# translation

lexentry: eng/orc__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orc
trans_list: orc | orque
sense:
(fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: orquestra
sense:
(music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: orquestra
sense:
(Ancient Greece, theater) A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.


lexentry: eng/orchestra__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: orchestra
trans_list: orquestra
sense:
The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.


lexentry: eng/orchid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orchid
trans_list: orquídea
sense:
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/orda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orda
trans_list: horda
sense:
(historical) A political and military organizational structure used by Turkic and Mongol peoples, sometimes referred to as a horde.


lexentry: eng/ordain__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordain
trans_list: casar
sense:
(religion) To admit into the ministry, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi.


lexentry: eng/ordeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordeal
trans_list: ordália
sense:
(historical) A trial in which the accused was subjected to a dangerous test (such as ducking in water), divine authority deciding the guilt of the accused.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: order
trans_list: ordem
sense:
(countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: order
trans_list: ordem
sense:
(countable) A decoration, awarded by a government, a dynastic house, or a religious body to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: order
trans_list: ordem
sense:
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below class and above family; a taxon at that rank.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: order
trans_list: ordem
sense:
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a distinct character, kind, or sort.


lexentry: eng/order__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: order
trans_list: ordem
sense:
(graph theory, of a graph) The number of vertices in the graph (i.e. the set-theoretic order of the set of vertices of the graph).


lexentry: eng/order_of_knighthood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of knighthood
trans_list: ordem de cavalaria
sense:
An order which (at least mainly) consists of members who receive and/or most have the knighthood, hence constitutes an honorific brotherhood (in modern times often open to both genders, in rare cases a sisterhood) of knights (and/or, as female equivalent, dames). The hierarchical structure, purpose, activities (in many cases rare and mainly ceremonious), titles and insignia vary widely.


lexentry: eng/order_of_magnitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: order of magnitude
trans_list: ordem de grandeza
sense:
(mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.


lexentry: eng/ordered_field__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordered field
trans_list: corpo ordenado
sense:
(algebra) A field which has an order relation satisfying these properties: trichotomy, transitivity, preservation of an inequality when the same element is added to both sides, and preservation of an inequality when the same strictly positive element is multiplied to both sides.


lexentry: eng/ordered_pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordered pair
trans_list: par ordenado
sense:
(set theory) An object containing exactly two elements in a fixed order, so that, when the elements are different, exchanging them gives a different object. Notation: (a, b) or \langle a, b\rangle.


lexentry: eng/ordinal_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ordinal number
trans_list: número ordinal
sense:
(set theory) Such a number generalised to correspond to any cardinal number (the size of some set); formally, the order type of some well-ordered set of some cardinality a, which represents an equivalence class of well-ordered sets (exactly those of cardinality a) under the equivalence relation "existence of an order-preserving bijection".


lexentry: eng/ordinate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordinate
trans_list: ordenada
sense:
(geometry) The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.


lexentry: eng/ordoliberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ordoliberalism
trans_list: ordoliberalismo
sense:
(economics, politics) A political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results.


lexentry: eng/ore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ore
trans_list: minério
sense:
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.


lexentry: eng/organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organ
trans_list: órgão
sense:
(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.


lexentry: eng/organ_donor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ donor
trans_list: doador de órgãos | doadora de órgãos
sense:
A person (living or dead) from whom an organ is removed in order to be transplanted into another person.


lexentry: eng/organ_gun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organ gun
trans_list: órgão
sense:
(firearm, historical) A large, portable firearm normally supported by wheels, in which bullets may be fired from a row of several tubes in succession; it was chiefly used from the 14th to the 17th century.


lexentry: eng/organelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organelle
trans_list: organela | organelo
sense:
(cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).


lexentry: eng/organic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: organic
trans_list: orgânico
sense:
(agriculture) Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body. [from 1942]


lexentry: eng/organic_chemistry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organic chemistry
trans_list: química orgânica
sense:
(chemistry) The chemistry of organic compounds (that is, chemical compounds with carbon atoms in a covalent bond).


lexentry: eng/organigram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organigram
trans_list: organograma
sense:
(management) A graphical representation of the structure of an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and linked responsibilities.


lexentry: eng/organism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: organism
trans_list: organismo
sense:
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/organized_crime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organized crime
trans_list: crime organizado
sense:
A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.


lexentry: eng/organizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: organizer
trans_list: porta-trecos
sense:
a recipient, such as a box or a case, used for storing gadgets, trinkets and other knick-knacks; an organizer box


lexentry: eng/organochlorine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organochlorine
trans_list: organoclorado
sense:
(organic compound) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.


lexentry: eng/organography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: organography
trans_list: organografia
sense:
(biology) The scientific description of the structure and function of the organs of living organisms.


lexentry: eng/orgasm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orgasm
trans_list: orgasmo
sense:
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriel
trans_list: sacada
sense:
(architecture) A large polygonal recess in a building, such as a bay window, forming a protrusion on the outer wall.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orient
trans_list: orientar
sense:
(transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: orient
trans_list: orientar
sense:
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.


lexentry: eng/orient__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: orient
trans_list: orientar
sense:
(transitive, figuratively) To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.


lexentry: eng/orientalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orientalism
trans_list: orientalismo
sense:
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.


lexentry: eng/orientation__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: orientation
trans_list: orientação
sense:
(education) Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.


lexentry: eng/original__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: original
trans_list: original
sense:
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.


lexentry: eng/original_sin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: original sin
trans_list: pecado original
sense:
(Christianity) The state of sinfulness, present in each human from birth, which is a result of Adam's disobedience.


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: originate
trans_list: originar
sense:
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/originate__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: originate
trans_list: originar
sense:
(intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/oriole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oriole
trans_list: oriolo
sense:
Any of various colourful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae.


lexentry: eng/orisha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orisha
trans_list: orixá
sense:
A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè


lexentry: eng/ornament__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ornament
trans_list: ornamento
sense:
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.


lexentry: eng/ornery__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ornery
trans_list: teimoso
sense:
(originally, and, chiefly, US, especially, Appalachia, informal) Disagreeable, stubborn, and troublesome to deal with; cantankerous.


lexentry: eng/orotic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orotic acid
trans_list: ácido orótico
sense:
(biochemistry) A crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C5H4N2O4.


lexentry: eng/orpiment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orpiment
trans_list: auripigmento | ouro-pigmento | ouro-pimenta
sense:
Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.


lexentry: eng/orthoclase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthoclase
trans_list: ortoclase
sense:
(mineral) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.


lexentry: eng/orthodox__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthodox
trans_list: ortodoxo
sense:
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/orthodoxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthodoxy
trans_list: ortodoxia
sense:
Correctness of doctrine and belief in regard to any doctrinal (i.e. philosophical or theological) system.


lexentry: eng/orthogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthogenesis
trans_list: ortogénese | ortogênese
sense:
(evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.


lexentry: eng/orthogonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: orthogonal
trans_list: ortogonal | perpendicular
sense:
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.


lexentry: eng/orthographically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: orthographically
trans_list: ortograficamente
sense:
(drafting, engineering, manufacturing) Using an orthographic projection (a way of showing three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional engineering drawings).


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: ortografia
sense:
(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: ortografia
sense:
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.


lexentry: eng/orthography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthography
trans_list: ortografia
sense:
(uncountable) The aspect of language study concerned with letters and their sequences in words; the study of spelling.


lexentry: eng/orthologous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthologous
trans_list: ortólogo
sense:
(genetics, of genes or sequences) Exhibiting orthology; having been separated by a speciation event. Usually while retaining the same function.


lexentry: eng/orthomolecular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthomolecular
trans_list: ortomolecular
sense:
relating to the theory that mental illness is the result of chemical deficiencies, and can be cured with vitamins and the like


lexentry: eng/orthopedics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthopedics
trans_list: ortopedia
sense:
(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of disorders of the bones and associated muscles and joints


lexentry: eng/orthophoto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: orthophoto
trans_list: ortofoto | ortofotografia
sense:
An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.


lexentry: eng/oscilloscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oscilloscope
trans_list: osciloscópio
sense:
An electronic measuring instrument that creates a visible two-dimensional graph, on a screen, of one or more continuously varying voltages or currents.


lexentry: eng/osmium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmium
trans_list: ósmio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.


lexentry: eng/osmoregulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmoregulation
trans_list: osmorregulação
sense:
The homeostatic regulation of osmotic pressure in the body in order to maintain a certain water content (concentration of electrolytes, pH, etc).


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmosis
trans_list: osmose
sense:
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane.


lexentry: eng/osmosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: osmosis
trans_list: osmose
sense:
(figurative) Passive absorption or impartation of information, habits, etc.; the process of teaching or learning particular knowledge incidentally rather than consciously.


lexentry: eng/osmotic_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osmotic pressure
trans_list: pressão osmótica
sense:
(physical chemistry) The hydrostatic pressure exerted by a solution across a semipermeable membrane from a pure solvent; the pressure needed to counteract osmosis.


lexentry: eng/osprey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osprey
trans_list: águia-pesqueira
sense:
A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.


lexentry: eng/osso_buco__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osso buco
trans_list: ossobuco
sense:
A northern Italian dish of veal shanks and marrowbones braised in white wine, tomatoes, etc., often served with risotto.


lexentry: eng/ostensible__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostensible
trans_list: aparente | pretenso
sense:
Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).


lexentry: eng/ostensibly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostensibly
trans_list: ostensivamente
sense:
(modal) Seemingly, apparently, on the surface; supposedly, according to representations or implications made by someone (especially when their motives are suspected by others).


lexentry: eng/osteoarthritis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoarthritis
trans_list: artrose
sense:
(medicine) A form of arthritis, affecting mainly older people, caused by chronic degeneration of the cartilage and synovial membrane of the joints, leading to pain and stiffness.


lexentry: eng/osteomalacia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteomalacia
trans_list: osteomalacia
sense:
(medicine) A softening of adult bones due to inadequate mineralization; the adult equivalent of rickets


lexentry: eng/osteoporosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteoporosis
trans_list: osteoporose
sense:
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.


lexentry: eng/osteotomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: osteotomy
trans_list: osteotomia
sense:
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.


lexentry: eng/ostmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostmark
trans_list: marco
sense:
(historical) The currency unit of the former German Democratic Republic (aka GDR, DDR, East Germany) until 1990, abbreviated DDM.


lexentry: eng/ostracism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ostracism
trans_list: ostracismo
sense:
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/ostracize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ostracize
trans_list: excluir | ostracizar
sense:
(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/otaku__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otaku
trans_list: otaku
sense:
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.


lexentry: eng/other_woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: other woman
trans_list: amante | outra
sense:
(informal) A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an affair with a married man.


lexentry: eng/otherworldly__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otherworldly
trans_list: bizarro
sense:
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.


lexentry: eng/otolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: otolith
trans_list: otólito
sense:
(zoology) A small particle, composed mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.


lexentry: eng/ottava_rima__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottava rima
trans_list: octoniões
sense:
(poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).


lexentry: eng/ottoman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ottoman
trans_list: pufe
sense:
(furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.


lexentry: eng/oud__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oud
trans_list: ud
sense:
(musical instrument) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.


lexentry: eng/ouroboros__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ouroboros
trans_list: uróboro
sense:
(mythological creature) A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.


lexentry: eng/ours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ours
trans_list: o nosso
sense:
(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.


lexentry: eng/ourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ourselves
trans_list: nos | nós
sense:
(reflexive) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.


lexentry: eng/ourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ourselves
trans_list: nós mesmos
sense:
(emphatic) Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.


lexentry: eng/ouster__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: ouster
trans_list: exoneração
sense:
(now, _, chiefly, _, US) The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.


lexentry: eng/out__Adverb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: out
trans_list: fora
sense:
(sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.


lexentry: eng/out__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out
trans_list: fora
sense:
(procedure word, especially, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.


lexentry: eng/out_of_one's_league__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of one's league
trans_list: longe
sense:
(idiomatic) In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.


lexentry: eng/out_of_print__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of print
trans_list: esgotado
sense:
(publishing, music industry) Not available from the publisher (of a printed work, especially a book, or a music release).


