: down
trans_list: buço
sense:
(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.


lexentry: eng/down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down
trans_list: engolir
sense:
(transitive) Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/down_and_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down and out
trans_list: morta de fome | morto de fome | na pior
sense:
(idiomatic) In a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.


lexentry: eng/down_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down payment
trans_list: arras penitenciais | entrada | sinal
sense:
(legal, finance) A payment representing a fraction of the price of something being purchased, made to secure the right to continue making payments towards that purchase.


lexentry: eng/down_payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: down payment
trans_list: garantia
sense:
(by extension) Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.


lexentry: eng/down_quark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down quark
trans_list: quark down
sense:
(particle) A quark having a fractional electric charge of -\frac{1}{3} and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV.Symbol: d


lexentry: eng/down_the_hatch__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down the hatch
trans_list: goela abaixo
sense:
(informal) Into the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.


lexentry: eng/down_with__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: down with
trans_list: abaixo
sense:
Expressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.


lexentry: eng/downstream__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downstream
trans_list: jusante
sense:
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.


lexentry: eng/downtown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: downtown
trans_list: centro | baixa
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.


lexentry: eng/dowry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dowry
trans_list: dote
sense:
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.


lexentry: eng/doxology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: doxology
trans_list: doxologia
sense:
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.


lexentry: eng/dozen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dozen
trans_list: centena | dezena
sense:
(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.


lexentry: eng/drachma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drachma
trans_list: dracma
sense:
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draft
trans_list: calado
sense:
(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.


lexentry: eng/draft__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draft
trans_list: trata
sense:
(archaic) An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, money order, or IOU.


lexentry: eng/draft__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draft
trans_list: alistar | recrutar
sense:
(transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.


lexentry: eng/draft_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draft horse
trans_list: cavalo de tração
sense:
(American spelling) A horse used for muscular work other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow, or log.


lexentry: eng/drag__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: drag
trans_list: arraste | arrasto
sense:
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.


lexentry: eng/drag_and_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag and drop
trans_list: arrastar e largar | arrastar e soltar
sense:
(usually, attributive, computing, GUI) A feature of a graphical user interface whereby the user can move or copy an object by dragging its visual representation across the screen and releasing it in another location.


lexentry: eng/drag_king__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag king
trans_list: drag king
sense:
(colloquial, LGBTQ) A person, usually female, who dresses up in men's clothing, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.


lexentry: eng/drag_queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drag queen
trans_list: drag queen | transformista
sense:
(LGBTQ, originally, slang) A person, usually male, who dresses up in women’s clothing and makeup, typically in an exaggerated fashion and for public performance.


lexentry: eng/dragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon
trans_list: dragão
sense:
In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.


lexentry: eng/dragon_boat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon boat
trans_list: barco dragão
sense:
A type of boat raced in Chinese festivals featuring a dragon motif and twenty paddling, one drumming, and one steering known as the sweep.


lexentry: eng/dragon_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon fruit
trans_list: dama-da-noite | pitaia | rainha-da-noite | fruta-do-dragão
sense:
The fruit of certain cacti of the genus (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.), cultivated in Southeast Asia and Central and South America, having cerise-pink- or yellow-coloured skin and a white or pink sweet fleshy interior with black seeds.


lexentry: eng/dragon_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragon tree
trans_list: dragoeiro
sense:
Any of several trees, of the genus Dracaena, having a thick trunk, sword-shaped leaves and orange fruit, especially Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands – the source of dragon's blood.


lexentry: eng/dragonfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragonfly
trans_list: libélula | lavadeira
sense:
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.


lexentry: eng/dragonwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragonwort
trans_list: bistorta
sense:
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.


lexentry: eng/dragoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dragoon
trans_list: dragão
sense:
(by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.


lexentry: eng/drain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drain
trans_list: ralo | dreno
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)


lexentry: eng/dram__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dram
trans_list: dedo | dracma
sense:
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drama
trans_list: drama
sense:
(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue


lexentry: eng/drama__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drama
trans_list: drama
sense:
(uncountable, countable) A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.


lexentry: eng/drama_queen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drama queen
trans_list: dramática | dramático
sense:
(idiomatic, informal, pejorative) An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl.


lexentry: eng/dramatize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dramatize
trans_list: dramatizar
sense:
(transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.


lexentry: eng/dramaturge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dramaturge
trans_list: dramaturgo
sense:
(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.


lexentry: eng/draughts__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draughts
trans_list: damas
sense:
(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.


lexentry: eng/draugr__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draugr
trans_list: draugr
sense:
(Norse mythology) An undead creature from Norse mythology, an animated corpse that inhabits its grave, often guarding buried treasure.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empate
sense:
Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.


lexentry: eng/draw__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empate
sense:
(poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empatar | sortear
sense:
(cricket, archaic) Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw
trans_list: fechar
sense:
(figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: draw
trans_list: puxar
sense:
(intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: draw
trans_list: desenhar | extrair | tirar
sense:
(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw
trans_list: atrair | puxar | confiar | consumir | fechar | sacar
sense:
(intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw
trans_list: comprar | sacar
sense:
(transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: draw
trans_list: empatar
sense:
(transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.


lexentry: eng/draw__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: draw
trans_list: desenhar
sense:
(transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drawbridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawbridge
trans_list: ponte levadiça
sense:
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).


lexentry: eng/drawer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawer
trans_list: gaveta
sense:
An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.


lexentry: eng/drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: drawing
trans_list: desenhação | sorteio
sense:
An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.


lexentry: eng/drawing_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drawing room
trans_list: living
sense:
(British, somewhat, dated, outside, of, Indian) Any room where visitors may be entertained; now, the living room.


lexentry: eng/dray__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dray
trans_list: carroça
sense:
Any of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.


lexentry: eng/dreadlocks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreadlocks
trans_list: dread | dreadlock | dreadlocks | dreads | rastas
sense:
A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.


lexentry: eng/dreamboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamboat
trans_list: apolo
sense:
(informal, dated, or, humorous) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.


lexentry: eng/dreamcatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreamcatcher
trans_list: apanhador de sonhos | filtro dos sonhos
sense:
A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.


lexentry: eng/dreidel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dreidel
trans_list: dreidel
sense:
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ, ג, ה, and ש (or פ) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.


lexentry: eng/drench__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drench
trans_list: encharcar | ensopar
sense:
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.


lexentry: eng/dress__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: vestido
sense:
(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: vestir-se
sense:
(agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.


lexentry: eng/dress__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress
trans_list: vestir | vestir-se
sense:
(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/dress_rehearsal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dress rehearsal
trans_list: ensaio geral
sense:
(theatre) A rehearsal prior to a public spectacle, where all the performers are in costume, in order to test all aspects of the production by closely reproducing the actual conditions of a performance.


lexentry: eng/dress_suit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dress suit
trans_list: vestido de noite
sense:
A type of formal attire for women, typically a jacket over a dress, or a jacket and blouse with trousers or a skirt.


lexentry: eng/dress_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dress up
trans_list: disfarçar
sense:
(intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person.


lexentry: eng/dressage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dressage
trans_list: torneio
sense:
(uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.


lexentry: eng/dressing_gown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing gown
trans_list: robe | roupão
sense:
(UK, Ireland) An item of clothing often made from cotton or another absorbent material, in the form of a long open robe with a belt to tie it around the middle and fasten it securely; often worn over pyjamas.


lexentry: eng/dressing_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing room
trans_list: camarim
sense:
A room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup.


lexentry: eng/dressing_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dressing table
trans_list: penteadeira | toucador
sense:
A low table or chest of drawers with a mirror at which one sits while dressing, applying makeup or similar tasks.


lexentry: eng/dribble__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dribble
trans_list: driblar
sense:
(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.


lexentry: eng/dried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dried
trans_list: seco
sense:
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drift
trans_list: deriva | derrapagem
sense:
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.


lexentry: eng/drift__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drift
trans_list: deriva | derrapagem
sense:
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.


lexentry: eng/drift__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: drift
trans_list: derrapar
sense:
(automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drill
trans_list: simulação | treinamento | treino
sense:
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: drill
trans_list: saquaritá
sense:
Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx and others, especially the oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea), that make holes in the shells of their prey.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill
trans_list: seminadeira
sense:
An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.


lexentry: eng/drill__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill
trans_list: dril
sense:
An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.


lexentry: eng/drill_bit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drill bit
trans_list: broca
sense:
Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials.


lexentry: eng/drill_press__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drill press
trans_list: furadeira
sense:
A machine tool in which a rotating cutter, usually a twist drill, is pushed into a workpiece to produce a hole.


lexentry: eng/drinking_fountain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drinking fountain
trans_list: bebedouro
sense:
(UK, Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Philippines) A device in a public place that provides water to drink.


lexentry: eng/drinking_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drinking game
trans_list: jogo de beber
sense:
(games) A game (often a logic or memory game) which involves the drinking of alcohol, usually as a penalty for making mistakes, as the intoxication makes the game harder to play.


lexentry: eng/drip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drip
trans_list: bolsa
sense:
(medicine) An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.


lexentry: eng/drive-in__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drive-in
trans_list: drive-in
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) An outdoor cinema where movies are projected onto a large screen and patrons watch from inside their vehicles, listening either by a speaker or a designated radio frequency.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: drive
trans_list: unidade
sense:
(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.


lexentry: eng/drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: drive
trans_list: drive
sense:
(computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.


lexentry: eng/drive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drive
trans_list: impelir | tanger | tocar | espantar
sense:
(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.


lexentry: eng/driver's_license__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: driver's license
trans_list: carta de condução | carteira de motorista | carteira de habilitação
sense:
(American spelling) A document issued to a specific person by a government authority, permitting this person to drive one or more classes of motor vehicle on public roads and highways, often used as an identification document.


lexentry: eng/driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: driver
trans_list: controlador | driver
sense:
(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.


lexentry: eng/droop__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: droop
trans_list: bico
sense:
(aviation) A hinged portion of the leading edge of an aeroplane's wing, which swivels downward to increase lift during takeoff and landing.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop
trans_list: gota
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drop
trans_list: dropes
sense:
Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.


lexentry: eng/drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: drop
trans_list: drop
sense:
(online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop
trans_list: cair
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: drop
trans_list: deixar cair | largar | soltar
sense:
(transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop__Verb__1
sense_num: 30
written_rep: drop
trans_list: engolir
sense:
(transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/drop_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop cap
trans_list: capitular | letra capital
sense:
(typography) A large initial letter that drops below the first line of a paragraph, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.


lexentry: eng/drop_dead__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop dead
trans_list: vai morrer longe!
sense:
(slang, derogatory, offensive) Used angrily to express disgust, contempt, derision, etc., toward another person.


lexentry: eng/drop_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop in
trans_list: aparecer
sense:
(idiomatic) To arrive casually and unannounced, with little or no warning; also, to visit without an appointment.


lexentry: eng/drop_in_the_bucket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop in the bucket
trans_list: gota d'água no oceano
sense:
(idiomatic) Something of little importance, especially an inconsequential effort or action as compared to a huge problem.


lexentry: eng/drop_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drop off
trans_list: diminuir
sense:
(idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.


lexentry: eng/drop_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: drop out
trans_list: abandonar
sense:
(intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.


lexentry: eng/drop_the_ball__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drop the ball
trans_list: pisar na bola
sense:
(idiomatic) To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.


lexentry: eng/dropdown_list__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropdown list
trans_list: caixa de listagem | lista suspensa
sense:
(graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.


lexentry: eng/dropping_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dropping point
trans_list: ponto de gota
sense:
(mechanical engineering) The temperature at which a grease passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions.


lexentry: eng/drove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drove
trans_list: manada
sense:
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.


lexentry: eng/drown__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: drown
trans_list: afogar | afogar-se
sense:
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.


lexentry: eng/drug__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drug
trans_list: droga | narcótico
sense:
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.


lexentry: eng/drug__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drug
trans_list: drogar
sense:
(transitive) To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.


lexentry: eng/druid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: druid
trans_list: druida
sense:
(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.


lexentry: eng/drum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum
trans_list: tambor
sense:
(percussion instrument) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.


lexentry: eng/drum_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drum machine
trans_list: caixa de ritmos | máquina de ritmos
sense:
(musical instruments) An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.


lexentry: eng/drumstick__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: drumstick
trans_list: coxa
sense:
The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/drupe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drupe
trans_list: drupa
sense:
(botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.


lexentry: eng/drupelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drupelet
trans_list: aveleira
sense:
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/druse__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: druse
trans_list: drusa
sense:
(ophthalmology) A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.


lexentry: eng/dry__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dry
trans_list: seco
sense:
(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.


lexentry: eng/dry_cleaning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry cleaning
trans_list: lavagem a seco
sense:
The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using organic solvents and specialized equipment.


lexentry: eng/dry_ice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry ice
trans_list: gelo seco
sense:
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure.


lexentry: eng/dry_season__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dry season
trans_list: estio
sense:
Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season


lexentry: eng/dryer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dryer
trans_list: secador
sense:
One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative


lexentry: eng/drypoint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drypoint
trans_list: ponta-seca
sense:
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.


lexentry: eng/drywall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: drywall
trans_list: gesso acartonado | gesso cartonado | pladur
sense:
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.


lexentry: eng/dual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dual
trans_list: dual
sense:
(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.


lexentry: eng/dual__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dual
trans_list: dual
sense:
(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.


lexentry: eng/dualism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dualism
trans_list: dualismo
sense:
(theology) The belief that the world is ruled by a pair of antagonistic forces, such as good and evil; the belief that man has two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual.


lexentry: eng/duality__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: duality
trans_list: dualidade
sense:
(mathematics, physics) The mathematical equivalence of two seemingly different theoretical descriptions of a physical system.


lexentry: eng/dub__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dub
trans_list: dub
sense:
(music, uncountable) A trend in music starting in 2009, in which bass distortion is synced off timing to electronic dance music.


lexentry: eng/dubbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dubbing
trans_list: dobragem | dublagem
sense:
(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.


lexentry: eng/dubious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dubious
trans_list: em dúvida
sense:
(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.


lexentry: eng/dubitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubitation
trans_list: dúvida
sense:
(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.


lexentry: eng/dubplate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubplate
trans_list: dubplate
sense:
(music, originally, Jamaica) An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and, originally) , one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).


lexentry: eng/dubstep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dubstep
trans_list: dubstep
sense:
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duck
trans_list: abaixar | abaixar-se | agachar | agachar-se
sense:
(intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duck
trans_list: abaixar | abaixar-se | agachar | agachar-se
sense:
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.


lexentry: eng/duck__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: duck
trans_list: mergulhar
sense:
(intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.


lexentry: eng/ductility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ductility
trans_list: ductilidad
sense:
(physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.


lexentry: eng/dud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dud
trans_list: falha
sense:
(informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.


lexentry: eng/dude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dude
trans_list: cara | pá | tipo
sense:
(colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.


lexentry: eng/due_date__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: due date
trans_list: vencimento
sense:
The date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.


lexentry: eng/duet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duet
trans_list: dueto
sense:
(music) A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).


lexentry: eng/duffel_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duffel bag
trans_list: mala de viagem
sense:
(US, AU, often, _, military) A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers.


lexentry: eng/dulcimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dulcimer
trans_list: saltério
sense:
A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).


lexentry: eng/duma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duma
trans_list: duma
sense:
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).


lexentry: eng/dumb_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dumb down
trans_list: emburrecer
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive) To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.


lexentry: eng/dump__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dump
trans_list: aterro | lixão
sense:
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.


lexentry: eng/dump__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: dump
trans_list: largar
sense:
(transitive, computing) To copy (data) from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.


lexentry: eng/dump_truck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dump truck
trans_list: basculante | caminhão-caçamba | caçamba
sense:
A heavy truck, for carrying loose, bulk cargo, having a hinged bed that allows the contents to be unloaded onto the ground.


lexentry: eng/dumping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dumping
trans_list: dumping
sense:
(economics, trading) Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.


lexentry: eng/dumpster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dumpster
trans_list: caçamba de lixo
sense:
(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.


lexentry: eng/dunch__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunch
trans_list: merenda
sense:
(informal, rare) A leisurely meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually instead of lunch or dinner.


lexentry: eng/dung_beetle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dung beetle
trans_list: rola-bosta | bosteiro | escaravelho
sense:
Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae, noted for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers.


lexentry: eng/dunk__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: dunk
trans_list: enterrar
sense:
(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.


lexentry: eng/dunlin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dunlin
trans_list: pilrito-comum
sense:
A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint.


lexentry: eng/duo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duo
trans_list: dupla | par
sense:
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.


lexentry: eng/duodecimo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duodecimo
trans_list: décimo-segundo
sense:
(paper, printing) A size of paper, so called because it is originally made by folding and cutting a single sheet from a printing press into 12 leaves; (5 by 7¾ inches): 6.5 to 7.5 inches high, approximately 4.5 inches wide.


lexentry: eng/duodenum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duodenum
trans_list: duodeno
sense:
(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.


lexentry: eng/duopoly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duopoly
trans_list: duopólio
sense:
(economics) An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity.


lexentry: eng/duotheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duotheism
trans_list: duoteísmo
sense:
Belief in the existence of two deities. This often refers to the belief in a god and goddess of roughly equal power, as is the case in Wicca.


lexentry: eng/duplex__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: duplex
trans_list: chama
sense:
(philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.


lexentry: eng/dura_mater__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dura mater
trans_list: dura-máter
sense:
(anatomy) The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges, enveloping the brain and spinal cord.


lexentry: eng/durable_good__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: durable good
trans_list: bem durável
sense:
(economics) A good, e.g., a household appliance, that yields services or utility over time rather than being exhausted when used only once.


lexentry: eng/duralumin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duralumin
trans_list: duralumínio
sense:
(metallurgy) An alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry.


lexentry: eng/durum_wheat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: durum wheat
trans_list: trigo duro
sense:
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.


lexentry: eng/dusk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dusk
trans_list: crepúsculo | anoitecer | ocaso | pôr do sol
sense:
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.


lexentry: eng/dust_bunny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust bunny
trans_list: cotão
sense:
(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.


lexentry: eng/dust_devil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust devil
trans_list: redemoinho | pé-de-vento
sense:
A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust (or dirt or sand) picked up from the ground.


lexentry: eng/dust_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust jacket
trans_list: sobrecapa
sense:
(printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide blurb.


lexentry: eng/dust_mite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dust mite
trans_list: ácaro de pó
sense:
A microscopically small mite, of the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, or Dermatophagoides farinae species.


lexentry: eng/duster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duster
trans_list: apagador
sense:
An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.


lexentry: eng/dustpan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dustpan
trans_list: pá de lixo
sense:
A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.


lexentry: eng/duststorm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duststorm
trans_list: tempestade de poeira
sense:
A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/duty__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: duty
trans_list: plantão
sense:
(engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.


lexentry: eng/duumvirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: duumvirate
trans_list: duunvirato
sense:
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.


lexentry: eng/duvet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: duvet
trans_list: edredom
sense:
(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf
trans_list: anão
sense:
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.


lexentry: eng/dwarf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dwarf
trans_list: anão | anã
sense:
(now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf galaxy
trans_list: galáxia anã
sense:
(galaxy) Any galaxy, considerably smaller than the Milky Way, that has only several billions of stars.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf planet
trans_list: planeta anão
sense:
(astronomy) A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.


lexentry: eng/dwarf_spheroidal_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf spheroidal galaxy
trans_list: galáxia anã esferoidal
sense:
(galaxy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda


lexentry: eng/dwarf_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dwarf star
trans_list: estrela anã
sense:
(star) A star that is located in the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, though generally excluding the small minority which fall in the blue band due to their large size and high luminosity; fuses hydrogen into helium in its core.


lexentry: eng/dyed-in-the-wool__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dyed-in-the-wool
trans_list: de carteirinha | fanático | inveterado | roxo
sense:
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.


lexentry: eng/dyke__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyke
trans_list: caminhoneira | sapatão
sense:
(slang, usually, _, pejorative, offensive) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.


lexentry: eng/dynamic_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamic memory
trans_list: memória dinâmica
sense:
Computer memory that requires a periodic refresh to maintain its contents. This memory is usually cheaper and faster than ROM.


lexentry: eng/dynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamics
trans_list: dinâmica
sense:
(physics) The branch of mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.