lexentry: eng/out_of_the_frying_pan,_into_the_fire__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: out of the frying pan, into the fire
trans_list: da frigideira para o fogo
sense:
(idiomatic) Move or get from an already bad situation to a worse one; end up in a worse situation when trying to escape from a bad or difficult one.


lexentry: eng/out_of_touch__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: out of touch
trans_list: ignorante
sense:
(idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, or the world; not aware or realistic.


lexentry: eng/outboard_motor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outboard motor
trans_list: motor de popa
sense:
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.


lexentry: eng/outbuilding__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outbuilding
trans_list: dependência
sense:
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.


lexentry: eng/outer_ear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outer ear
trans_list: ouvido externo
sense:
(anatomy) The outer portion of the ear which includes the auricle/pinna and the ear canal and leads to the eardrum.


lexentry: eng/outgoing__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: outgoing
trans_list: sainte
sense:
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).


lexentry: eng/outgrow__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outgrow
trans_list: superar
sense:
(transitive, often, figurative) To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.


lexentry: eng/outpatient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outpatient
trans_list: paciente ambulatorial
sense:
(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.


lexentry: eng/output__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: output
trans_list: saída
sense:
(computing) Data sent out of the computer, as to output device such as a monitor or printer, or data sent from one program on the computer to another.


lexentry: eng/outrigger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: outrigger
trans_list: exegeta
sense:
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.


lexentry: eng/outside__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outside
trans_list: fora | para fora
sense:
To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.


lexentry: eng/outside__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: outside
trans_list: exterior | lado de fora
sense:
The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.


lexentry: eng/outsource__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: outsource
trans_list: externalizar | terceirizar
sense:
(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.


lexentry: eng/ovarian_follicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovarian follicle
trans_list: folículo ovariano
sense:
(anatomy) A spherical cellular aggregation found in the ovaries, each of them containing a single oocyte, or an immature ovum.


lexentry: eng/ovary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovary
trans_list: ovário
sense:
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.


lexentry: eng/over__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over
trans_list: câmbio
sense:
(procedure word, military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.


lexentry: eng/over__Preposition__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: over
trans_list: sobre
sense:
In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.


lexentry: eng/over_a_barrel__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over a barrel
trans_list: desesperado
sense:
(idiomatic) In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, especially one in which one may be controlled or victimized.


lexentry: eng/over_and_out__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: over and out
trans_list: câmbio, desligo
sense:
(procedure word, idiomatic) Used in films and TV to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like.


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overage
trans_list: superávite
sense:
A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.


lexentry: eng/overage__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overage
trans_list: excesso
sense:
(property law) Any additional sums payable following the purchase of land, calculated on a prearranged basis, on the occurrence of certain specified events that are deemed to increase the value of that land; usually in the context of the development and further sale of that land.


lexentry: eng/overall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overall
trans_list: jardineira | fato de macaco | fato-macaco | jardineiras | macacão
sense:
(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.


lexentry: eng/overalls__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overalls
trans_list: macacão
sense:
(US, Canada, Australia) Loose-fitting pants with supporting cross-straps and a panel of material in the chest (called a bib), often associated with farm work.


lexentry: eng/overcharge__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overcharge
trans_list: sobrecarregar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.


lexentry: eng/overdo__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overdo
trans_list: exagerar
sense:
(transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).


lexentry: eng/overexpose__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overexpose
trans_list: sobre-expor
sense:
(photography) To expose (film) to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


lexentry: eng/overexposure__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overexposure
trans_list: sobre-exposição
sense:
(photography) Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.


lexentry: eng/overfit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overfit
trans_list: sobreajustar
sense:
(statistics) To use a statistical model that has too many parameters relative to the size of the sample, leading to a good fit with the sample data but a poor fit with new data.


lexentry: eng/overground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overground
trans_list: pêndulo
sense:
(chiefly, London) A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally running through an urban area largely above ground and faster than an underground or metro with fewer stops.


lexentry: eng/overhang__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: overhang
trans_list: protuberância
sense:
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.


lexentry: eng/overhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overhead
trans_list: overhead
sense:
(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.


lexentry: eng/overjet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overjet
trans_list: sobressaliência
sense:
(dentistry) The extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors.


lexentry: eng/overleaf__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overleaf
trans_list: verso
sense:
On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.


lexentry: eng/overloading__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overloading
trans_list: sobrecarga
sense:
(object-oriented) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.


lexentry: eng/overlook__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overlook
trans_list: deixar passar
sense:
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.


lexentry: eng/overplay__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overplay
trans_list: exagerar
sense:
(transitive, music) To play (a song or record) too frequently, often to the point of causing weariness and annoyance.


lexentry: eng/overpopulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overpopulation
trans_list: superpopulação | sobrepopulação | sobrepovoamento | sobrepovoação | superpovoamento | superpovoação
sense:
(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.


lexentry: eng/overrated__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overrated
trans_list: sobrestimado
sense:
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field; not necessarily related to popularity.


lexentry: eng/overreach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overreach
trans_list: violação
sense:
(also, figuratively) An act of extending or reaching over, especially if too far or too much; overextension.


lexentry: eng/override__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: override
trans_list: sobrepor
sense:
(object-oriented, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.


lexentry: eng/overstrain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overstrain
trans_list: exigir demais
sense:
(ambitransitive) To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: hora extra
sense:
(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.


lexentry: eng/overtime__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overtime
trans_list: prorrogação | prolongamento
sense:
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: overtone
trans_list: parcial
sense:
(physics, music) A tone whose frequency is an integer multiple of another; a member of the harmonic series. [from 1867]


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overtone
trans_list: conotação
sense:
(figuratively, often, in plural) An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived as overwhelming the explicit message. [from 1890]


lexentry: eng/overtone__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: overtone
trans_list: conotação
sense:
An implicit message (in a film, book, verbal discussion, or similar) perceived subtly alongside, but not overwhelming, the explicit message.


lexentry: eng/overture__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: overture
trans_list: abertura
sense:
(music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture). [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/overweight__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: overweight
trans_list: sobrecarregado
sense:
(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.


lexentry: eng/oviduct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oviduct
trans_list: oviduto
sense:
(anatomy, typically used in, _, zoology) A duct through which an ovum passes from an ovary to the uterus or to the exterior.


lexentry: eng/ovine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovine
trans_list: ovino
sense:
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.


lexentry: eng/ovule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ovule
trans_list: ovo
sense:
(botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.


lexentry: eng/owe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owe
trans_list: dever
sense:
(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.


lexentry: eng/owl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: owl
trans_list: coruja | estrige | mocho
sense:
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/own__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: próprio
sense:
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.


lexentry: eng/own__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own
trans_list: possuir
sense:
(transitive) To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to; to acquire a property or asset.


lexentry: eng/own_goal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: own goal
trans_list: autogolo | gol contra
sense:
(sports) A goal that results from a player putting the ball or puck into the goal of their own team; the resulting goal being scored for the opposition.


lexentry: eng/oxalic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxalic acid
trans_list: ácido oxálico
sense:
(carboxylic acid) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)2, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.


lexentry: eng/oxbow_lake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxbow lake
trans_list: braço morto
sense:
A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.


lexentry: eng/oxidation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxidation
trans_list: oxidação
sense:
(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.


lexentry: eng/oxidizing_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxidizing agent
trans_list: comburente
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance that oxidizes, or receives electrons from, another; in so doing, it becomes reduced.


lexentry: eng/oxtail__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oxtail
trans_list: rabada | rabo de touro
sense:
A cut of meat taken from the tail of a cow or calf; it requires long, slow braising, and is used to prepare oxtail soup.


lexentry: eng/oxygen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxygen
trans_list: oxigénio | oxigênio
sense:
The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas.


lexentry: eng/oxymoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxymoron
trans_list: oxímoro | oximoro
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.


lexentry: eng/oxytocin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oxytocin
trans_list: ocitocina | oxitocina
sense:
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: ostra | marisco
sense:
Any of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.


lexentry: eng/oyster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: oyster
trans_list: marisco | ostra
sense:
The delicate oyster-shaped morsel of dark meat contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.


lexentry: eng/oyster_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oyster mushroom
trans_list: shimeji-preto
sense:
(US) The mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, which in the wild grows chiefly on hardwood trees, and is cultivated for food.


lexentry: eng/oyster_plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: oyster plant
trans_list: barba de bode
sense:
Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root


lexentry: eng/oystercatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: oystercatcher
trans_list: ostraceiro
sense:
Any of several black or pied coastal wading birds in the genus Haematopus that have a long red or orange bill and feed on shellfish.


lexentry: eng/ozone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone
trans_list: ozônio | ozono
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.


lexentry: eng/ozone_layer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ozone layer
trans_list: camada de ozono | camada de ozônio | camada de ozónio
sense:
A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.


lexentry: eng/p.m.__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: p.m.
trans_list: p.m.
sense:
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.


lexentry: eng/paan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paan
trans_list: paan
sense:
(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pablum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pablum
trans_list: mingau
sense:
(countable, uncountable, figurative, derogatory) Something overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.


lexentry: eng/paca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paca
trans_list: paca
sense:
Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.


lexentry: eng/pacarana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacarana
trans_list: pacarana
sense:
A large, rare, slow-moving rodent, Dinomys branickii, with a thick, furry tail, native to South America, the second-largest rodent after the capybara.


lexentry: eng/pace_egg__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pace egg
trans_list: ovo de Páscoa
sense:
A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.


lexentry: eng/pacemaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pacemaker
trans_list: marca-passo
sense:
(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.


lexentry: eng/pachycephalosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachycephalosaur
trans_list: paquicefalossauro
sense:
Any of a group of herbivorous dinosaurs, of the genus Pachycephalosaurus from the late Cretaceous period. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pachycephalosaurus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachycephalosaurus
trans_list: paquicefalossauro
sense:
Any of a group of herbivorous dinosaurs, of the genus Pachycephalosaurus from the late Cretaceous period.


lexentry: eng/pachyderm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pachyderm
trans_list: paquiderme
sense:
(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.


lexentry: eng/pacifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pacifier
trans_list: chupeta | bico | chucha | pipo
sense:
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pacifism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacifism
trans_list: pacifismo
sense:
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. [from c. 1900]


lexentry: eng/pacify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacify
trans_list: apaziguar | pacificar
sense:
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.


lexentry: eng/pack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: fardo
sense:
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.


lexentry: eng/pack__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pack
trans_list: fazer
sense:
(transitive) To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack


lexentry: eng/package__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: pacote
sense:
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.


lexentry: eng/package__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: package
trans_list: empacotar
sense:
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.


lexentry: eng/package_manager__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: package manager
trans_list: gerenciador de pacotes | gestor de pacotes
sense:
(software) A computer program responsible for installing, updating and configuring other software, maintaining an index of installed programs and resolving their dependencies.


lexentry: eng/packed_lunch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: packed lunch
trans_list: farnel | marmita | merenda
sense:
A meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.


lexentry: eng/packer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: packer
trans_list: packer
sense:
(LGBTQ) An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.


lexentry: eng/packet__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: packet
trans_list: packet
sense:
(networking) A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/pacu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pacu
trans_list: pacu
sense:
Any of certain freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae, endemic to South America; they are characterised by squarish, human-like teeth and a mainly herbivorous diet.


lexentry: eng/pad__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: pad
trans_list: bloco
sense:
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.


lexentry: eng/pad_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pad printing
trans_list: tampografia
sense:
A printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object, the image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.


lexentry: eng/paddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddle
trans_list: remo | válvula
sense:
A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.


lexentry: eng/paddlefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddlefish
trans_list: peixe-espátula
sense:
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: piquete
sense:
(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: pasto
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand) A field of grassland of any size, either enclosed by fences or delimited by geographical boundaries, especially a large area for keeping cattle or sheep.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: boxe | padoque
sense:
(horse racing) An enclosure next to a racecourse where horses are paraded and mounted before a race and unsaddled after a race.


lexentry: eng/paddock__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddock
trans_list: boxe | padoque
sense:
(motor racing) An area at a racing circuit where the racing vehicles are parked and worked on before and between races.


lexentry: eng/paddy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paddy
trans_list: arrozal
sense:
(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pagan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagan
trans_list: pagão | pagã
sense:
A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: page
trans_list: página | lauda
sense:
(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf.


lexentry: eng/page__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: page
trans_list: pajem
sense:
(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.


lexentry: eng/pagination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagination
trans_list: paginação
sense:
The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.


lexentry: eng/pagoda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pagoda
trans_list: pagode
sense:
A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pahoehoe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pahoehoe
trans_list: lava encordoada | pahoehoe
sense:
A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: dor
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.


lexentry: eng/pain__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pain
trans_list: dor
sense:
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress


lexentry: eng/pain__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pain
trans_list: doer em | machucar
sense:
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: painter
trans_list: proiz
sense:
(obsolete) A chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use. [14th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/painter__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: painter
trans_list: proiz
sense:
(nautical) A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pair
trans_list: par
sense:
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts).


lexentry: eng/pair__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pair
trans_list: par
sense:
(cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.


lexentry: eng/pair_of_compasses__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pair of compasses
trans_list: compasso
sense:
A tool for drawing accurate circles or circular arcs, or for measuring or transferring lengths, usually consisting of two arms joined with an adjustable hinge at one end; until the middle ages both arms always had metal points at their free ends (this version is now called a divider or pair of dividers), but in recent centuries for a device called a compass or pair of compasses, one arm typically holds a ruling pen, pencil, or some other implement for making marks.


lexentry: eng/pajamas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pajamas
trans_list: pijama
sense:
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.


lexentry: eng/palaeogeography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palaeogeography
trans_list: paleogeografia
sense:
The study of historical geography — of the (chiefly physical, but sometimes political/cultural) geography of the world in the geologic past.


lexentry: eng/palanquin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palanquin
trans_list: palanquim
sense:
(loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.


lexentry: eng/palatalization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatalization
trans_list: palatalização | palatização
sense:
(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.


lexentry: eng/palatalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatalize
trans_list: palatalizar
sense:
(phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palate
trans_list: céu da boca | palato
sense:
(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palate
trans_list: paladar
sense:
(figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/palatine_bone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatine bone
trans_list: osso palatino
sense:
(skeleton) Either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.


lexentry: eng/palatine_tonsil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palatine tonsil
trans_list: amígdala
sense:
(anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.


lexentry: eng/palaver__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palaver
trans_list: palavreado | paleio
sense:
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleface
trans_list: cara-pálida
sense:
(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.


lexentry: eng/paleobotany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleobotany
trans_list: paleobotânica
sense:
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/paleoburrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleoburrow
trans_list: paleotoca
sense:
(paleontology) A burrow formed by an animal of the ancient past, usually referring to the large tunnels excavated by giant armadillos and ground sloths now preserved as ichnofossils.


lexentry: eng/paleography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paleography
trans_list: paleografia
sense:
Ancient scripts or forms of writing themselves, as uncial, scriptio continua, or methods of using papyrus scrolls.


lexentry: eng/paleontology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleontology
trans_list: paleontologia
sense:
(American spelling) The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially as represented by fossils.


lexentry: eng/paleozoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paleozoology
trans_list: paleozoologia
sense:
(zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them


lexentry: eng/palfrey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palfrey
trans_list: palafrém
sense:
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).


lexentry: eng/palilalia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palilalia
trans_list: palilalia
sense:
(clinical psychology) A complex tic comprising the repetition or echoing of one's own spoken words, which may sound like stuttering.


lexentry: eng/palimpsest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palimpsest
trans_list: palimpsesto
sense:
A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.


lexentry: eng/palindrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palindrome
trans_list: palíndromo | capicua
sense:
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.


lexentry: eng/palingenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palingenesis
trans_list: palingenesia
sense:
(uncountable, biology, chiefly, historical, or, obsolete) The apparent repetition, during the development of a single embryo, of changes that occurred previously in the evolution of its species.


lexentry: eng/pall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pall
trans_list: perla
sense:
(heraldic charge) A charge representing an archbishop's pallium, having the form of the letter Y, sometimes charged with crosses.


lexentry: eng/pallet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pallet
trans_list: palete
sense:
A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.


lexentry: eng/pallet_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pallet jack
trans_list: paleteira | porta-paletes | transpaleteira
sense:
A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.


lexentry: eng/palliative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: palliative
trans_list: paliativo
sense:
(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.


lexentry: eng/palm__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm
trans_list: palma | palma da mão
sense:
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.


lexentry: eng/palm__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm
trans_list: empalmar | palmar
sense:
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g., for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.


lexentry: eng/palm_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm card
trans_list: ficha
sense:
A small card listing items to be discussed in a speech or presentation, usually in bullet point form, to assist the speaker.


lexentry: eng/palm_cockatoo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm cockatoo
trans_list: cacatua-das-palmeiras
sense:
Probosciger aterrimus, a large smoky-grey or black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea and far north Queensland, Australia, with a large black beak and prominent red cheek patches.


lexentry: eng/palm_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm oil
trans_list: azeite de dendê | óleo de palma
sense:
An edible plant oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis).


lexentry: eng/palm_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palm tree
trans_list: palma | palmeira
sense:
A tree of the family Arecaceae usually characterised by having a single stem or trunk, directly from which sprout several leaves or fronds giving a shape like an outstretched hand.


lexentry: eng/palmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmer
trans_list: palmeirim
sense:
(now, historical) A pilgrim who had been to the Holy Land and who brought back a palm branch in signification; a wandering religious votary.


lexentry: eng/palmitic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmitic acid
trans_list: ácido cetílico
sense:
(fatty acid) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc.


lexentry: eng/palmyra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palmyra
trans_list: cibe
sense:
A palm (Borassus flabellifer) with straight black upright trunk and palmate leaves, whose wood, fruit, and roots can be used for many purposes.


lexentry: eng/palo_verde__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palo verde
trans_list: cina-cina | turco
sense:
(US) Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.


lexentry: eng/palpate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpate
trans_list: apalpar | palpar
sense:
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.


lexentry: eng/palpitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palpitation
trans_list: palpitação
sense:
An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.


lexentry: eng/palsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palsy
trans_list: paralisia
sense:
(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.


lexentry: eng/palynology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: palynology
trans_list: palinologia
sense:
(science) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.


lexentry: eng/pamphlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pamphlet
trans_list: panfleto | brochura | folheto
sense:
A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.


lexentry: eng/pan__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pan
trans_list: bateia
sense:
A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.


lexentry: eng/pan__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pan
trans_list: batear
sense:
(transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)


lexentry: eng/panacea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panacea
trans_list: panaceia
sense:
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.


lexentry: eng/pancake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancake
trans_list: panqueca
sense:
(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:


lexentry: eng/pancreas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancreas
trans_list: pâncreas
sense:
(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.


lexentry: eng/pancytopenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pancytopenia
trans_list: pacitopenia
sense:
(pathology) A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood


lexentry: eng/panda__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: panda
trans_list: panda
sense:
(colloquial, also, attributively) Ellipsis of giant panda (“Ailuropoda melanoleuca”). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pandeiro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandeiro
trans_list: pandeiro
sense:
A type of hand-held frame drum with a round wooden frame and six pairs of metal discs fit along the sides, and an animal skin or nylon head; similar to a tambourine but with head tension that can be tuned and crisper, drier, and less sustained jingles, used in a number of Brazilian music forms.


lexentry: eng/pandeiro__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pandeiro
trans_list: adufe
sense:
A square double-skinned frame drum, often with a bell inside, used in medieval Spanish/Moorish music.


lexentry: eng/pandeism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandeism
trans_list: pandeísmo
sense:
(religion) A belief in a god who is both pantheistic and deistic, in particular a god who designed the universe and then became it and ceased to exist separately and act consciously with respect to it.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: pandémico | pandêmico
sense:
(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.


lexentry: eng/pandemic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemic
trans_list: pandemia
sense:
(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.


lexentry: eng/pandemonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandemonium
trans_list: caos | pandemónio | pandemônio
sense:
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.


lexentry: eng/pandiculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pandiculation
trans_list: espreguiçamento | pandiculação
sense:
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.


lexentry: eng/panel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: panel
trans_list: painel
sense:
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.


lexentry: eng/panela__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panela
trans_list: rapadura
sense:
An unrefined sugar product typical of Latin America, which is basically a solid piece of sucrose and fructose obtained from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane.


lexentry: eng/panelling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panelling
trans_list: lambri | lambril | lambrim
sense:
(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.


lexentry: eng/panentheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panentheism
trans_list: panenteísmo
sense:
(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.


lexentry: eng/panettone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panettone
trans_list: panetone | panettone
sense:
A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.


lexentry: eng/pang__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pang
trans_list: surto
sense:
(often, in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.


lexentry: eng/pang_of_conscience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pang of conscience
trans_list: dor na consciência
sense:
(often, in the plural) A feeling of shame, guilt, or embarrassment, resulting from behavior which one regrets.


lexentry: eng/pangolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pangolin
trans_list: pangolim
sense:
Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.


lexentry: eng/panhandle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panhandle
trans_list: esmolar
sense:
(intransitive, US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person.


lexentry: eng/panhandler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panhandler
trans_list: pedinte
sense:
One who panhandles; an urban beggar who typically stands on a street with an outstretched container in hand, begging for loose change or money.


lexentry: eng/panic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic
trans_list: pânico
sense:
(uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.


lexentry: eng/panic_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panic attack
trans_list: ataque de pânico | crise de pânico
sense:
A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.


lexentry: eng/pankration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pankration
trans_list: pancrácio
sense:
(martial arts) An Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.


lexentry: eng/panna_cotta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panna cotta
trans_list: panacota | panna cotta
sense:
A northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.


lexentry: eng/panniculus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panniculus
trans_list: panículo
sense:
(anatomy) A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.


lexentry: eng/pannier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pannier
trans_list: alforje
sense:
A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.


lexentry: eng/panopticon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: panopticon
trans_list: panóptico
sense:
A type of prison where all the cells are visible from the center, particularly if it is not possible for those in a cell to know if they are being watched.


lexentry: eng/panpipes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panpipes
trans_list: flauta de Pã
sense:
(musical instrument) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.


lexentry: eng/pansexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pansexuality
trans_list: pansexualidade
sense:
A sexual orientation characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love and/or sexual desire for people regardless of their gender or sex.


lexentry: eng/pant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pant
trans_list: arfagem | ofego
sense:
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.


lexentry: eng/pant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pant
trans_list: ofegar | arquejar | arfar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.


lexentry: eng/pantaloons__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantaloons
trans_list: calça
sense:
An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.


lexentry: eng/pantheism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantheism
trans_list: panteísmo
sense:
(religion) The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.


lexentry: eng/pantheon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pantheon
trans_list: panteão
sense:
(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.


lexentry: eng/panther__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: panther
trans_list: pantera-negra | pantera
sense:
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantograph
trans_list: pantógrafo
sense:
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.


lexentry: eng/pantograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pantograph
trans_list: pantógrafo
sense:
(rail transport) A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.


lexentry: eng/pantomime__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pantomime
trans_list: pantomima
sense:
(UK) A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pantry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pantry
trans_list: despensa
sense:
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pants
trans_list: calças
sense:
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pants__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pants
trans_list: cueca | calcinha
sense:
(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pap
trans_list: papa
sense:
(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.


lexentry: eng/papa_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: papa bear
trans_list: Pai galinha
sense:
(by extension, slang) A man, especially a father, who is extremely protective of a child or children.


lexentry: eng/papal_infallibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papal infallibility
trans_list: infalibilidade papal
sense:
(Roman Catholicism) The concept that the Pope, under certain circumstance (when making a statement on faith or morals, etc.) is protected by the Holy Spirit from being able to make a mistake.


lexentry: eng/paparazzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paparazzo
trans_list: paparazzo
sense:
A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper
trans_list: papel
sense:
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: paper
trans_list: papel | artigo
sense:
(rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: paper
trans_list: artigo | papel
sense:
A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.