lexentry: eng/dynamite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dynamite
trans_list: dinamite
sense:
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.


lexentry: eng/dysarthria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysarthria
trans_list: disartria
sense:
(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.


lexentry: eng/dyscalculia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyscalculia
trans_list: discalculia
sense:
(pathology) A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.


lexentry: eng/dysentery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysentery
trans_list: disenteria
sense:
(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.


lexentry: eng/dysfunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysfunction
trans_list: disfunção
sense:
(mostly, medical) A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.


lexentry: eng/dysfunctional__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dysfunctional
trans_list: disfuncional
sense:
Functioning incorrectly or abnormally; especially, designating of a business, family or social group with harmful, aberrant, strange or abnormal behavior.


lexentry: eng/dyskinesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyskinesia
trans_list: discinesia
sense:
(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.


lexentry: eng/dysmenorrhea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysmenorrhea
trans_list: dismenorreia
sense:
(medicine) Painful menstruation (menstrual#Adjective pain), viewed as a symptom#Noun in any of various disorders.


lexentry: eng/dysmorphia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysmorphia
trans_list: dismorfofobia
sense:
(psychology, psychiatry) Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").


lexentry: eng/dyspepsia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyspepsia
trans_list: dispepsia
sense:
(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.


lexentry: eng/dysphasia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphasia
trans_list: disfasia
sense:
(medicine, psychology) Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury or disease of the brain.


lexentry: eng/dysphemism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphemism
trans_list: disfemismo
sense:
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.


lexentry: eng/dysphoria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysphoria
trans_list: disforia
sense:
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.


lexentry: eng/dyspraxia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dyspraxia
trans_list: dispraxia
sense:
(neurology) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body during the planning and execution of motor movements.


lexentry: eng/dysprosium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysprosium
trans_list: disprósio
sense:
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. Applications in human affairs include magnets with high performance, which are important in various machines with electric motors.


lexentry: eng/dysthymia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: dysthymia
trans_list: distimia
sense:
(psychiatry) A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.


lexentry: eng/dystopia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dystopia
trans_list: distopia
sense:
A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.


lexentry: eng/dysuria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: dysuria
trans_list: disúria
sense:
(pathology) The experience or condition of experiencing pain while discharging urine, or (rarely) of having difficulty doing so.


lexentry: eng/décolletage__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: décolletage
trans_list: decote
sense:
The portion of a woman's body that is revealed by a low neckline; the upper chest, as well, sometimes, as the neck, and shoulders.


lexentry: eng/département__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: département
trans_list: departamento
sense:
An administrative unit in various French-speaking countries, smaller than a région, similar to an English county.


lexentry: eng/e-mail_address__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e-mail address
trans_list: endereço eletrónico | endereço de [[e-mail]]
sense:
A unique identifier of the form user name@domain name specifying a virtual location to which e-mail can be sent.


lexentry: eng/e.g.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e.g.
trans_list: ex. | p. ex.
sense:
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.


lexentry: eng/eGovernment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eGovernment
trans_list: governo eletrônico
sense:
The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations.


lexentry: eng/e__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e
trans_list: é
sense:
(rare, epicene, nonstandard) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.


lexentry: eng/e_pluribus_unum__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: e pluribus unum
trans_list: de muitos, um
sense:
"out of many, one" or "from many, one" (alternatively translated as "one out of many" or "one from many”)


lexentry: eng/each__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: each
trans_list: cada
sense:
All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).


lexentry: eng/each_other__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: each other
trans_list: se | um ao outro
sense:
(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:


lexentry: eng/eager__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eager
trans_list: ávido
sense:
(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eagle
trans_list: águia
sense:
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.


lexentry: eng/eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eagle
trans_list: águia
sense:
(historical, numismatics) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.


lexentry: eng/eagle_owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eagle owl
trans_list: corujão | bufo-real
sense:
Any of various Old World large owls of the genus Bubo, especially the Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo, that have prominent ear tufts.


lexentry: eng/eaglestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eaglestone
trans_list: pedra de águia
sense:
A concretionary nodule of iron oxide with a loose kernel inside such that it makes a rattling noise, formerly used for magical or medicinal purposes.


lexentry: eng/ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: ear
trans_list: orelha
sense:
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.


lexentry: eng/eardrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eardrum
trans_list: tímpano
sense:
(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.


lexentry: eng/eared_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eared seal
trans_list: otariídeo | otária
sense:
A seal belonging in the Otariidae family; a fur seal or a sea lion, differing from the true seals in having small, visible ears and the ability to walk on land.


lexentry: eng/earl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earl
trans_list: conde
sense:
(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.


lexentry: eng/earless_seal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earless seal
trans_list: foca
sense:
Any of the seals in the taxonomic family Phocidae characterized by lacking external ear flaps; true seals.


lexentry: eng/early_blight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: early blight
trans_list: pinta preta
sense:
(plant disease) A disease of tomato and potato plants caused by the fungus Alternaria solani, producing distinctive bullseye-patterned leaf spots, stem lesions, fruit rot on tomato and tuber blight on potato.


lexentry: eng/early_childhood_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: early childhood education
trans_list: educação [[pré-escolar]]
sense:
The formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family, or in settings outside of the home, before the age of normal schooling.


lexentry: eng/earmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: earmark
trans_list: assignação
sense:
(US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.


lexentry: eng/earn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: earn
trans_list: ganhar | auferir | merecer | receber
sense:
(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).


lexentry: eng/earnest_money__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earnest money
trans_list: sinal
sense:
(chiefly, US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.


lexentry: eng/earphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earphone
trans_list: fone de ouvido | auricular | fone
sense:
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.


lexentry: eng/earphones__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earphones
trans_list: auriculares | fones | fones de ouvido
sense:
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: earth
trans_list: terra
sense:
(British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.


lexentry: eng/earth__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: earth
trans_list: terra
sense:
(alchemy, philosophy, and, Taoism) The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.


lexentry: eng/earth_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earth up
trans_list: colmeia
sense:
(gardening, transitive) To cover the stem or leaves of plants with soil, as to encourage root growth or protect from cold.


lexentry: eng/earthmoving__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earthmoving
trans_list: terraplanagem
sense:
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earthquake
trans_list: terramoto | terremoto | sismo | tremor de terra | tremor
sense:
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/earthquake__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: earthquake
trans_list: terramoto | terremoto | sismo | tremor de terra | tremor
sense:
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/earwig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: earwig
trans_list: tesourinha | bicha-cadela | lacrainha | rapino
sense:
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/easel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easel
trans_list: cavalete
sense:
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.


lexentry: eng/easement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easement
trans_list: servidão
sense:
(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).


lexentry: eng/east__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: east
trans_list: leste | este | oriente
sense:
(ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.


lexentry: eng/eastern_imperial_eagle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern imperial eagle
trans_list: águia-imperial-oriental
sense:
Aquila heliaca, a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through Western and Central Asia.


lexentry: eng/eastern_olivaceous_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eastern olivaceous warbler
trans_list: felosa-pálida
sense:
Iduna pallida, an Old World warbler, mainly found in the northern Afrotropics and winters in southeastern Europe, the Middle East and adjacent western Asia.


lexentry: eng/easterner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easterner
trans_list: oriental
sense:
A native or inhabitant of the east of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the eastern United States.


lexentry: eng/easy_come,_easy_go__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: easy come, easy go
trans_list: assim como vem, vai
sense:
(idiomatic) Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)


lexentry: eng/eat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat
trans_list: comer
sense:
(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").


lexentry: eng/eat_like_a_horse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat like a horse
trans_list: comer como um animal
sense:
(colloquial, simile) To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)


lexentry: eng/eat_like_a_pig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat like a pig
trans_list: comer como um porco | comer feito porco
sense:
(colloquial, simile) To chew noisily, with one's mouth open, especially while consuming large quantities greedily.


lexentry: eng/eat_one's_hat__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat one's hat
trans_list: comer o chapéu | dar a mão à palmatória | querer ser mico de circo
sense:
(idiomatic) Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.


lexentry: eng/eat_the_rich__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eat the rich
trans_list: comam os ricos
sense:
(slang, politics, idiomatic) An expression of contempt towards capitalism and the rich, demanding an equitable redistribution of wealth.


lexentry: eng/eat_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: eat up
trans_list: engolir
sense:
(transitive, figurative, informal) To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.


lexentry: eng/eau_de_toilette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eau de toilette
trans_list: água de toalete
sense:
(perfumery) A lightly scented perfume to freshen the skin, usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.


lexentry: eng/eaves__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eaves
trans_list: beirado | beiral
sense:
(architectural element) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.


lexentry: eng/eccentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: eccentric
trans_list: excêntrico
sense:
(physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).


lexentry: eng/eccentricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eccentricity
trans_list: excentricidade
sense:
(geometry) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.


lexentry: eng/eccentricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eccentricity
trans_list: excentricidade
sense:
(astronomy) The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).


lexentry: eng/ecchymosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecchymosis
trans_list: contusão
sense:
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a nontraumatic process (such as neoplasia).


lexentry: eng/echidna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echidna
trans_list: equidna
sense:
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.


lexentry: eng/echinococcosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echinococcosis
trans_list: equinococose | hidatidose
sense:
(diseases) A potentially fatal parasitic disease of animals and humans, caused by the Echinococcus tapeworm.


lexentry: eng/echinoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echinoderm
trans_list: equinodermo
sense:
An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/echo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echo
trans_list: ecoar
sense:
(intransitive) Of a sound or sound waves: to reflect off a surface and return; to reverberate or resound.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: câmara de eco
sense:
A room or other enclosed space that is highly conducive to the production of echoes, particularly one that has been designed and built for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/echo_chamber__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: echo chamber
trans_list: câmara de eco
sense:
(by extension, figurative) An environment in which a person is exposed to only those beliefs and opinions that agree with their own, so that their existing views are magnified and reinforced while alternative ideas are not expressed or considered.


lexentry: eng/echocardiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echocardiography
trans_list: ecocardiografia
sense:
(medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart; especially, cardiac ultrasonography done with cardiology-specific devices and training, as contrasted with POCUS applied cardiovascularly by any clinician.


lexentry: eng/echolalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: echolalia
trans_list: ecolalia
sense:
(clinical psychology, autism) The involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.