lexentry: eng/paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: paper
trans_list: artigo
sense:
(finance, uncountable) Any financial assets other than specie, including paper money, commercial paper, and others.


lexentry: eng/paper_cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper cup
trans_list: copo de papel
sense:
A disposable cup made out of paper and often lined with plastic or wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the paper.


lexentry: eng/paper_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper over
trans_list: dissipar
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To superficially hide or disguise (a problem or a defect) without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.


lexentry: eng/paper_tape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper tape
trans_list: fita perfurada
sense:
(computing, historical) An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.


lexentry: eng/paper_tiger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paper tiger
trans_list: tigre de papel
sense:
(idiomatic) Something or someone that appears powerful, strong or threatening but is in reality weak, ineffective, or unable to withstand challenge.


lexentry: eng/paperweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paperweight
trans_list: peso de papel | pisa-papéis
sense:
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.


lexentry: eng/papier-mâché__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papier-mâché
trans_list: papel machê | papel-machê
sense:
Torn-up paper and other possible materials mixed with paste or glue used to create, when the mass is dried, a durable sculptural object.


lexentry: eng/papist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papist
trans_list: papista
sense:
(religious slur, Christianity) A Roman Catholic, especially one whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.


lexentry: eng/pappardelle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pappardelle
trans_list: pappardelle
sense:
A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).


lexentry: eng/papule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papule
trans_list: pápula
sense:
(dermatology) A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.


lexentry: eng/papyrology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papyrology
trans_list: papirologia
sense:
The study of papyrus, particularly the branch of archeology concerning ancient texts written on papyrus.


lexentry: eng/papyrus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: papyrus
trans_list: papiro
sense:
(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.


lexentry: eng/para-fascism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: para-fascism
trans_list: parafascismo
sense:
(fascism) A social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.


lexentry: eng/parabasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parabasis
trans_list: parábase
sense:
(historical, Ancient Greece) The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.


lexentry: eng/parabola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parabola
trans_list: parábola
sense:
(geometry) The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).


lexentry: eng/paracentesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paracentesis
trans_list: paracentese
sense:
(surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.


lexentry: eng/parachute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parachute
trans_list: paraquedas | pára-quedas
sense:
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.


lexentry: eng/paradiddle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradiddle
trans_list: moinho
sense:
(music) A percussive exercise (one of 26 drum rudiments per the National Association of Rudimental Drummers or one of 40 per the Percussive Arts Society) which involves playing four even strokes in the order ‘right left right right’ or ‘left right left left.’


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradigm
trans_list: paradigma
sense:
A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paradigm
trans_list: paradigma
sense:
An example serving as the model for such a pattern; an exceptionally good or prototypical example of a pattern or group.


lexentry: eng/paradigm__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: paradigm
trans_list: paradigma
sense:
(linguistics) A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.


lexentry: eng/paradigm_shift__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paradigm shift
trans_list: mudança de paradigma
sense:
(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]


lexentry: eng/paraffin_wax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraffin wax
trans_list: parafina
sense:
A waxy white solid hydrocarbon mixture used to make candles, wax paper, lubricants, and sealing materials.


lexentry: eng/paragoge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paragoge
trans_list: paragoge
sense:
(grammar, prosody) The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paragraph
trans_list: parágrafo
sense:
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.


lexentry: eng/paragraph__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paragraph
trans_list: parágrafo
sense:
(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.


lexentry: eng/paralipsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralipsis
trans_list: paralipse
sense:
(rhetoric, linguistics) A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parallax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallax
trans_list: paralaxe
sense:
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.


lexentry: eng/parallel__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: parallel
trans_list: paralela
sense:
(military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.


lexentry: eng/parallel_bars__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel bars
trans_list: barras paralelas
sense:
A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.


lexentry: eng/parallel_parking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel parking
trans_list: baliza
sense:
The action of parking a vehicle with its side parallel to the curb or the side of the road and facing in the direction of the traffic in the adjacent lane.


lexentry: eng/parallel_universe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallel universe
trans_list: universo paralelo
sense:
(sciences, scifi, cosmology) A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse.


lexentry: eng/parallelepiped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallelepiped
trans_list: paralelepípedo
sense:
(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.


lexentry: eng/parallelism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: parallelism
trans_list: paralelismo
sense:
(rhetoric, grammar) The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.


lexentry: eng/parallelism__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: parallelism
trans_list: paralelismo
sense:
(computing) The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.


lexentry: eng/parallelogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parallelogram
trans_list: paralelogramo
sense:
(geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.


lexentry: eng/paralogism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralogism
trans_list: paralogismo
sense:
A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.


lexentry: eng/paralogous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paralogous
trans_list: parálogo
sense:
(metaphorical) Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating divergence or relationship from a common point of origin.


lexentry: eng/paralysis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paralysis
trans_list: paralisia
sense:
(pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.


lexentry: eng/paramedic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramedic
trans_list: paramédica | paramédico
sense:
A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parameter
trans_list: parâmetro
sense:
A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.


lexentry: eng/parameter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parameter
trans_list: parâmetro
sense:
(programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.


lexentry: eng/parameterize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parameterize
trans_list: parametrizar
sense:
(databases, programming, transitive) To rewrite (a database query, etc.) as a template into which parameters can be inserted.


lexentry: eng/paramilitary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paramilitary
trans_list: paramilitar | organização/força/exército paramilitar
sense:
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.


lexentry: eng/paranoia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoia
trans_list: paranoia
sense:
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others


lexentry: eng/paranoid_personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoid personality disorder
trans_list: transtorno de personalidade paranóica
sense:
(psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.


lexentry: eng/paranoid_schizophrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranoid schizophrenia
trans_list: esquizofrenia paranoide
sense:
(psychiatry) A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy.


lexentry: eng/paranormal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paranormal
trans_list: paranormal
sense:
Of events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws.


lexentry: eng/paraphilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paraphilia
trans_list: parafilia
sense:
(sexology) Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of unconsenting individuals, lead to legal issues).


lexentry: eng/paraphrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraphrase
trans_list: paráfrase
sense:
A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.


lexentry: eng/paraphrase__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraphrase
trans_list: parafrasear
sense:
(ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.


lexentry: eng/paraphrenia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paraphrenia
trans_list: parafrenia
sense:
(psychiatry) The state of being paraphrenic, the most severe form of the mistrustful-paranoid-paraphrenic personality spectrum, related to paranoid personality disorder.


lexentry: eng/paraphyletic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraphyletic
trans_list: parafilético
sense:
(systematics) Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.


lexentry: eng/paraprosdokian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paraprosdokian
trans_list: surpresa
sense:
A figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.


lexentry: eng/parapsychology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parapsychology
trans_list: parapsicologia | pesquisa psi
sense:
The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.


lexentry: eng/parasaurolophus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasaurolophus
trans_list: parassaurolofo
sense:
Parasaurolophus, a herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of what is now North America that walked both as a biped and a quadruped.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasite
trans_list: parasita | verme
sense:
(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.


lexentry: eng/parasite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parasite
trans_list: parasita
sense:
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parasitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasitism
trans_list: parasitismo
sense:
(ecology, biology) Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.


lexentry: eng/parasitoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasitoid
trans_list: parasitoide
sense:
Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.


lexentry: eng/parasol_mushroom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasol mushroom
trans_list: frade | gasalho | marifusa | pucarinha | púcara | roca
sense:
Macrolepiota procera (syn. Lepiota procera, a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.


lexentry: eng/parasynthetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parasynthetic
trans_list: parasintético
sense:
(grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.


lexentry: eng/parataxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parataxis
trans_list: parataxe
sense:
(grammar) Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".


lexentry: eng/paratha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paratha
trans_list: paratha
sense:
an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.


lexentry: eng/parathyroid_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parathyroid gland
trans_list: paratireoide | paratiroide
sense:
(anatomy) Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.


lexentry: eng/parathyroid_hormone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parathyroid hormone
trans_list: paratormona | paratormônio
sense:
(protein) A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.


lexentry: eng/pardon_my_French__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pardon my French
trans_list: com o perdão da palavra | desculpa o palavreado
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic, often, humorous) To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pare
trans_list: descascar
sense:
(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.


lexentry: eng/pare__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pare
trans_list: capar
sense:
(transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.


lexentry: eng/pareidolia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pareidolia
trans_list: pareidolia
sense:
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.


lexentry: eng/parenchyma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenchyma
trans_list: parênquima
sense:
(anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parent
trans_list: pai
sense:
(often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: parent
trans_list: genitor | pai
sense:
(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parent__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: parent
trans_list: genitor | pai
sense:
(computing) The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/parental_control__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parental control
trans_list: controle dos pais
sense:
(usually, in the plural) A feature included in some digital television services, computers, mobile devices, software, etc. that allows parents to restrict their children's access to certain content.


lexentry: eng/parenteral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenteral
trans_list: parenteral | parentérico
sense:
(medicine) Administered by some means that avoids the gastrointestinal tract, particularly intravenously or by injection.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: parêntese
sense:
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.


lexentry: eng/parenthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parenthesis
trans_list: parêntese | parênteses
sense:
Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).


lexentry: eng/parhelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parhelion
trans_list: parélio
sense:
Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).


lexentry: eng/pariah__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pariah
trans_list: pária
sense:
Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish
trans_list: paróquia
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, Anglican, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodox) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.


lexentry: eng/parish__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parish
trans_list: paróquia
sense:
(US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.


lexentry: eng/parish_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parish church
trans_list: igreja paroquial
sense:
A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.


lexentry: eng/parity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parity
trans_list: paridade
sense:
(mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.


lexentry: eng/parity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parity
trans_list: paridade
sense:
(mathematics, countable) The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.


lexentry: eng/park__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: park
trans_list: parque
sense:
A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.


lexentry: eng/parking_disc__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking disc
trans_list: disco de estacionamento
sense:
A device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its eligibility to park in a specified place


lexentry: eng/parking_lot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking lot
trans_list: estacionamento
sense:
(North America, Philippines, Malaysia) A parking area, generally paved and open-air (sometimes with limited overhead covering), where automobiles may be left when not in use.


lexentry: eng/parking_meter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking meter
trans_list: parquímetro | parcômetro
sense:
A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.


lexentry: eng/parking_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking space
trans_list: vaga de estacionamento
sense:
(countable) A space in which a car or other vehicle can be parked. (Sometimes demarcated with lines painted on the ground.)


lexentry: eng/parking_ticket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parking ticket
trans_list: multa
sense:
A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.


lexentry: eng/parkour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parkour
trans_list: parkour | parcur
sense:
(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.


lexentry: eng/parlance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlance
trans_list: linguagem
sense:
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parliament
trans_list: parlamento
sense:
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliament__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parliament
trans_list: parlamento
sense:
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/parliamentarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parliamentarian
trans_list: parlamentar
sense:
(Commonwealth) A member of a parliament, congress or an elected national legislative body of another name.


lexentry: eng/parliamentary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parliamentary
trans_list: parlamentar
sense:
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.


lexentry: eng/parlor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parlor
trans_list: sala de exames
sense:
(dated, except in, Mid-Atlantic US) The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.


lexentry: eng/parochial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parochial
trans_list: paroquial | provinciano
sense:
(derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.


lexentry: eng/parochialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parochialism
trans_list: provincialismo | provincianismo
sense:
The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parole
trans_list: condicional | liberdade condicional
sense:
(with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: parole
trans_list: condicional | liberdade condicional
sense:
Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/parosmia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parosmia
trans_list: parosmia
sense:
(pathology) A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paroxysm
trans_list: paroxismo
sense:
(countable, medicine) A period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a seizure.


lexentry: eng/paroxysm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paroxysm
trans_list: paroxismo
sense:
(countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrot
trans_list: papagaio | louro
sense:
A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.


lexentry: eng/parrot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrot
trans_list: papagaiar | papaguear
sense:
(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.


lexentry: eng/parrotfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parrotfish
trans_list: peixe-papagaio
sense:
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parse
trans_list: analisar | decompor
sense:
(linguistics, ambitransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/parse__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: parse
trans_list: processar
sense:
(computing, ambitransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.


lexentry: eng/parsley__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parsley
trans_list: salsa | perrexil | salsinha
sense:
(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.


lexentry: eng/part-time__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: part-time
trans_list: de meio expediente
sense:
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.


lexentry: eng/part_of_speech__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: part of speech
trans_list: classe gramatical
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/parthenogenesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parthenogenesis
trans_list: partenogénese | partenogênese
sense:
(biology, countable, uncountable) (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.


lexentry: eng/partial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: partial
trans_list: parcial
sense:
Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.


lexentry: eng/partial_derivative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial derivative
trans_list: derivada parcial
sense:
(mathematics) A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.


lexentry: eng/partial_differential_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial differential equation
trans_list: equação diferencial parcial | equação de derivadas parciais
sense:
(calculus) A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.


lexentry: eng/partial_pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partial pressure
trans_list: pressão parcial
sense:
(physics, chemistry) The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would contribute to the total pressure.


lexentry: eng/participatory_democracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participatory democracy
trans_list: democracia participativa | democracia participatória
sense:
(political science) A form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies affecting their lives, rather than through elected representatives.


lexentry: eng/participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: participle
trans_list: particípio
sense:
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle
trans_list: partícula
sense:
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: particle
trans_list: partícula
sense:
(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/particle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: particle
trans_list: partícula
sense:
(grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).


lexentry: eng/particle_accelerator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particle accelerator
trans_list: acelerador de partículas
sense:
A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.


lexentry: eng/particular_church__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particular church
trans_list: igreja particular
sense:
(Catholicism) An ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.


lexentry: eng/particulate_matter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: particulate matter
trans_list: material particulado
sense:
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.


lexentry: eng/partisan__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: partisan
trans_list: partidário
sense:
Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party.


lexentry: eng/partisan__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partisan
trans_list: partasana
sense:
(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: partner
trans_list: parceira | parceiro
sense:
(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.


lexentry: eng/partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: partner
trans_list: parceira | parceiro
sense:
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.


lexentry: eng/partridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: partridge
trans_list: perdiz
sense:
(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party
trans_list: parte | partido
sense:
(legal) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract. [from ca. 1300s]


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: party
trans_list: partido
sense:
(now, rare, _, in general sense) A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest, etc., or united in maintaining a cause, policy, or opinion in opposition to others; a faction. [from ca. 1320s]


lexentry: eng/party__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: party
trans_list: festa | balada
sense:
A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion. [from 1700s]


lexentry: eng/party_animal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party animal
trans_list: festeira | festeiro
sense:
(idiomatic) A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.


lexentry: eng/party_horn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: party horn
trans_list: língua-de-sogra
sense:
A paper or plastic tube which may be blown into to create a sound, and sometimes is rolled up in a coil which unrolls and straightens out when blown.


lexentry: eng/parvenu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: parvenu
trans_list: parvenu
sense:
A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.


lexentry: eng/pascal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pascal
trans_list: pascal
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.


lexentry: eng/pasha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasha
trans_list: paxá
sense:
(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: passagem
sense:
An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.


lexentry: eng/pass__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: pass
trans_list: passe
sense:
A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pass
trans_list: passar
sense:
(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pass
trans_list: passar | tocar
sense:
(transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.


lexentry: eng/pass__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pass
trans_list: passar | falecer
sense:
(transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.


lexentry: eng/passable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: passable
trans_list: passável
sense:
(sociology) able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.


lexentry: eng/passacaglia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passacaglia
trans_list: passacaglia
sense:
(music genre) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.


lexentry: eng/passed_pawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passed pawn
trans_list: peão passado
sense:
(chess) A pawn that has passed beyond enemy pawns on its own or adjacent files, and that hence has a clear run to the first or eighth rank.


lexentry: eng/passing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: passing
trans_list: passagem
sense:
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/passing__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: passing
trans_list: passabilidade
sense:
(sociology) The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.


lexentry: eng/passion__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: passion
trans_list: paixão
sense:
(Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.


lexentry: eng/passionflower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passionflower
trans_list: maracujazeiro | maracujá
sense:
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.


lexentry: eng/passive_vocabulary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passive vocabulary
trans_list: vocabulário passivo
sense:
The words and phrases, collectively, that someone understands in speech and writing but does not commonly use.


lexentry: eng/passport__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: passport
trans_list: passaporte
sense:
An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: password
trans_list: senha | palavra-passe
sense:
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.


lexentry: eng/password__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: password
trans_list: senha | palavra-passe | palavra-chave | password
sense:
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.


lexentry: eng/past__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: past
trans_list: passado | pretérito
sense:
(grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/past_anterior__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past anterior
trans_list: passado anterior
sense:
(grammar) A compound tense used in literary French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, in function a pluperfect, and in form composed of the conjunction of the simple past tense of an auxiliary verb (avoir, être) with the past participle. Example: Après que la femme et l'homme l'eurent remercié = After the woman and the man had thanked him


lexentry: eng/past_historic_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past historic tense
trans_list: pretérito perfeito
sense:
(grammar) A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the deceased.


lexentry: eng/past_imperfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past imperfect tense
trans_list: pretérito imperfeito
sense:
A grammatical tense which expresses the past as an action which was still going on at the point in time described, say someone "was ...ing" something, as opposed to the already accomplished counterpart past perfect tense (where the action took place even further in the past)


lexentry: eng/past_perfect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past perfect
trans_list: pretérito mais-que-perfeito
sense:
A tense which describes actions that occurred before another action or event in the past; the pluperfect or the past anterior tense.


lexentry: eng/past_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: past tense
trans_list: passado | pretérito
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).


lexentry: eng/pasta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasta
trans_list: massa | macarrão
sense:
(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.


lexentry: eng/paste__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: paste
trans_list: colar
sense:
(transitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.


lexentry: eng/pastel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastel
trans_list: pastel
sense:
Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.


lexentry: eng/pasteurisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasteurisation
trans_list: pasteurização
sense:
(British spelling) Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.


lexentry: eng/pasteurize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pasteurize
trans_list: pasteurizar
sense:
(transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.


lexentry: eng/pastiche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pastiche
trans_list: pastiche | pasticho
sense:
A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.


lexentry: eng/pastille__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pastille
trans_list: pastilha
sense:
A candy- or sweet-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases substances that soothe a sore throat, and sometimes vapours to help unblock the nose or sinuses.


lexentry: eng/pastoral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pastoral
trans_list: pastoral
sense:
Relating to the care of souls, to the pastor of a church or to any local religious leader charged with the service of individual parishioners, i.e. a priest or rabbi.


lexentry: eng/pat_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pat down
trans_list: revistar
sense:
(US, informal, transitive) To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.


lexentry: eng/patch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patch
trans_list: remendo
sense:
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.


lexentry: eng/patch__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: patch
trans_list: corrigir
sense:
(computing) To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence:


lexentry: eng/patchouli__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patchouli
trans_list: patchuli
sense:
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.


lexentry: eng/patent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent
trans_list: patente
sense:
A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.


lexentry: eng/patent__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent
trans_list: patentear
sense:
To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.


lexentry: eng/patent_troll__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patent troll
trans_list: troll de patente
sense:
(patent law, informal, derogatory) A company, person, etc., that owns and enforces patents in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of producing, marketing, or promoting the subjects of the patents.


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandfather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paternal grandfather
trans_list: avô paterno
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternal_grandmother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paternal grandmother
trans_list: avó paterna
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal,‎ grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/paternoster__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: paternoster
trans_list: Pai Nosso
sense:
(archaic) A patent medicine, so named because salesmen would pray the Lord's Prayer over it before selling it.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: path
trans_list: caminho | endereço
sense:
(computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.


lexentry: eng/path__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: path
trans_list: caminho
sense:
(graph theory) A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).


lexentry: eng/pathogen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathogen
trans_list: patógeno
sense:
(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.


lexentry: eng/pathologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathologist
trans_list: patologista
sense:
An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.


lexentry: eng/pathologize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathologize
trans_list: patologizar
sense:
(transitive) To characterize as a pathology or disease; to characterize (a person) as suffering from a disease.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathology
trans_list: patologia
sense:
(academic, _, medicine) The academic biomedical specialty that advances the aspects of the biomedical sciences that allow for those clinical applications and their advancements over time.


lexentry: eng/pathology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pathology
trans_list: patologia
sense:
Pathosis: any deviation from a healthy or normal structure or function; abnormality; illness or malformation.


lexentry: eng/pathos__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pathos
trans_list: pathos | patos | páthos
sense:
The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.


lexentry: eng/pathway__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pathway
trans_list: via
sense:
(biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.


lexentry: eng/patient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patient
trans_list: paciente
sense:
A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.


lexentry: eng/patina__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patina
trans_list: pátina
sense:
The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.


lexentry: eng/patriarch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriarch
trans_list: patriarca
sense:
(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.]


lexentry: eng/patriarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriarchy
trans_list: patriarcado | patriarquia
sense:
(anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.


lexentry: eng/patrician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrician
trans_list: patrício
sense:
(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.


lexentry: eng/patrilocality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrilocality
trans_list: patrilocalidade
sense:
(sociology) A socially instituted practice whereupon a married couple lives with or near the family of the husband.


lexentry: eng/patriotic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriotic
trans_list: patriótico | patriota
sense:
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country


lexentry: eng/patriotism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patriotism
trans_list: patriotismo
sense:
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.


lexentry: eng/patrol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patrol
trans_list: patrulha | patrulhamento
sense:
(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.


lexentry: eng/patrol__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patrol
trans_list: patrulha
sense:
(military) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.


lexentry: eng/patron_saint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patron saint
trans_list: orago | padroeiro | patrono
sense:
(Christianity) A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.


lexentry: eng/patronage__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: patronage
trans_list: clientelismo
sense:
(politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.


lexentry: eng/patronize__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: patronize
trans_list: tratar condescendentemente
sense:
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.


lexentry: eng/patronymic__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: patronymic
trans_list: patronímico
sense:
(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.


lexentry: eng/patsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patsy
trans_list: otário
sense:
(informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.


lexentry: eng/patty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: patty
trans_list: bife
sense:
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.


lexentry: eng/pattycake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pattycake
trans_list: adoleta
sense:
(children's games) A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man".


lexentry: eng/pauldron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pauldron
trans_list: ombreira
sense:
(historical) A component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and back.


lexentry: eng/pave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pave
trans_list: pavimentar
sense:
(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.


lexentry: eng/pavement__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pavement
trans_list: pavimento
sense:
(now, chiefly, North America) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/pavis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pavis
trans_list: pavês
sense:
(military, history) Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body that could be positioned independently of the user, such as a crossbowman, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center. However, smaller, more standard shield types were also termed as such, with the central verticle ridge as a defining feature.


lexentry: eng/pavlova__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pavlova
trans_list: pavlova
sense:
(chiefly, Australia, and, New Zealand) A meringue dessert usually topped with fruit and cream. [From 1927.]


lexentry: eng/paw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paw
trans_list: pata
sense:
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.


lexentry: eng/pawa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawa
trans_list: haliote
sense:
(New Zealand) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.


lexentry: eng/pawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawl
trans_list: garra
sense:
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.


lexentry: eng/pawn__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawn
trans_list: peão
sense:
(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.


lexentry: eng/pawn__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pawn
trans_list: penhorar | empenhar
sense:
(transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.


lexentry: eng/pawnbroker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pawnbroker
trans_list: penhorista
sense:
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.


lexentry: eng/pay_TV__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay TV
trans_list: televisão por assinatura
sense:
A system whereby viewers pay to subscribe to specific broadcast television channels or programme typically used in cable television services


lexentry: eng/pay__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pay
trans_list: pagar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.


lexentry: eng/pay_respect__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay respect
trans_list: honrar
sense:
To demonstrate or profess respect to (someone or an ideal); to behave in a manner that demonstrates respect to (someone or an ideal).


lexentry: eng/pay_through_the_nose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pay through the nose
trans_list: pagar os olhos da cara
sense:
(idiomatic) To pay an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/payment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: payment
trans_list: pagamento
sense:
(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange#Noun for goods or services, or the transaction#Noun that conveys it.


lexentry: eng/payment_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payment card
trans_list: cartão bancário
sense:
(banking) A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.


lexentry: eng/payola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payola
trans_list: jabá
sense:
(US, Philippines) A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).


lexentry: eng/payphone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payphone
trans_list: orelhão
sense:
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.


lexentry: eng/payslip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: payslip
trans_list: contracheque | holerite
sense:
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid.


lexentry: eng/paywall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: paywall
trans_list: muro de pagamento | paywall
sense:
(informal, computing) A system that restricts access to content with a purchase or a paid subscription.


lexentry: eng/pea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pea
trans_list: ervilha
sense:
(especially, when without a qualifier) A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.


lexentry: eng/peace_pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peace pipe
trans_list: cachimbo da paz
sense:
A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.


lexentry: eng/peace_talks__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peace talks
trans_list: negociações de paz
sense:
A series of formal discussions between two or more nation-states or groups of people held to resolve existing conflict between them.


lexentry: eng/peaceable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peaceable
trans_list: pacifico
sense:
Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/peaceful_coexistence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peaceful coexistence
trans_list: coexistência pacífica
sense:
(politics) A situation where nation-states do not interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries, in order to avoid conflict; mutual non-interference.