lexentry: eng/eclecticism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eclecticism
trans_list: ecletismo
sense:
(philosophy) An approach to thought that draws upon multiple theories to gain complementary insights into phenomena


lexentry: eng/eclipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eclipse
trans_list: eclipse
sense:
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.


lexentry: eng/eclipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eclipsis
trans_list: eclipse
sense:
(Irish grammar, Manx grammar) A mutation of the initial sound of a word by which voiceless sounds become voiced, voiced stops become nasal consonants, and vowels acquire a prothetic nasal consonant: see Appendix:Irish mutations#Eclipsis.


lexentry: eng/eco-neighborhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eco-neighborhood
trans_list: ecobairro
sense:
(ecology) neighborhood designed and organized in order to reduce the environmental impact of its activity


lexentry: eng/ecocide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecocide
trans_list: ecocídio
sense:
The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.


lexentry: eng/ecoduct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecoduct
trans_list: ecoduto
sense:
(ecology) A type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles; a wildlife viaduct. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/ecolinguistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecolinguistics
trans_list: ecolinguística
sense:
(linguistics) A paradigm of linguistic research which emerged in the 1990s and takes into account not only the social context in which language is embedded, but also the ecological context in which societies are embedded.


lexentry: eng/ecological_footprint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecological footprint
trans_list: pegada ecológica
sense:
A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.


lexentry: eng/ecology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecology
trans_list: ecologia
sense:
(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.


lexentry: eng/ecomuseum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecomuseum
trans_list: ecomuseu
sense:
A museum, often consisting of replica buildings in an outdoor setting, that shows the heritage of a particular locality or community


lexentry: eng/econometrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: econometrics
trans_list: econometria
sense:
(economics) The branch of economics that applies statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.


lexentry: eng/economic_crisis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economic crisis
trans_list: crise econômica
sense:
A crisis caused by the general demand for goods within an economy falling below their supply, either temporarily or on a protracted basis, typically resulting in widespread bankruptcies of unproductive businesses and falling prices.


lexentry: eng/economic_liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economic liberalism
trans_list: liberalismo económico | liberalismo econômico
sense:
The ideological belief in organising the economy on individual lines in such a way as to have the greatest possible number of economic decisions made by individuals or households and not by collective institutions or organisations.


lexentry: eng/economics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economics
trans_list: economia
sense:
(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.


lexentry: eng/economist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economist
trans_list: economista
sense:
An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.


lexentry: eng/economize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economize
trans_list: economizar
sense:
(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).


lexentry: eng/economy__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economy
trans_list: econômico | económico
sense:
(US) In or via the part of a commercial passenger airplane reserved for those paying the lower standard fares.


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: economy
trans_list: economia
sense:
(obsolete) System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government.


lexentry: eng/economy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: economy
trans_list: economia
sense:
The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.


lexentry: eng/ecoterrorism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecoterrorism
trans_list: ecoterrorismo
sense:
Terrorism with an ecological motive, such as attacks against corporations perceived to be harming the natural environment.


lexentry: eng/ecotourism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecotourism
trans_list: ecoturismo
sense:
Responsible (sustainable#Adjective) travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.


lexentry: eng/ecstasy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ecstasy
trans_list: ecstasy
sense:
(slang) The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.


lexentry: eng/ectoderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoderm
trans_list: ectoderme
sense:
(biology) The outermost of the three tissue layers in the embryo of a metazoan animal, which produces through development, the epidermis (skin) and nervous system of the adult.


lexentry: eng/ectoparasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoparasite
trans_list: ectoparasita
sense:
A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectoplasm
trans_list: ectoplasma
sense:
(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.


lexentry: eng/ectoplasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ectoplasm
trans_list: ectoplasma
sense:
(parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.


lexentry: eng/ectothermic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ectothermic
trans_list: de sangue frio | ectotérmico
sense:
(zoology) Of or relating to an ectotherm; having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.


lexentry: eng/ecu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecu
trans_list: escudo
sense:
(historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.


lexentry: eng/ecumenical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenical
trans_list: ecumênico | ecuménico
sense:
(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ecumenism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ecumenism
trans_list: ecumenismo
sense:
(philosophy) Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.


lexentry: eng/eczema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eczema
trans_list: eczema
sense:
(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.


lexentry: eng/edaphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edaphic
trans_list: edáfico
sense:
(geography) Relating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: edge
trans_list: aresta | margem
sense:
(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.


lexentry: eng/edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: edge
trans_list: fio | gume
sense:
(also, figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.


lexentry: eng/edgy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: edgy
trans_list: confins
sense:
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.


lexentry: eng/edible_crab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edible crab
trans_list: caranguejola
sense:
Cancer pagurus; a species of robust crab of a reddish-brown color found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and perhaps in the Mediterranean Sea.


lexentry: eng/edification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edification
trans_list: edificação
sense:
The act of edifying, or the state of being edified or improved; a building process, especially morally, emotionally, or spiritually.


lexentry: eng/edit_war__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edit war
trans_list: guerra de edições
sense:
(WMF) A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion.


lexentry: eng/edition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edition
trans_list: edição
sense:
(publishing) A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.


lexentry: eng/editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: editor
trans_list: jornalista | editor
sense:
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.


lexentry: eng/educational_institution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: educational institution
trans_list: instituição educacional
sense:
A place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, elementary schools, and universities.


lexentry: eng/edumyth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: edumyth
trans_list: edumito
sense:
(education, psychology) Pseudoscientific belief about education, pedagogy, or learning without an empirical basis.


lexentry: eng/eeny,_meeny,_miny,_moe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eeny, meeny, miny, moe
trans_list: uni-duni-tê
sense:
(playground games) A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each word. The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen.


lexentry: eng/efface__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efface
trans_list: eclipsar
sense:
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: effect
trans_list: efeitos especiais
sense:
(filmology, computer graphics, demoscene) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")


lexentry: eng/effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: effect
trans_list: efeito | efeito sonoro
sense:
(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.


lexentry: eng/effeminate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effeminate
trans_list: efeminado | afeminado | abichanado | adamado | afemeado | amaricado
sense:
(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a female; unmasculine.


lexentry: eng/effendi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effendi
trans_list: efêndi
sense:
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.


lexentry: eng/effervescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: effervescence
trans_list: efervescência
sense:
The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efficient
trans_list: eficiente
sense:
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: efficient
trans_list: eficaz | eficiente
sense:
Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input.


lexentry: eng/efficient__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: efficient
trans_list: eficaz
sense:
Causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent).


lexentry: eng/efflorescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: efflorescence
trans_list: eflorescência
sense:
(chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg
trans_list: ovo
sense:
(specifically, countable) The edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, a chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.


lexentry: eng/egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg
trans_list: ovo | ovisão
sense:
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.


lexentry: eng/egg_crate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egg crate
trans_list: caixa de ovos
sense:
(countable) An egg carton; A specialized container for eggs which has multiple indentations for holding individual eggs.


lexentry: eng/egg_on__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg on
trans_list: incitar | provocar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.


lexentry: eng/egg_roll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg roll
trans_list: rolo de ovos
sense:
A food made made by wrapping a combination of chopped vegetables, possibly meat, and sometimes noodles, in a sheet of dough, dipping the dough in egg or an egg wash, then deep frying it.


lexentry: eng/egg_salad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg salad
trans_list: salada de ovo
sense:
A dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery or mustard; it is frequently used as a sandwich spread.


lexentry: eng/egg_timer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egg timer
trans_list: temporizador
sense:
(by extension) A timer that can be set to sound an alarm after a certain amount of time; a kitchen timer.


lexentry: eng/egg_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egg tooth
trans_list: dente de ovo
sense:
(zoology) A small, sharp, cranial protuberance used by offspring to break or tear through the egg's surface during hatching.


lexentry: eng/eggnog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eggnog
trans_list: eggnog
sense:
A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy, or whisky; popular at Christmas.


lexentry: eng/eggplant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eggplant
trans_list: beringela | berinjela
sense:
(North America, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.


lexentry: eng/eglantine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eglantine
trans_list: rosa rubiginosa
sense:
A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.


lexentry: eng/egotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: egotism
trans_list: egotismo
sense:
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).


lexentry: eng/egregore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: egregore
trans_list: egrégora
sense:
(occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.


lexentry: eng/egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: egret
trans_list: garça
sense:
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.


lexentry: eng/eh__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eh
trans_list: hein | né
sense:
(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.


lexentry: eng/eider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eider
trans_list: êider | eider-edredão
sense:
Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).


lexentry: eng/eidetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eidetic
trans_list: eidético
sense:
(neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.


lexentry: eng/eidolon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eidolon
trans_list: ídolo
sense:
An image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.


lexentry: eng/eidolopoeia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eidolopoeia
trans_list: idolopeia
sense:
(rhetoric) A rhetorical technique in which a speech is attributed to a deceased person, a phantom, an image or an idol.


lexentry: eng/eigenfunction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenfunction
trans_list: autofunção | função própria
sense:
(mathematics) A function \phi such that, for a given linear operator D, D\phi=\lambda\phi for some scalar \lambda (called an eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eigenstate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenstate
trans_list: estado próprio
sense:
(physics) A dynamic quantum mechanical state whose wave function is an eigenvector that corresponds to a physical quantity


lexentry: eng/eigenvalue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenvalue
trans_list: autovalor | valor próprio
sense:
(linear algebra) A scalar, \lambda, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear operator \mathrm{A} is equal to the image of x under multiplication by \lambda; i.e. \mathrm{A} x = \lambda x.


lexentry: eng/eigenvector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eigenvector
trans_list: autovetor | vetor próprio
sense:
(linear algebra) A vector that is only scaled (not rotated out of its span) under a particular linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context; (more formally) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=λx [or xA=λx] for some scalar λ (called the eigenvalue).


lexentry: eng/eight_hundred__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eight hundred
trans_list: oitocentos | oitocentas
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after seven hundred ninety-nine and before eight hundred one, represented in Arabic numerals as 800.


lexentry: eng/eight_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eight o'clock
trans_list: oito horas
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).


lexentry: eng/eighteen__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eighteen
trans_list: dezoito
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.


lexentry: eng/eighty-seventh__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eighty-seventh
trans_list: octogésimo-sétimo
sense:
The ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.


lexentry: eng/eighty__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eighty
trans_list: oitenta
sense:
The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.


lexentry: eng/einsteinium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: einsteinium
trans_list: einstânio | einsteinio
sense:
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.


lexentry: eng/either__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: either
trans_list: ou ... ou | ou
sense:
Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ejaculate
trans_list: ejaculação
sense:
Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation.