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peach
trans_list: pêssego | pessegueiro
sense:
(countable) Any tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.


lexentry: eng/peach__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peach
trans_list: pêssego | pessegueiro
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.


lexentry: eng/peach_fuzz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peach fuzz
trans_list: lanugem
sense:
(literally) The fibrous material covering the skin of a peach fruit, e.g. as opposed to the fuzzless skin of a nectarine.


lexentry: eng/peachy__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peachy
trans_list: bacana
sense:
(colloquial) Very good, excellent, typically used sarcastically to indicate a state of misery, resentment or great frustration.


lexentry: eng/peafowl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peafowl
trans_list: pavão
sense:
A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).


lexentry: eng/peak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peak
trans_list: ponta | pico
sense:
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.


lexentry: eng/peal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peal
trans_list: estrondo
sense:
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pearl
trans_list: pérola
sense:
(literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.


lexentry: eng/pearl__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: pearl
trans_list: pérola
sense:
(uncountable, typography, printing, dated) The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.


lexentry: eng/pearly_penile_papules__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pearly penile papules
trans_list: pápulas peroladas (da glande)
sense:
(urology) A harmless hereditary anatomical variation consisting of small protuberances that may form on the ridge of the glans of the human penis.


lexentry: eng/peasant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peasant
trans_list: camponês | camponesa
sense:
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.


lexentry: eng/peat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peat
trans_list: turfa
sense:
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pecking_order__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pecking order
trans_list: hierarquia social
sense:
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.


lexentry: eng/pectin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectin
trans_list: pectina
sense:
(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting).


lexentry: eng/pectoral_sandpiper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pectoral sandpiper
trans_list: pilrito-peitoral
sense:
Calidris melanotos, a small migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania, and eats small invertebrates.


lexentry: eng/pedagogue__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pedagogue
trans_list: pedagogo
sense:
(historical, Ancient Greece) A slave who led the master's children to school, and had the charge of them generally.


lexentry: eng/pedal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedal
trans_list: pedal
sense:
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.


lexentry: eng/pedalo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedalo
trans_list: pedalinho | gaivota | cisne
sense:
(UK, watercraft) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.


lexentry: eng/pedant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedant
trans_list: pedante
sense:
A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.


lexentry: eng/pedestrian_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedestrian zone
trans_list: zona de peões
sense:
A road which is closed off to non-emergency motor traffic, with only pedestrians and small vehicles such as bicycles being allowed.


lexentry: eng/pedestrianize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedestrianize
trans_list: peadonizar | pedestrianizar
sense:
(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists


lexentry: eng/pediatric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatric
trans_list: pediátrico
sense:
(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pediatrician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatrician
trans_list: pediatra
sense:
(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.


lexentry: eng/pediatrics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediatrics
trans_list: pediatria
sense:
(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.


lexentry: eng/pedicel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedicel
trans_list: pedicelo
sense:
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.


lexentry: eng/pedicellaria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedicellaria
trans_list: pedicelária
sense:
(biology) A small, stalk-shaped structure of the sea urchin and other echinoderms, which has three pincer-like structures at the end that perform cleaning functions and serve as defense against predators.


lexentry: eng/pedigree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedigree
trans_list: pedigree
sense:
A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pedigree_collapse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedigree collapse
trans_list: implexo
sense:
(genealogy) The phenomenon in which ancestral inbreeding causes the number of a descendant’s distinct ancestors to be smaller than that predicted by a binary tree (\sum_{i=1}^n 2^i, where n represents the number of generations).


lexentry: eng/pediment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pediment
trans_list: frontão
sense:
(architectural element) A classical architectural element consisting of a triangular section or gable found above the horizontal superstructure (entablature) which lies immediately upon the columns; fronton.


lexentry: eng/pedipalp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedipalp
trans_list: palpo
sense:
(zootomy) Either of a second pair of appendages near the mouth of many arachnids, variously specialized as pincers, sensory or locomotory organs.


lexentry: eng/pedology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedology
trans_list: pedologia
sense:
The sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.


lexentry: eng/pedometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedometer
trans_list: pedómetro | pedômetro | podómetro | podômetro
sense:
A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.


lexentry: eng/pedophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedophile
trans_list: pedófilo | pedófila
sense:
(psychiatry, sexology) An adult or older adolescent who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pedophile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pedophile
trans_list: pedófilo | pedófila
sense:
(pejorative, by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child under the age of consent.


lexentry: eng/pedophilia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pedophilia
trans_list: pedofilia
sense:
(by extension, proscribed) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.


lexentry: eng/pedosexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pedosexual
trans_list: pedossexual
sense:
(uncommon, of an act or behavior) Being or constituting pedosexuality, sexual activity between an adult and a child.


lexentry: eng/peekaboo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peekaboo
trans_list: cucu
sense:
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".


lexentry: eng/peel__Noun__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peel
trans_list: pá
sense:
A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven.


lexentry: eng/peel_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peel off
trans_list: descascar
sense:
(intransitive) To separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.


lexentry: eng/peep__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: peep
trans_list: espiar | espreitar
sense:
(intransitive, dated) To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.


lexentry: eng/peephole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peephole
trans_list: olho mágico | óculo
sense:
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.


lexentry: eng/peeping_tom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peeping tom
trans_list: espreitador | voyeur
sense:
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.


lexentry: eng/peer__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: peer
trans_list: par
sense:
A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.


lexentry: eng/peer_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peer review
trans_list: revisão por pares
sense:
(education) The scholarly process whereby manuscripts intended to be published in an academic journal are reviewed by independent researchers (referees) to evaluate the contribution, i.e. the importance, novelty and accuracy of the manuscript's contents.


lexentry: eng/peg__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: peg
trans_list: gancho
sense:
(journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.


lexentry: eng/pelargonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelargonium
trans_list: pelargónio | pelargônio
sense:
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, similar to (and often confused with) true geraniums, but less hardy and often cultivated as annuals for ornamental purposes.


lexentry: eng/pellagra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pellagra
trans_list: pelagra
sense:
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pellet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pellet
trans_list: egagrópila | plumada
sense:
Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.


lexentry: eng/peloton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peloton
trans_list: pelotão
sense:
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.


lexentry: eng/pelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelt
trans_list: pele | tosão
sense:
The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).


lexentry: eng/pelvis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pelvis
trans_list: pelve | bacia | pélvis
sense:
(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.


lexentry: eng/pemphigoid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pemphigoid
trans_list: penfigoide
sense:
(pathology) Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.


lexentry: eng/pemphigus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pemphigus
trans_list: pênfigo
sense:
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.


lexentry: eng/pen__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pen
trans_list: caneta | pena
sense:
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.


lexentry: eng/penalty__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: penalty
trans_list: penalidade
sense:
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.


lexentry: eng/penalty_area__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty area
trans_list: grande área
sense:
(football, futsal) An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.


lexentry: eng/penalty_kick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty kick
trans_list: pênalti | grande penalidade | penálti
sense:
(soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal.


lexentry: eng/penalty_shootout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty shootout
trans_list: disputa por pênaltis | pênaltis
sense:
(football, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.


lexentry: eng/penalty_shot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penalty shot
trans_list: penalidade máxima
sense:
(ice hockey) A penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an opposing player. A player from the non-offending team is given an attempt to score a goal without opposition from any defending players except the goaltender.


lexentry: eng/penance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penance
trans_list: penitência
sense:
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.


lexentry: eng/penance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: penance
trans_list: penitência
sense:
A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).


lexentry: eng/pencil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pencil
trans_list: lápis
sense:
A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pencil_holder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil holder
trans_list: porta-lápis
sense:
A small opened container for stationery such as pencils, ballpoint pens, rubber, correction fluid, etc.


lexentry: eng/pencil_pusher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pencil pusher
trans_list: garanhão de escritório
sense:
(informal, often, derogatory) One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork.


lexentry: eng/pendant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pendant
trans_list: pingente
sense:
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pendentive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendentive
trans_list: pendente
sense:
(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.


lexentry: eng/pendragon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendragon
trans_list: pendragon
sense:
Also capitalized as Pendragon: a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs: chief war leader, chieftain, dictator, despot or king.


lexentry: eng/pendulum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pendulum
trans_list: pêndulo
sense:
(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.


lexentry: eng/penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penguin
trans_list: pinguim | pingüim
sense:
Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/penicillin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penicillin
trans_list: penicilina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.


lexentry: eng/penny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penny
trans_list: péni | pêni
sense:
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.


lexentry: eng/pennyroyal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pennyroyal
trans_list: poejo
sense:
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension
trans_list: pensão | aposentadoria
sense:
(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension
trans_list: pensão
sense:
A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pension_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pension fund
trans_list: fundo de pensão
sense:
A pool of assets forming an independent legal entity that are bought with the contributions to a pension plan for the exclusive purpose of financing pension plan benefits.


lexentry: eng/pentachoron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentachoron
trans_list: pentácoro
sense:
(mathematics) A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.


lexentry: eng/pentagram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentagram
trans_list: pentagrama
sense:
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.


lexentry: eng/pentalogy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentalogy
trans_list: pentalogia
sense:
A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five individual works.


lexentry: eng/pentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentane
trans_list: pentano
sense:
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methylbutane (isopentane), and dimethylpropane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: pentatlo
sense:
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: pentatlo
sense:
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon (“a 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run”).


lexentry: eng/pentathlon__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pentathlon
trans_list: pentatlo
sense:
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon, a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills.


lexentry: eng/penthouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: penthouse
trans_list: cobertura
sense:
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pentimento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pentimento
trans_list: pentimento
sense:
(art, literature) The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.


lexentry: eng/penultimate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: penultimate
trans_list: penúltimo
sense:
(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.


lexentry: eng/peonage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peonage
trans_list: peonagem
sense:
The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any system of involuntary servitude.


lexentry: eng/people's__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: people's
trans_list: popular
sense:
In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: people
trans_list: povo
sense:
(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: people
trans_list: pessoal
sense:
A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.


lexentry: eng/people__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: people
trans_list: povo
sense:
The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.


lexentry: eng/pepo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepo
trans_list: pepónio | pepônio
sense:
A fruit of plants of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, possessing a hard rind and producing many seeds in a single, central, pulpy chamber.


lexentry: eng/pepper__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pepper
trans_list: pimento | pimentão
sense:
(UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in a wide range of mild (sweet, nonspicy) to hot (spicy) varieties.


lexentry: eng/pepper_mill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepper mill
trans_list: moedor de pimenta | moinho de pimenta
sense:
A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.


lexentry: eng/pepper_shaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepper shaker
trans_list: pimenteiro
sense:
A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.


lexentry: eng/pepper_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pepper tree
trans_list: aroeira
sense:
Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peppermint
trans_list: hortelã-pimenta
sense:
A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/peppermint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: peppermint
trans_list: hortelã-pimenta
sense:
(countable) Any of various sweets containing extract of the peppermint herb; peppermint confectionery. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepperwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepperwort
trans_list: lepídio
sense:
Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pepsin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pepsin
trans_list: pepsina
sense:
(enzyme) A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptide
trans_list: péptido | peptido | peptídeo | peptídio
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.