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ejaculate
trans_list: ejacular
sense:
(biology, transitive) To eject or suddenly throw fluid or some other substance from a duct or other body structure.


lexentry: eng/ejaculate__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ejaculate
trans_list: ejacular
sense:
(specifically, transitive, and, intransitive) Of a human being or other mammal: to forcibly eject from the urethra in response to sexual stimulation, in a male, semen; and, in a female, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/ejaculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ejaculation
trans_list: ejaculação
sense:
(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.


lexentry: eng/eject__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: eject
trans_list: ejetar
sense:
(, usually, _, intransitive) To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.


lexentry: eng/ejection_seat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ejection seat
trans_list: assento ejetor
sense:
A seat in an aircraft which can be ejected from the cockpit and thus save the pilot's life when a crash is imminent.


lexentry: eng/ejector__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ejector
trans_list: gárgula
sense:
ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.


lexentry: eng/ekistics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ekistics
trans_list: equística
sense:
The scientific study of human settlements, and the planning and design of cities and other communities.


lexentry: eng/ekphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ekphrasis
trans_list: écfrase
sense:
(rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork.


lexentry: eng/elaboration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elaboration
trans_list: elaboração
sense:
The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order


lexentry: eng/eland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eland
trans_list: elande
sense:
A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/elastic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elastic
trans_list: elástico
sense:
Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.


lexentry: eng/elasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elasticity
trans_list: elasticidade
sense:
(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded


lexentry: eng/elative__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elative
trans_list: elativo
sense:
(grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” or “from” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word "about".


lexentry: eng/elative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elative case
trans_list: caso elativo | elativo
sense:
(grammar) The case used to indicate movement out of something; for example, out of the house. Some languages that make use of the elative are Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.


lexentry: eng/elbaite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elbaite
trans_list: elbaíte
sense:
(mineral) A sodium-lithium-aluminium borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone.


lexentry: eng/elbow__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elbow
trans_list: cotovelo
sense:
(by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.


lexentry: eng/elder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elder
trans_list: ancião | anciã
sense:
A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.


lexentry: eng/election__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: election
trans_list: eleição
sense:
A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.


lexentry: eng/electoral_fraud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electoral fraud
trans_list: fraude eleitoral
sense:
(politics) Illegal interference with the process of an election, especially with the intent to stage a desired election outcome.


lexentry: eng/electric_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric car
trans_list: carro elétrico
sense:
A car that uses electric motors and motor controllers instead of an internal combustion engine, the power coming from rechargeable batteries.


lexentry: eng/electric_circuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric circuit
trans_list: circuito elétrico
sense:
A path, or an interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed), capable of carrying an electric current.


lexentry: eng/electric_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric current
trans_list: corrente
sense:
(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.


lexentry: eng/electric_current__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electric current
trans_list: corrente
sense:
(electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).


lexentry: eng/electric_eel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric eel
trans_list: poraquê | enguia-elétrica | peixe-elétrico
sense:
(narrowly) Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.


lexentry: eng/electric_fence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric fence
trans_list: cerca eletrificada
sense:
A fence containing metal wire through which an electric current is passed, as a deterrent which will shock people or animals trying to breach or climb the fence.


lexentry: eng/electric_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric field
trans_list: campo elétrico
sense:
(electricity, physics) A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.


lexentry: eng/electric_locomotive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric locomotive
trans_list: locomotiva eléctrica
sense:
(rail) A locomotive with its motors powered by electricity from overhead lines or (less commonly) from a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.


lexentry: eng/electric_piano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric piano
trans_list: piano elétrico
sense:
(musical instruments) A type of lightweight piano with electronic pickups to amplify the sound. The strings, or string substitutes, are struck mechanically such that the action is similar to that of a normal piano.


lexentry: eng/electric_toothbrush__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electric toothbrush
trans_list: escova dental elétrica | escova de dentes elétrica
sense:
A toothbrush that uses electric power, usually supplied by a battery, to move the brush head rapidly.


lexentry: eng/electrical_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrical energy
trans_list: energia elétrica
sense:
Energy made available for consumption or consumed in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity.


lexentry: eng/electrical_engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrical engineering
trans_list: engenharia elétrica
sense:
The branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity, especially the design and application of circuitry and equipment for power generation and distribution, machine control, and communications.


lexentry: eng/electrical_resistance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrical resistance
trans_list: resistência
sense:
(physics) The opposition offered by an electrical conductor to the flow of a current through itself, resulting in a conversion of electrical energy into heat and radiation. The SI derived unit of resistance is the ohm (Ω). Symbol: R.


lexentry: eng/electricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electricity
trans_list: eletricidade
sense:
Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/electricity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electricity
trans_list: eletricidade | electricidade
sense:
(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/electrify__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrify
trans_list: eletrificar | eletrizar
sense:
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.


lexentry: eng/electrobiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrobiology
trans_list: eletrobiologia
sense:
(obsolete) A theory of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, etc. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator.


lexentry: eng/electrocardiograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrocardiograph
trans_list: electrocardiógrafo
sense:
A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.


lexentry: eng/electrochemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrochemistry
trans_list: eletroquímica
sense:
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.


lexentry: eng/electroconvulsive_therapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroconvulsive therapy
trans_list: terapia de choque | terapia eletroconvulsiva
sense:
(medicine) A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient.


lexentry: eng/electrode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrode
trans_list: eletrodo
sense:
The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.


lexentry: eng/electrodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrodynamics
trans_list: eletrodinâmica
sense:
(physics) The phenomena associated with moving electric charges, and their interaction with electric and magnetic fields; the study of these phenomena.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroencephalogram
trans_list: eletrencefalograma
sense:
(neurology) A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.


lexentry: eng/electroencephalography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroencephalography
trans_list: eletroencefalografia
sense:
(neurology) The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.


lexentry: eng/electroluminescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroluminescence
trans_list: eletroluminescência
sense:
(physics) The generation of light by the application of an alternating current to a semiconductor or phosphor, or by an electric discharge through a gas.


lexentry: eng/electrolysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrolysis
trans_list: electrólise | eletrólise
sense:
(chemistry) The chemical change produced by passing an electric current through a conducting solution or a molten salt.


lexentry: eng/electrolyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: electrolyte
trans_list: eletrólito
sense:
(physiology, medicine) Any of the various biometal ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes, or (metonymically) such an ion's concentration in a bodily fluid, usually and especially blood#Noun, blood serum#Noun, or urine.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetic force
trans_list: força eletromagnética
sense:
(physics) A long-range fundamental force that acts between charged bodies, mediated by the exchange of photons.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetic radiation
trans_list: radiação eletromagnética
sense:
Radiation (quantized as photons) consisting of oscillating electric and magnetic fields oriented perpendicularly to each other, moving through space.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetic_spectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetic spectrum
trans_list: espectro eletromagnético | espectro electromagnético
sense:
(physics) The entire range of wavelengths of all known electromagnetic radiations extending from gamma rays, to X-rays through visible light, infrared, to radio waves.


lexentry: eng/electromagnetism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electromagnetism
trans_list: eletromagnetismo | electromagnetismo
sense:
A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.


lexentry: eng/electron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron
trans_list: elétron | eletrão | electrão
sense:
(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.


lexentry: eng/electron_microscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron microscope
trans_list: microscópio eletrónico | microscópio eletrônico
sense:
Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.


lexentry: eng/electron_volt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electron volt
trans_list: elétron-volt | eletrão-volt
sense:
(physics) A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 × 10−19 joules.


lexentry: eng/electronegativity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electronegativity
trans_list: eletronegatividade
sense:
(chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds.


lexentry: eng/electronic_cigarette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electronic cigarette
trans_list: cigarro eletrônico | cigarro eletrónico
sense:
A cylindrical battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by way of a vaporized solution.


lexentry: eng/electronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electronics
trans_list: eletrônica | eletrónica
sense:
(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.


lexentry: eng/electronics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electronics
trans_list: eletrônica
sense:
(in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)


lexentry: eng/electrophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrophile
trans_list: eletrófilo
sense:
(chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.


lexentry: eng/electrophoresis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrophoresis
trans_list: eletroforese
sense:
(analytical chemistry, biochemistry) The separation and analysis of large molecules (such as proteins) by migrating a colloidal solution of them through a gel; gel electrophoresis.


lexentry: eng/electroscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electroscope
trans_list: eletroscópio
sense:
(physics) a simple device that detects the presence of an electric charge by the mutual repulsion of metal foils or pith balls


lexentry: eng/electrostatics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electrostatics
trans_list: eletrostática
sense:
(physics) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object


lexentry: eng/electrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: electrum
trans_list: electro
sense:
An alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.


lexentry: eng/electuary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: electuary
trans_list: electuário
sense:
(pharmacology) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: element
trans_list: elemento
sense:
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: element
trans_list: fundamento | elemento
sense:
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.


lexentry: eng/element__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: element
trans_list: elemento
sense:
(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.


lexentry: eng/element_of_surprise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: element of surprise
trans_list: elemento supresa
sense:
(idiomatic) The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise.


lexentry: eng/elementary_particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elementary particle
trans_list: partícula elementar
sense:
(physics) A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.


lexentry: eng/elephant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephant
trans_list: elefante | elefanta | elefoa | aliá | alifante
sense:
A mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.


lexentry: eng/elephant_in_the_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephant in the room
trans_list: elefante na sala
sense:
(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.


lexentry: eng/elephantiasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elephantiasis
trans_list: elefantíase
sense:
(pathology) A complication of chronic filariasis, in which nematode worms block the lymphatic vessels, usually in the legs or scrotum, causing extreme enlargement of the infected area.