lexentry: eng/peptide_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptide bond
trans_list: ligação peptídica
sense:
(chemistry) An amide bond formed between the amino and carboxyl functional groups of separate amino acids.


lexentry: eng/peptone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peptone
trans_list: peptona
sense:
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.


lexentry: eng/per_bend_sinister__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per bend sinister
trans_list: talhado
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).


lexentry: eng/per_fess__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per fess
trans_list: cortado
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).


lexentry: eng/per_pale__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: per pale
trans_list: partido
sense:
(heraldry) (Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).


lexentry: eng/percale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percale
trans_list: percal
sense:
(textiles) A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing.


lexentry: eng/percentile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percentile
trans_list: percentil
sense:
(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.


lexentry: eng/percontation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percontation
trans_list: busca | interrogação
sense:
(formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/percussion__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: percussion
trans_list: percussão
sense:
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.


lexentry: eng/percussion_cap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percussion cap
trans_list: espoleta
sense:
a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact


lexentry: eng/percussion_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percussion instrument
trans_list: instrumento de percussão
sense:
(musical instruments) An instrument in which the sound is produced by striking, scraping or shaking an object.


lexentry: eng/percussionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: percussionist
trans_list: baterista
sense:
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.


lexentry: eng/peregrinate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peregrinate
trans_list: peregrinar
sense:
(intransitive) To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: perennial
trans_list: perene
sense:
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: perennial
trans_list: perene | vivaz
sense:
(botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perennial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perennial
trans_list: planta perene
sense:
(botany) A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.


lexentry: eng/perestroika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perestroika
trans_list: perestroika
sense:
(historical, uncountable) A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.


lexentry: eng/perfect_fifth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect fifth
trans_list: quinta justa
sense:
(music) An interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series. In twelve-tone equal temperament, it spans seven semitones or five degrees of the diatonic scale.


lexentry: eng/perfect_pitch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect pitch
trans_list: ouvido absoluto
sense:
(music, uncountable) The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.


lexentry: eng/perfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfect tense
trans_list: perfeito
sense:
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.


lexentry: eng/perfection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfection
trans_list: perfeição
sense:
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.


lexentry: eng/perfectionist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfectionist
trans_list: perfeccionista
sense:
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/perfective_aspect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfective aspect
trans_list: perfeito
sense:
(grammar) A feature of the verb which denotes viewing the event the verb describes as a completed whole, rather than from within the event as it unfolds. For example, "she sat down" as opposed to "she was sitting down". Since the focus is on the completion of what is expressed by the verb, this aspect is generally associated with the past and future tenses. This term is often used interchangeably with aorist aspect. This is not to be confused with the perfect tense.


lexentry: eng/perfidious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfidious
trans_list: pérfido | desleal
sense:
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/perform__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: perform
trans_list: interpretar | apresentar-se
sense:
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performance
trans_list: desempenho
sense:
The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.


lexentry: eng/performance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: performance
trans_list: desempenho
sense:
That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.


lexentry: eng/performative_utterance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: performative utterance
trans_list: enunciado performativo
sense:
(philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.


lexentry: eng/perfume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perfume
trans_list: perfume | fragrância | cheiro
sense:
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.


lexentry: eng/pergola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pergola
trans_list: pergolado | pérgola
sense:
A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.


lexentry: eng/peridotite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peridotite
trans_list: peridotito
sense:
(geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.


lexentry: eng/perigee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perigee
trans_list: perigeu
sense:
(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.


lexentry: eng/perihelion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perihelion
trans_list: periélio
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.


lexentry: eng/period__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: period
trans_list: ponto | ponto final
sense:
(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: period
trans_list: ponto | ponto final
sense:
(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: period
trans_list: período
sense:
The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/period__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: period
trans_list: período | aula | tempo
sense:
(geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.


lexentry: eng/periodic_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periodic table
trans_list: tabela periódica
sense:
(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).


lexentry: eng/periodical__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: periodical
trans_list: periódico | publicação periódica
sense:
A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.


lexentry: eng/periodontitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periodontitis
trans_list: parodontite
sense:
(dentistry, periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.


lexentry: eng/perioperative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perioperative
trans_list: perioperativo
sense:
(surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.


lexentry: eng/peripheral_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peripheral device
trans_list: periférico
sense:
(computer hardware) An electronic device that is outside the computer's system unit (external to the computer's enclosing case), but used by the computer to which it is connected, such as a printer or a scanner.


lexentry: eng/periphrasis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periphrasis
trans_list: perífrase
sense:
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".


lexentry: eng/periscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: periscope
trans_list: periscópio
sense:
A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.


lexentry: eng/perispirit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perispirit
trans_list: perispírito
sense:
A layer of an abstract, ethereal material that is said by spiritualists to serve as the bond between one's spirit and physical body.


lexentry: eng/perissodactyl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perissodactyl
trans_list: perissodátilo
sense:
Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.


lexentry: eng/peristalsis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peristalsis
trans_list: peristalse | peristaltismo
sense:
(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.


lexentry: eng/peritoneum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peritoneum
trans_list: peritónio | peritônio | peritoneu
sense:
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.


lexentry: eng/peritonitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peritonitis
trans_list: peritonite
sense:
(pathology) Inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity.


lexentry: eng/permaculture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permaculture
trans_list: permacultura
sense:
(agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. [from 1978]


lexentry: eng/permanent_residency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent residency
trans_list: residência permanente
sense:
A visa status which allows a person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country


lexentry: eng/permanent_resident__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanent resident
trans_list: residente permanente
sense:
A person with permanent residency, a visa status which allows that person to reside indefinitely in a foreign country without acquiring citizenship in that country.


lexentry: eng/permanganate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permanganate
trans_list: permanganato
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents


lexentry: eng/permeability__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: permeability
trans_list: permeabilidade
sense:
(physics) A quantitative measure of the degree of magnetization of a material in the presence of an applied magnetic field (measured in newtons per ampere squared in SI units).


lexentry: eng/permeable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: permeable
trans_list: permeável
sense:
(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.


lexentry: eng/permeate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: permeate
trans_list: permear
sense:
(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture


lexentry: eng/permission__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: permission
trans_list: permissão
sense:
(computing) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.


lexentry: eng/permutation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: permutation
trans_list: permutação
sense:
(music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.


lexentry: eng/perorate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perorate
trans_list: perorar
sense:
(intransitive) To speak or declaim at great length, especially in a pompous or grandiloquent manner; to harangue.


lexentry: eng/peroration__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peroration
trans_list: introdução
sense:
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.


lexentry: eng/peroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peroxide
trans_list: peróxido
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.


lexentry: eng/perpetuate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perpetuate
trans_list: perpetuar
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.


lexentry: eng/persecute__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persecute
trans_list: perseguir
sense:
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.


lexentry: eng/perseverance_of_the_saints__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: perseverance of the saints
trans_list: perseverança dos santos
sense:
(Christianity, theology) A doctrine, one of the Five Points of Calvinism, stating that true believers in Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross (the "saints") cannot relapse and are predestined to salvation.


lexentry: eng/persevere__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persevere
trans_list: perseverar
sense:
(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.


lexentry: eng/persimmon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persimmon
trans_list: caquizeiro | diospireiro
sense:
The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.


lexentry: eng/persimmon__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: persimmon
trans_list: caqui | dióspiro | caquizeiro | diospireiro
sense:
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).


lexentry: eng/person-to-person__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: person-to-person
trans_list: pessoa
sense:
(telephony) Of a telephone call, such that the caller is only connected and charged if the person he specified is available to speak.


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: person
trans_list: pessoa
sense:
(in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).


lexentry: eng/person__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: person
trans_list: pessoa
sense:
(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/persona__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: persona
trans_list: perfil
sense:
(marketing, user experience) An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer, considered when designing products and services that will appeal to them.


lexentry: eng/personal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: personal
trans_list: pessoal
sense:
Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals


lexentry: eng/personal_lubricant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal lubricant
trans_list: lubrificante íntimo
sense:
Any lubricant used during human sexual activity to reduce friction between body parts, or between body parts and other objects.


lexentry: eng/personal_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal space
trans_list: espaço pessoal
sense:
The physical space closely surrounding a person, which can lead to discomfort, anger or anxiety if encroached on.


lexentry: eng/personal_trainer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal trainer
trans_list: treinador pessoal
sense:
Someone employed to help another with their fitness, especially by means of a personalised diet program and exercise regime.


lexentry: eng/personal_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personal union
trans_list: união personal
sense:
(politics, historical) The situation of two or more states sharing the same monarch, usually also with shared dynastic succession.


lexentry: eng/personal_union__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: personal union
trans_list: união hispostática
sense:
(theology, Christian theology) Hypostatic union; the union of Christ's humanity and divinity in one individual existence (person).


lexentry: eng/personality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personality
trans_list: personalidade
sense:
(of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.


lexentry: eng/personality_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personality disorder
trans_list: transtorno de personalidade
sense:
(psychiatry) Any of a class of mental disorders characterized by ongoing rigid patterns of thought and action.


lexentry: eng/personnel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: personnel
trans_list: pessoal
sense:
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.


lexentry: eng/perspective__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: perspective
trans_list: perspectiva | perspetiva
sense:
(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.


lexentry: eng/persuade__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: persuade
trans_list: persuadir
sense:
(transitive, now, rare, regional) To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/persuasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: persuasion
trans_list: persuasão
sense:
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/peruke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peruke
trans_list: peruca
sense:
A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.


lexentry: eng/peryton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peryton
trans_list: perítio
sense:
A fictional creature having the head and forelegs of a stag and the wings and hindquarters of a bird. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/peso__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peso
trans_list: peso
sense:
(historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.


lexentry: eng/pessimize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pessimize
trans_list: pessimizar
sense:
(transitive) To make (something) pessimal or the worst; (in a weaker sense) to make (something, such as a computer program) less efficient.


lexentry: eng/pesticide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pesticide
trans_list: pesticida | praguicida
sense:
Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.


lexentry: eng/pet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pet
trans_list: animal de estimação | animal doméstico | animal de companhia | pet
sense:
An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.


lexentry: eng/pet_shop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pet shop
trans_list: pet shop
sense:
A shop that sells animals kept as domestic pets, and products for caring for and feeding them. [from 1927]


lexentry: eng/peta-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peta-
trans_list: peta-
sense:
In the metric system, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1015 (a short scale quadrillion or long scale billiard). Symbol: P


lexentry: eng/petal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petal
trans_list: pétala
sense:
(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.


lexentry: eng/petasus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petasus
trans_list: pétaso
sense:
(historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/peter_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peter out
trans_list: diminuir
sense:
(intransitive, originally, US) Synonym of peter (“to diminish to nothing, (originally) to refer to a vein of ore”).


lexentry: eng/petite_bourgeoisie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: petite bourgeoisie
trans_list: pequena burguesia
sense:
(Marxism) An aspirational socio-economic class comprising small-scale capitalists such as small-business owners, managers, and some skilled professionals.