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: elevation
trans_list: elevação
sense:
(astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: elevation
trans_list: elevação
sense:
The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.


lexentry: eng/elevation__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: elevation
trans_list: alçado
sense:
(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.


lexentry: eng/elevator__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: elevator
trans_list: elevador
sense:
(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.


lexentry: eng/elevator_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elevator music
trans_list: música de elevador
sense:
(US, Canada) Bland, inoffensive music played as a background in elevators and businesses (such as offices and shopping malls).


lexentry: eng/eleven_o'clock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eleven o'clock
trans_list: onze horas
sense:
(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the twelfth hour of the day; 11:00 a.m. (11:00).


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elf
trans_list: elfo
sense:
(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elf
trans_list: elfo
sense:
Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves and orcs, especially in modern fantasy literature.


lexentry: eng/elf__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: elf
trans_list: elfo
sense:
(fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).


lexentry: eng/elicit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elicit
trans_list: provocar
sense:
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.


lexentry: eng/elicit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elicit
trans_list: conseguir | levantar | obter
sense:
To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.


lexentry: eng/eligible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eligible
trans_list: elegível
sense:
Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something


lexentry: eng/elision__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elision
trans_list: elisão
sense:
(linguistics) The omission of a letter or syllable between two words or inside a word; sometimes marked with an apostrophe.


lexentry: eng/elite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elite
trans_list: elite | escol
sense:
A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.


lexentry: eng/elitist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elitist
trans_list: elitista
sense:
(usually, derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.


lexentry: eng/elixir__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: elixir
trans_list: elixir
sense:
(pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.


lexentry: eng/ell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ell
trans_list: vara
sense:
(historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.


lexentry: eng/ellipse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ellipse
trans_list: elipse
sense:
(geometry) A closed curve, the locus of a point such that the sum of the distances from that point to two other fixed points (called the foci of the ellipse) is constant; equivalently, the conic section that is the intersection of a cone with a plane that does not intersect the base of the cone.


lexentry: eng/ellipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ellipsis
trans_list: reticências | elipse | pontos de reticência | três pontos
sense:
(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.


lexentry: eng/ellipsoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ellipsoid
trans_list: elipsoide
sense:
(mathematics, geometry) A surface, all of whose cross sections are elliptic or circular (including the sphere), that generalises the ellipse and in Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) is a quadric with equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 + z2/c2 = 1.


lexentry: eng/elliptic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: elliptic
trans_list: elíptico
sense:
(mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.


lexentry: eng/elliptic_paraboloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elliptic paraboloid
trans_list: paraboloide elíptico
sense:
(mathematics) A surface having parabolic cross sections parallel to an axis and elliptical cross sections perpendicular to the axis; especially the surface of revolution of a parabola.


lexentry: eng/elm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elm
trans_list: ulmeiro | olmo
sense:
(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers.


lexentry: eng/elocution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elocution
trans_list: elocução
sense:
The art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.


lexentry: eng/elodea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elodea
trans_list: elódea
sense:
Any of several underwater freshwater perennials, of the genus Elodea, that have grasslike leaves; ditchmoss or pondweed.


lexentry: eng/elongate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elongate
trans_list: alongar | elongar
sense:
To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.


lexentry: eng/elope__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elope
trans_list: fugir
sense:
(intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.


lexentry: eng/else__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: else
trans_list: mais
sense:
(postpositive, used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.


lexentry: eng/elucidate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: elucidate
trans_list: elucidar | esclarecer
sense:
(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.


lexentry: eng/elucidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elucidation
trans_list: explicação
sense:
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration


lexentry: eng/elytron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: elytron
trans_list: élitro
sense:
A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.


lexentry: eng/em_dash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: em dash
trans_list: travessão
sense:
(typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)


lexentry: eng/email__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: email
trans_list: correio eletrônico | e-mail | correio eletrónico
sense:
(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network.


lexentry: eng/emancipation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emancipation
trans_list: emancipação
sense:
The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).


lexentry: eng/emarginate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emarginate
trans_list: emarginado
sense:
(botany, of leaves) With the outline of the margin more or less concave in places, usually at the apex.


lexentry: eng/embankment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embankment
trans_list: dique
sense:
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.


lexentry: eng/embarrass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embarrass
trans_list: embaraçar
sense:
(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.


lexentry: eng/embarrassment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embarrassment
trans_list: vergonha
sense:
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.


lexentry: eng/embassy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: embassy
trans_list: embaixada
sense:
An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.


lexentry: eng/embedding__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: embedding
trans_list: mergulho
sense:
(mathematics) A map which, in any of several technical senses, represents the containment of one structure inside another.


lexentry: eng/embellish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: embellish
trans_list: embelezar
sense:
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.


lexentry: eng/embezzle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embezzle
trans_list: desviar
sense:
(legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.


lexentry: eng/embezzler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embezzler
trans_list: estelionatário
sense:
One who steals money they have been trusted with, especially from one's employer; one who embezzles.


lexentry: eng/embolism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embolism
trans_list: embolia
sense:
(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.


lexentry: eng/embourgeoisement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embourgeoisement
trans_list: aburguesamento
sense:
The process of adopting or the condition of adopting the characteristics of the bourgeoisie; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.


lexentry: eng/embrace__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embrace
trans_list: abraçar
sense:
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.


lexentry: eng/embrasure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embrasure
trans_list: troneira
sense:
(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embryo
trans_list: embrião
sense:
In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: embryo
trans_list: embrião
sense:
An organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis.


lexentry: eng/embryo__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: embryo
trans_list: embrião
sense:
In humans, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy.


lexentry: eng/embryology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: embryology
trans_list: embriologia
sense:
The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).


lexentry: eng/emerald__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emerald
trans_list: esmeralda
sense:
Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.


lexentry: eng/emerald_tree_boa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emerald tree boa
trans_list: araboia | araramboia | arauemboia | boa | cobra-papagaio | jiboia-verde
sense:
Amazon Basin emerald tree boa, Corallus batesii, formerly considered a same species as Corallus caninus.


lexentry: eng/emergency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency
trans_list: emergência | urgência
sense:
(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.


lexentry: eng/emergency_department__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency department
trans_list: pronto-atendimento | pronto-socorro | serviço de urgências
sense:
(healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.


lexentry: eng/emergency_landing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency landing
trans_list: pouso emergencial
sense:
(aviation) A sudden landing of an aircraft, made in case of an on-board emergency or another reason requiring an immediate landing.


lexentry: eng/emergency_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emergency room
trans_list: pronto-socorro
sense:
(North America, Philippines, healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.


lexentry: eng/emic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emic
trans_list: émico | êmico
sense:
(social science, anthropology) Of or pertaining to the analysis of a cultural system or its features from the perspective of a participant in that culture.


lexentry: eng/emigrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emigrate
trans_list: emigrar
sense:
(intransitive) To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.


lexentry: eng/emigration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emigration
trans_list: emigração
sense:
The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.


lexentry: eng/eminent_domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eminent domain
trans_list: desapropriação
sense:
(legal, US, Philippines) The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.


lexentry: eng/emmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emmer
trans_list: farro
sense:
Any of species Triticum dicoccon, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/emoji__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emoji
trans_list: emoji | emóji
sense:
A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.


lexentry: eng/emoticon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emoticon
trans_list: emoticon
sense:
A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.


lexentry: eng/emotion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emotion
trans_list: emoção
sense:
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.


lexentry: eng/emotional_blackmail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emotional blackmail
trans_list: chantagem emocional
sense:
The psychological abuse of a person's emotions or insecurities in order to influence their behavior.


lexentry: eng/emotional_intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emotional intelligence
trans_list: inteligência emocional
sense:
(psychology) The ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.


lexentry: eng/empathy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empathy
trans_list: empatia
sense:
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.


lexentry: eng/emperor's_new_clothes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emperor's new clothes
trans_list: roupa nova do imperador | roupas novas do imperador
sense:
(idiomatic) Something obvious and embarrassing that is politely ignored or that goes unacknowledged.


lexentry: eng/emperor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emperor
trans_list: imperador
sense:
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.


lexentry: eng/emphasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: emphasis
trans_list: ênfase
sense:
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.


lexentry: eng/emphatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: emphatic
trans_list: enfático
sense:
(phonology) Belonging to a series of obstruent consonants in several Afro-Asiatic languages that are distinguished by a guttural (co-)articulation.


lexentry: eng/emphyteusis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emphyteusis
trans_list: enfiteuse | aforamento
sense:
(legal) A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner; long leasehold


lexentry: eng/empire__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empire
trans_list: império
sense:
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.


lexentry: eng/empire__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: empire
trans_list: império
sense:
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.


lexentry: eng/empiric__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empiric
trans_list: empirista
sense:
(historical) A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.


lexentry: eng/empiricism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empiricism
trans_list: empirismo
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.) [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/employment_contract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: employment contract
trans_list: contrato de trabalho
sense:
(law, business, human resources) A category of contract used in labor law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.


lexentry: eng/emporium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: emporium
trans_list: empório
sense:
(also, figuratively) A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.


lexentry: eng/emporium__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: emporium
trans_list: empório
sense:
(also, figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.


lexentry: eng/empower__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: empower
trans_list: empoderar
sense:
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.


lexentry: eng/empty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empty
trans_list: casco
sense:
(chiefly, in the plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.


lexentry: eng/empty_nest_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empty nest syndrome
trans_list: síndrome do ninho vazio
sense:
A feeling of loneliness or depression experienced by some parents when their children have matured and left home.


lexentry: eng/empyema__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empyema
trans_list: empiema
sense:
(medical sign) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).


lexentry: eng/empyrean__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: empyrean
trans_list: empíreo
sense:
Of the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.


lexentry: eng/emulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: emulation
trans_list: emulação
sense:
(computing) Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.


lexentry: eng/en_femme__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: en femme
trans_list: montado
sense:
Of a situation: suitable for a cross-dressing, non-binary, or trans person to dress in feminine clothing.


lexentry: eng/en_passant__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: en passant
trans_list: en passant
sense:
(chess) Of a capture of an enemy pawn, by moving one's pawn to the square that the enemy pawn has just passed over.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enable
trans_list: habilitar | possibilitar
sense:
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.


lexentry: eng/enable__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: enable
trans_list: ativar | habilitar
sense:
(chiefly, electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).


lexentry: eng/enantiomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enantiomer
trans_list: enantiómero | enantiômero
sense:
(chemistry) One of a pair of stereoisomers that is the mirror image of the other, but may not be superimposed on this other stereoisomer.


lexentry: eng/encampment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encampment
trans_list: acampamento
sense:
(often, military) A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.


lexentry: eng/encephalon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encephalon
trans_list: encéfalo
sense:
(neuroanatomy, especially, embryologic neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.


lexentry: eng/encode__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: encode
trans_list: codificar
sense:
(biology) To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.


lexentry: eng/encoding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encoding
trans_list: codificação
sense:
(computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.


lexentry: eng/encompass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: encompass
trans_list: rodear | abarcar | circundar | compreender | conter | englobar
sense:
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.


lexentry: eng/encroachment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encroachment
trans_list: invasão | usurpação
sense:
An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.


lexentry: eng/encrust__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: encrust
trans_list: incrustar
sense:
(transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.


lexentry: eng/encryption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encryption
trans_list: encriptação
sense:
(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encyclopedia
trans_list: enciclopédia
sense:
A comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encyclopedic
trans_list: enciclopédico
sense:
Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge.


lexentry: eng/encyclopedic_dictionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: encyclopedic dictionary
trans_list: dicionário enciclopédico
sense:
A form of dictionary with long, detailed entries on words (and often notable people and places), usually with images or illustrations.


lexentry: eng/end_times__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: end times
trans_list: final dos tempos
sense:
(Christianity) The days leading up to the second coming of the Messiah (Christ), when the world will be judged.


lexentry: eng/end_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: end up
trans_list: acabar | terminar
sense:
(copulative) To come to a final place, condition, or situation, sometimes unplanned or unexpected; to turn out.


lexentry: eng/end_user_license_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: end user license agreement
trans_list: contrato de licença do utilizador final
sense:
(legal, copyright) A contract between the manufacturer or copyright holder, also commonly called the licensor, of an end product and a person, commonly called the end user, that specifies the licenses under which the end user may utilize the end product, subject to restrictions as specified in the contract or agreement.


lexentry: eng/endangered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endangered
trans_list: em risco
sense:
in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)


lexentry: eng/endbutton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endbutton
trans_list: acne
sense:
(lutherie) In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.


lexentry: eng/endeavor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endeavor
trans_list: esforço | empenho | empreitada | tentativa
sense:
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.


lexentry: eng/endeavor__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endeavor
trans_list: tentar
sense:
(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/endemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endemic
trans_list: endemia
sense:
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.


lexentry: eng/endive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endive
trans_list: endívia | escarola
sense:
A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).


lexentry: eng/endocannibalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endocannibalism
trans_list: endocanibalismo
sense:
(anthropology) A form of cannibalism, the eating of dead members of one's own social group, often associated with spiritual beliefs.


lexentry: eng/endocrinology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endocrinology
trans_list: endocrinologia
sense:
(physiology) The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders.


lexentry: eng/endometriosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endometriosis
trans_list: endometriose
sense:
(medicine, pathology) A generally painful condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue in places other than the lining of the uterus; an instance of such tissue being present.


lexentry: eng/endometrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endometrium
trans_list: endométrio
sense:
(anatomy) The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.


lexentry: eng/endonym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endonym
trans_list: endónimo | endônimo
sense:
A name used by a group or category of people (an ingroup) to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups (outgroups).


lexentry: eng/endoplasmic_reticulum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endoplasmic reticulum
trans_list: retículo endoplasmático
sense:
(cytology) A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells, where proteins and lipids are synthesized.


lexentry: eng/endorheic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endorheic
trans_list: endorreico
sense:
(hydrology) Of a basin or lake: having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation or seepage into the ground.


lexentry: eng/endorphin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endorphin
trans_list: endorfina
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.


lexentry: eng/endorse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endorse
trans_list: apoiar | aprovar | avalizar | endossar | subscrever
sense:
(transitive) To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.


lexentry: eng/endorsement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endorsement
trans_list: averbamento | averbação
sense:
An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).


lexentry: eng/endorsement__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: endorsement
trans_list: apoio
sense:
Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.


lexentry: eng/endosome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosome
trans_list: endossoma | endossomo
sense:
(biology) An endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes


lexentry: eng/endosperm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosperm
trans_list: endosperma
sense:
(biology) The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.


lexentry: eng/endosymbiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosymbiosis
trans_list: endossimbiose
sense:
(ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living.


lexentry: eng/endosymbiotic_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endosymbiotic theory
trans_list: teoria da endossimbiose
sense:
(ecology) The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms.


lexentry: eng/endotoxin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endotoxin
trans_list: endotoxina
sense:
Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: endow
trans_list: custear | financiar
sense:
(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.


lexentry: eng/endow__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: endow
trans_list: dotar
sense:
(transitive, followed by, _, with, or rarely by, _, of) To enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.


lexentry: eng/endure__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: endure
trans_list: aguentar | sofrer | durar | resistir | suportar
sense:
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.


lexentry: eng/enemy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enemy
trans_list: inimigo | inimiga
sense:
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.


lexentry: eng/energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: energy
trans_list: energia
sense:
(physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.


lexentry: eng/energy_drink__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: energy drink
trans_list: energético
sense:
A highly caffeinated, sometimes carbonated, beverage containing added ingredients advertised as increasing alertness, performance etc.


lexentry: eng/energy_source__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: energy source
trans_list: fonte de energia
sense:
A source from which useful energy can be extracted or recovered either directly or by means of a conversion or transformation process (e.g. solid fuels, liquid fuels, solar energy, biomass, etc.)


lexentry: eng/enfeoff__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enfeoff
trans_list: investir
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, law, historical) To transfer a fief to, to endow with a fief; to put (a person) in legal possession of a freehold interest.


lexentry: eng/engage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engage
trans_list: contratar
sense:
(obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).


lexentry: eng/engage__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engage
trans_list: engajar
sense:
(transitive) To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).


lexentry: eng/engagement_ring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engagement ring
trans_list: anel de noivado
sense:
(jewelry) A ring given to one's fiancé(e) or intended fiancé(e), signifying a promise to wed, typically a gold band with one or more diamonds or other precious stones.


lexentry: eng/engender__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engender
trans_list: engendrar
sense:
(transitive) To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engine
trans_list: motor
sense:
A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: engine
trans_list: motor
sense:
(computing) A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/engineer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: engineer
trans_list: engenheiro | engenheira
sense:
Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.


lexentry: eng/engineering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engineering
trans_list: engenharia
sense:
(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.


lexentry: eng/english__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: english
trans_list: ingleses
sense:
(uncountable, North American) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin.


lexentry: eng/engrave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engrave
trans_list: gravar
sense:
(transitive) To carve text or symbols into (something), usually for the purposes of identification or art.


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: engross
trans_list: escrever
sense:
(transitive, now, _, legal) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: engross
trans_list: abarcar
sense:
(transitive, business, obsolete) To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).


lexentry: eng/engross__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: engross
trans_list: abarcar
sense:
(transitive) To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.


lexentry: eng/enjoin__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enjoin
trans_list: injungir
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.


lexentry: eng/enlighten__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enlighten
trans_list: esclarecer | iluminar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.


lexentry: eng/enmesh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enmesh
trans_list: absorver
sense:
To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.


lexentry: eng/ennealogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ennealogy
trans_list: enealogía | nonalogia
sense:
(rare) A set of nine works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as nine individual works.


lexentry: eng/enol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enol
trans_list: enol
sense:
(organic compound) An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.


lexentry: eng/enormity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enormity
trans_list: enormidade
sense:
(uncountable) Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/enormity__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: enormity
trans_list: enormidade
sense:
(uncountable, sometimes, proscribed) Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/enrich__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: enrich
trans_list: enriquecer
sense:
(transitive) To add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/ensemble__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ensemble
trans_list: conjunto | ensemble
sense:
(collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.


lexentry: eng/ensete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ensete
trans_list: bananeira-da-abissínia | falsa-banana
sense:
Ensete ventricosum, a species of flowering plant in the banana family Musaceae, the root of which is used for food and other purposes.


lexentry: eng/enshrine__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enshrine
trans_list: presentear
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.


lexentry: eng/ensuing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ensuing
trans_list: subsequente
sense:
Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.


lexentry: eng/ensure__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ensure
trans_list: assegurar | garantir
sense:
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/entablature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entablature
trans_list: entablamento
sense:
(architecture) All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof.


lexentry: eng/entangle__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: entangle
trans_list: enredar
sense:
(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.


lexentry: eng/entasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entasis
trans_list: entasis
sense:
(architectural element) A slight convex curvature introduced into the shaft of a column for aesthetic reasons, or to compensate for the illusion of concavity.


lexentry: eng/entelechy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entelechy
trans_list: entelequia | enteléquia
sense:
(Aristotelian, _, metaphysics) The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.


lexentry: eng/entente_cordiale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entente cordiale
trans_list: entente cordiale
sense:
A friendly relationship, especially one between parties who might otherwise be adversaries or, at least, wary of one another.


lexentry: eng/enter__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: enter
trans_list: entrar | inserir | introduzir
sense:
(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.


lexentry: eng/enteritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enteritis
trans_list: enterite
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the intestines, generally the small intestine, that may lead to diarrhea.


lexentry: eng/entertainment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entertainment
trans_list: entretenimento | divertimento
sense:
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.


lexentry: eng/enthalpy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enthalpy
trans_list: entalpia
sense:
(thermodynamics, physical chemistry) A measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.


lexentry: eng/enthrone__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enthrone
trans_list: entronizar | entronar
sense:
(transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture.


lexentry: eng/entitlement__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: entitlement
trans_list: alocação
sense:
(politics) A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.


lexentry: eng/entity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entity
trans_list: entidade
sense:
That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form.


lexentry: eng/entity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: entity
trans_list: entidade
sense:
(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, one item in an organised array or set of individual elements or parts of the same type.


lexentry: eng/entomology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entomology
trans_list: entomologia
sense:
The scientific study of insects, and (informally) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).


lexentry: eng/entrepreneur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entrepreneur
trans_list: empreendedor | empreendedora
sense:
A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762]


lexentry: eng/entrepôt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entrepôt
trans_list: armazém
sense:
A city, port, or other place where merchandise is sent for import, processing, distribution, and/or export, especially one where such merchandise is exempt from some customs duties; hence, a commercial centre.


lexentry: eng/entresol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entresol
trans_list: mezanino
sense:
A mezzanine; an intermediate floor in a building, typically resembling a balcony; most often, the floor immediately above the ground floor and below a higher floor.


lexentry: eng/entropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entropy
trans_list: entropia
sense:
(Boltzmann definition) A measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate.


lexentry: eng/entropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: entropy
trans_list: entropia
sense:
(thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.


lexentry: eng/entropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: entropy
trans_list: entropia
sense:
(statistics, information theory, countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.


lexentry: eng/entry__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: entry
trans_list: entrada
sense:
A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms


lexentry: eng/entryphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entryphone
trans_list: interfone
sense:
An intercom system which enables someone, without opening the door, to converse with the person who has rung the doorbell.


lexentry: eng/entrée__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: entrée
trans_list: entrada
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, historical, _, in the, _) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal.


lexentry: eng/envelope__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: envelope
trans_list: envelope
sense:
A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship.


lexentry: eng/envious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: envious
trans_list: invejoso
sense:
Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging


lexentry: eng/environ__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: environ
trans_list: circundar | rodear
sense:
(chiefly, passive) Of a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.


lexentry: eng/environmental_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: environmental science
trans_list: ecologia
sense:
The integrated study of factors that influence the environment and environmental systems, especially the interaction of the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment.


lexentry: eng/environmentalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: environmentalism
trans_list: ambientalismo | ecologismo
sense:
(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.


lexentry: eng/environmentalist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: environmentalist
trans_list: ambientalista | ecologista
sense:
One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.


lexentry: eng/envy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: envy
trans_list: inveja | ciúmes
sense:
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/envy__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: envy
trans_list: invejar
sense:
(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/enzyme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: enzyme
trans_list: enzima
sense:
(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.


lexentry: eng/eon__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: eon
trans_list: éon
sense:
(geology) The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.


lexentry: eng/eosinophil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eosinophil
trans_list: eosinófilo | granulócito eosinófilo
sense:
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.


lexentry: eng/epazote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epazote
trans_list: mastruz
sense:
A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.


lexentry: eng/epee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epee
trans_list: espada
sense:
(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.


lexentry: eng/epenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epenthesis
trans_list: epêntese
sense:
(phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy the phonological constraints of a language or poetic context.


lexentry: eng/ephedrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ephedrine
trans_list: efedrina
sense:
(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.


lexentry: eng/ephemeris__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ephemeris
trans_list: efeméride
sense:
(astronomy, nautical) A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year; normally given as right ascension and declination.


lexentry: eng/ephod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ephod
trans_list: éfode
sense:
(biblical, Judaism) A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus 28: vi–xxx, which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed to wear.


lexentry: eng/epic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epic
trans_list: epopeia | épico
sense:
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.


lexentry: eng/epicene__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epicene
trans_list: epiceno
sense:
(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.


lexentry: eng/epicentre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epicentre
trans_list: epicentro
sense:
(seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.


lexentry: eng/epiclesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiclesis
trans_list: epiclese
sense:
(Christianity) A prayer invoking the Holy Spirit, especially one offered in the liturgical context of the Eucharist so as to change the elements of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.


lexentry: eng/epicycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epicycle
trans_list: epiciclo
sense:
(astronomy) A small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle; in Ptolemaic astronomy it was seen as the basis of revolution of the "seven planets", given a fixed central Earth.


lexentry: eng/epicycloid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epicycloid
trans_list: epicicloide
sense:
(geometry) The locus of a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls without slipping on the circumference of another circle.


lexentry: eng/epidemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epidemic
trans_list: epidemia
sense:
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a human population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period; an episode of outbreak and subsequent high prevalence.


lexentry: eng/epidemiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epidemiology
trans_list: epidemiologia
sense:
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.


lexentry: eng/epidermolysis_bullosa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epidermolysis bullosa
trans_list: epidermólise bolhosa
sense:
An inherited connective tissue disease causing blisters in the skin and mucous membranes, the result of a defect in anchoring between the epidermis and dermis.


lexentry: eng/epididymis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epididymis
trans_list: epidídimo
sense:
(anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens, where sperm are stored during maturation.


lexentry: eng/epigenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epigenetics
trans_list: epigenética
sense:
(genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.


lexentry: eng/epigenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epigenetics
trans_list: epigenética
sense:
(genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.


lexentry: eng/epiglottis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiglottis
trans_list: epiglote
sense:
(anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.


lexentry: eng/epilator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epilator
trans_list: depilador elétrico
sense:
An electrically-powered device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.


lexentry: eng/epilepsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epilepsy
trans_list: epilepsia
sense:
(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.


lexentry: eng/epimer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epimer
trans_list: epímero
sense:
(chemistry) Any diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.


lexentry: eng/epinephrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epinephrine
trans_list: epinefrina
sense:
(hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.


lexentry: eng/epiphany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiphany
trans_list: epifania
sense:
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.


lexentry: eng/epiphenomenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epiphenomenon
trans_list: epifenómeno | epifenômeno
sense:
(philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.


lexentry: eng/epiphyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epiphyte
trans_list: epífita | epífito
sense:
(botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit; an air plant.


lexentry: eng/episiotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: episiotomy
trans_list: episiotomia
sense:
(medical) A surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.


lexentry: eng/episode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: episode
trans_list: episódio
sense:
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.


lexentry: eng/epistemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epistemic
trans_list: epistêmico
sense:
(philosophy) Of or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/epistemology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epistemology
trans_list: epistemologia
sense:
(uncountable) The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people know?", "How do we know what we know?", "How do we know it is true?", and so on.


lexentry: eng/epistle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: epistle
trans_list: epístola
sense:
One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.


lexentry: eng/epitaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epitaxy
trans_list: epitaxia
sense:
(crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.


lexentry: eng/epitaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: epitaxy
trans_list: epitaxia
sense:
A type of crystal growth or material deposition in which new crystalline layers are formed with one or more well-defined orientations with respect to the crystalline seed layer.


lexentry: eng/epithelium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epithelium
trans_list: epitélio
sense:
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.


lexentry: eng/epitope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epitope
trans_list: epítopo
sense:
(biochemistry) The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response


lexentry: eng/epitrochoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epitrochoid
trans_list: epitrocoide
sense:
A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on one circle which rotates around the perimeter of another circle. Examples include the shape of the Wankel engine


lexentry: eng/epoch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epoch
trans_list: época | era
sense:
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.


lexentry: eng/epoch__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: epoch
trans_list: época
sense:
(geology) A geochronologic unit of hundreds of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of a period, and subdivided into ages (or sometimes subepochs).


lexentry: eng/eponym__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: eponym
trans_list: epônimo | epónimo
sense:
(loosely, sometimes, _, proscribed) A name or term derived from any proper noun, inclusive of places, brands, etc.


lexentry: eng/eponymous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: eponymous
trans_list: epónimo
sense:
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.


lexentry: eng/epoophoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epoophoron
trans_list: epoóforo
sense:
(anatomy) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.


lexentry: eng/epoxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epoxide
trans_list: epóxido
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.


lexentry: eng/epsilon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: epsilon
trans_list: épsilon | épsilo
sense:
The fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).


lexentry: eng/equal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equal
trans_list: igual
sense:
The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes.


lexentry: eng/equal_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equal sign
trans_list: igual
sense:
A symbol (=) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram.


lexentry: eng/equal_temperament__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equal temperament
trans_list: temperamento igual
sense:
(music theory) A tuning system in which every interval, as a ratio of frequencies) is some exactly positive integral power of some smallest, other than the unison, base interval. In particular:


lexentry: eng/equalizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: equalizer
trans_list: gol de empate
sense:
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.


lexentry: eng/equally__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equally
trans_list: igualmente
sense:
(manner) In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly


lexentry: eng/equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: equation
trans_list: equação
sense:
(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part.


lexentry: eng/equation_of_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equation of time
trans_list: equação do tempo
sense:
The discrepancy between two kinds of solar time: the apparent solar time, which directly tracks the motion of the Sun, and mean solar time, which tracks a theoretical "mean" Sun with noons that are twenty-four hours apart.


lexentry: eng/equator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equator
trans_list: equador
sense:
(geography, often, _, “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/equiangular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equiangular
trans_list: equiângulo
sense:
(geometry) Of a polygon, having all interior angles equal. This is not necessarily a regular polygon, since that would also be equilateral; a rectangle is equiangular but not equilateral, unless it is a square.


lexentry: eng/equidistant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: equidistant
trans_list: equidistante
sense:
Occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: equilibrium
trans_list: equilíbrio
sense:
(chemistry) The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.


lexentry: eng/equilibrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: equilibrium
trans_list: equilíbrio
sense:
(physics) The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.


lexentry: eng/equinox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equinox
trans_list: equinócio
sense:
One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.


lexentry: eng/equip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: equip
trans_list: equipar
sense:
(transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).


lexentry: eng/equivalent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: equivalent
trans_list: equivalente
sense:
(mathematics, category theory) Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.


lexentry: eng/erase__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: erase
trans_list: deletar | excluir
sense:
(transitive) To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize.


lexentry: eng/erase__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: erase
trans_list: apagar
sense:
(intransitive) To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information).


lexentry: eng/eraser__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: eraser
trans_list: borracha | safa
sense:
(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.


lexentry: eng/eraser__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: eraser
trans_list: apagador
sense:
(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.


lexentry: eng/erbium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: erbium
trans_list: érbio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.


lexentry: eng/erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: erection
trans_list: ereção
sense:
(uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.


lexentry: eng/erection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: erection
trans_list: ereção | erecção
sense:
(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood.


lexentry: eng/ergative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergative
trans_list: ergativo
sense:
(grammar) With the subject of a transitive construction having grammatical cases or thematic relations different from those of an intransitive construction.


lexentry: eng/ergative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergative case
trans_list: caso ergativo
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.


lexentry: eng/ergative_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergative verb
trans_list: verbo ergativo | verbo inacusativo
sense:
(linguistics) An ambitransitive verb where the patient is the object of the transitive, but becomes the experiencer of the intransitive use.


lexentry: eng/ergonomics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergonomics
trans_list: ergonomia
sense:
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]


lexentry: eng/ergosterol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ergosterol
trans_list: ergosterol
sense:
(steroid hormone, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.


lexentry: eng/ergot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ergot
trans_list: cravagem
sense:
The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.