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petition
trans_list: abaixo-assinado
sense:
A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance. [from early 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/petition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: petition
trans_list: petição
sense:
(law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]


lexentry: eng/petrichor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrichor
trans_list: petricor
sense:
The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.


lexentry: eng/petrification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrification
trans_list: petrificação
sense:
Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.


lexentry: eng/petrified__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrified
trans_list: petrificado
sense:
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.


lexentry: eng/petrify__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrify
trans_list: petrificar
sense:
(transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.


lexentry: eng/petrodollar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrodollar
trans_list: petrodólar
sense:
(oil industry, mostly, in the plural, also, attributively) Money (either notionally or specifically in dollars or other currencies) earned from the sale of oil, often especially as considered among a national economy's principal revenue streams.


lexentry: eng/petrography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petrography
trans_list: petrografia
sense:
(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.


lexentry: eng/petroleum_jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petroleum jelly
trans_list: vaselina
sense:
A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.


lexentry: eng/petticoat__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: petticoat
trans_list: anágua
sense:
A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.


lexentry: eng/petty_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty officer
trans_list: oficial inferior | suboficial
sense:
A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army


lexentry: eng/petty_theft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: petty theft
trans_list: furto
sense:
A theft of property having a value lower than a certain small amount set forth in a statute, and considered to be a less serious class of crime.


lexentry: eng/pew__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pew
trans_list: banco de igreja
sense:
Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.


lexentry: eng/peyote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: peyote
trans_list: mescal | peiote
sense:
A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.


lexentry: eng/phagocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phagocyte
trans_list: fagócito
sense:
(cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.


lexentry: eng/phalanx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phalanx
trans_list: falange
sense:
(historical, plural phalanxes) An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.


lexentry: eng/phallocentric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phallocentric
trans_list: falocêntrico
sense:
Focused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/phantom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phantom
trans_list: fantasma
sense:
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.


lexentry: eng/pharaoh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharaoh
trans_list: faraó
sense:
(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty


lexentry: eng/pharisaism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pharisaism
trans_list: farisaísmo
sense:
(chiefly, Christianity) Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.


lexentry: eng/pharmacodynamics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacodynamics
trans_list: farmacodinâmica
sense:
(pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacokinetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacokinetics
trans_list: farmacocinética
sense:
(pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.


lexentry: eng/pharmacology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacology
trans_list: farmacologia
sense:
The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.


lexentry: eng/pharmacovigilance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharmacovigilance
trans_list: farmacovigilância
sense:
(medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. [from 1970s]


lexentry: eng/pharmacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pharmacy
trans_list: farmácia
sense:
(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.


lexentry: eng/pharyngeal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pharyngeal
trans_list: faringiano | faríngeo | faríngico
sense:
(phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.


lexentry: eng/pharynx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pharynx
trans_list: faringe
sense:
(anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.


lexentry: eng/phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: phase
trans_list: fase
sense:
(astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of a body's illuminated disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.


lexentry: eng/phase__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: phase
trans_list: fase
sense:
(physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.


lexentry: eng/phase_modulation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase modulation
trans_list: modulação em fase
sense:
A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.


lexentry: eng/phase_modulator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase modulator
trans_list: modulador de fase
sense:
an electronic circuit that causes the phase angle of a modulated wave to vary in accordance with the modulating signal


lexentry: eng/phase_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase out
trans_list: abandonar
sense:
(transitive) To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to remove in phases, or as if by phases (gradually).


lexentry: eng/phase_space__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase space
trans_list: espaço de fase | espaço de fases | espaço fásico
sense:
(mathematics, physics, dynamical system theory) Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every possible state is represented by some point;(less formally) the underlying set of such a topological space.


lexentry: eng/phase_transition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase transition
trans_list: transição de fase
sense:
(physics) The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.


lexentry: eng/phase_velocity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phase velocity
trans_list: velocidade de fase
sense:
(physics) The velocity of propagation of a pure sine wave of infinite extent and infinitesimal amplitude.


lexentry: eng/phaser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phaser
trans_list: phaser
sense:
(music) An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.


lexentry: eng/phasmid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phasmid
trans_list: fasmídeo
sense:
(entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/phatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phatic
trans_list: fático
sense:
(linguistics) Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship and whose meaning is otherwise either deemphasized or absent.


lexentry: eng/phencyclidine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phencyclidine
trans_list: fenciclidina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenol
trans_list: fenol
sense:
(organic compound, uncountable) A caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, C6H5OH, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid


lexentry: eng/phenol__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phenol
trans_list: fenol
sense:
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds having at least one hydroxyl group attached directly to the benzene ring (or other aromatic ring)


lexentry: eng/phenolic_resin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenolic resin
trans_list: resina fenólica
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a particular class of thermosetting resin made through the condensation of phenol (or a phenol derivative) with an aldehyde.


lexentry: eng/phenoloxidase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenoloxidase
trans_list: fenoloxidase
sense:
(enzyme) An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes


lexentry: eng/phenomenology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenomenology
trans_list: fenomenologia
sense:
(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.


lexentry: eng/phenomenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: phenomenon
trans_list: fenômeno | fenómeno
sense:
(philosophy, chiefly, Kantian, _, idealism) An experienced object whose constitution reflects the order and conceptual structure imposed upon it by the human mind (especially by the powers of perception and understanding).


lexentry: eng/phenotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenotype
trans_list: fenótipo
sense:
(genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.


lexentry: eng/phenylalanine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenylalanine
trans_list: fenilalanina
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid C9H11NO2 found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.


lexentry: eng/phenylephrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenylephrine
trans_list: fenilefrina
sense:
(medicine, pharmaceutical drug) An α-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C9H13NO2.


lexentry: eng/phenylketonuria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phenylketonuria
trans_list: fenilcetonúria
sense:
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.


lexentry: eng/pheromone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pheromone
trans_list: feromona | feromônio
sense:
(biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.


lexentry: eng/philanthropy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philanthropy
trans_list: filantropia
sense:
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.


lexentry: eng/philia__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: philia
trans_list: filia
sense:
(countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something


lexentry: eng/philistine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philistine
trans_list: burguês | filisteu
sense:
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/philistine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philistine
trans_list: filisteia | filisteu
sense:
(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.


lexentry: eng/philo-Semitism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philo-Semitism
trans_list: filossemitismo
sense:
Interest in or appreciation of Jewish people, their history, or the influence of Judaism, particularly on the part of a gentile.


lexentry: eng/philodendron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philodendron
trans_list: filodendro
sense:
Any of several climbing plants, of the genus Philodendron, native to America and the West Indies that are often grown as house plants.


lexentry: eng/philologist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philologist
trans_list: filólogo | filologista | filóloga
sense:
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.


lexentry: eng/philosopher's_stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philosopher's stone
trans_list: pedra filosofal
sense:
(alchemy) A supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.


lexentry: eng/philosopher__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: philosopher
trans_list: filósofo | filósofa
sense:
(archaic) A person who applies the principles of philosophy to the conduct of their life, as by acting calmly and rationally in the face of inevitable change.


lexentry: eng/philosopher__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: philosopher
trans_list: filósofo | filósofa
sense:
(archaic) A student, scholar, or expert in any branch of knowledge, especially those branches studied prior to being considered part of pure science.


lexentry: eng/philosophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philosophy
trans_list: filosofia
sense:
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.


lexentry: eng/philosophy_of_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philosophy of science
trans_list: filosofia da ciência
sense:
(philosophy, uncountable) The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/philter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: philter
trans_list: filtro
sense:
A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phimosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phimosis
trans_list: fimose
sense:
(symptom) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phlegm
trans_list: fleuma | flegma
sense:
(historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phlegm
trans_list: catarro
sense:
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/phlegm__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: phlegm
trans_list: fleuma
sense:
Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/phloem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phloem
trans_list: floema
sense:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.


lexentry: eng/phlogiston__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phlogiston
trans_list: flogisto | flogístico
sense:
(chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.


lexentry: eng/phlogopite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phlogopite
trans_list: flogopita
sense:
(mineral) A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator


lexentry: eng/pho__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pho
trans_list: pho | phở
sense:
A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.


lexentry: eng/phocomelia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phocomelia
trans_list: focomelia
sense:
A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.


lexentry: eng/phoenix__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: phoenix
trans_list: fénix | fênix | fénice | fênice
sense:
(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.


lexentry: eng/phonation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonation
trans_list: fonação
sense:
(phonetics) The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.


lexentry: eng/phone__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phone
trans_list: fone
sense:
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.


lexentry: eng/phone_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: phone in
trans_list: colocar pouco esforço em algo
sense:
(ambitransitive, idiomatic, figurative) To fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.


lexentry: eng/phoneme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phoneme
trans_list: fonema
sense:
(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.


lexentry: eng/phonemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phonemic
trans_list: fonémico | fonêmico
sense:
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.


lexentry: eng/phonemic_merger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonemic merger
trans_list: convergência
sense:
(phonology) The phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge and become replaced by a single phoneme.


lexentry: eng/phonetically__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonetically
trans_list: foneticamente
sense:
In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.


lexentry: eng/phonetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonetics
trans_list: fonética
sense:
(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.


lexentry: eng/phonology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonology
trans_list: fonologia
sense:
(uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system. [from late 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/phonology__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phonology
trans_list: fonologia
sense:
(by extension, uncountable) The study of the way components of signs function in a sign language, and which components are distinctive units within the language; (countable) the way components of signs function within a given sign language.


lexentry: eng/phonon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonon
trans_list: fonão | fônon
sense:
(physics) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.


lexentry: eng/phonotactics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phonotactics
trans_list: fonotática
sense:
(linguistics, phonology) A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.


lexentry: eng/phosphatase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphatase
trans_list: fosfatase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.


lexentry: eng/phosphene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphene
trans_list: fosfeno
sense:
A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.


lexentry: eng/phospholipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phospholipid
trans_list: fosfolipídio | fosfolípide
sense:
(organic compound) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.


lexentry: eng/phosphorescent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphorescent
trans_list: fosforescente
sense:
Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.


lexentry: eng/phosphoric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphoric
trans_list: fosfórico
sense:
(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/phosphoric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphoric acid
trans_list: ácido fosfórico
sense:
(inorganic compound) A colourless, odourless solid, H3PO4, often in solution as a syrupy liquid, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.


lexentry: eng/phosphorus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphorus
trans_list: fósforo
sense:
(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.


lexentry: eng/phosphorylation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phosphorylation
trans_list: fosforilação
sense:
(biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.


lexentry: eng/photic_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photic zone
trans_list: zona fótica
sense:
The part of the near-surface body of an ocean or lake that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.


lexentry: eng/photocopier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photocopier
trans_list: copiadora | xerox
sense:
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.


lexentry: eng/photodiode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photodiode
trans_list: fotodíodo
sense:
(electronics) A semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.


lexentry: eng/photoelectric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photoelectric
trans_list: fotoelétrico
sense:
Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.


lexentry: eng/photoelectric_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photoelectric effect
trans_list: efeito fotoelétrico
sense:
(physics) The emission of electrons from the surface of a material following the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.


lexentry: eng/photograph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photograph
trans_list: fotografia | foto | retrato
sense:
(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.


lexentry: eng/photographic_memory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photographic memory
trans_list: memória fotográfica
sense:
(neuroscience) The ability to recall images, sounds, smells, or objects in memory with great accuracy and in seemingly unlimited volume.


lexentry: eng/photomultiplier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photomultiplier
trans_list: fotomultiplicador
sense:
(physics) A device, normally in the form of a tube, that uses a photocathode to convert photons into photoelectrons which are then amplified.


lexentry: eng/photon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photon
trans_list: fotão | fóton
sense:
(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.


lexentry: eng/photonics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photonics
trans_list: fotónica | fotônica
sense:
(sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.


lexentry: eng/photopaper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photopaper
trans_list: papel fotográfico
sense:
Photographic paper; paper coated with light-sensitive chemicals, used for making photographic prints on traditional film cameras.


lexentry: eng/photoshop__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photoshop
trans_list: photoshopar
sense:
(trademark, media, computing, usually, transitive) To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).


lexentry: eng/photosynthesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photosynthesis
trans_list: fotossíntese
sense:
(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.


lexentry: eng/photovoltaic_effect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: photovoltaic effect
trans_list: efeito fotoelétrico
sense:
(physics) the conversion of electromagnetic radiation into electric power through absorption by a semiconducting material


lexentry: eng/phrasal_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phrasal verb
trans_list: locução verbal | verbo frasal
sense:
(linguistics, more loosely) A phrase, consisting of a verb with a preposition and/or adverb, that has idiomatic meaning.


lexentry: eng/phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phrase
trans_list: locução | sintagma
sense:
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.


lexentry: eng/phrasing__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: phrasing
trans_list: dicção
sense:
(music) The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.


lexentry: eng/phreatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phreatic
trans_list: freático
sense:
(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.


lexentry: eng/phrenology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phrenology
trans_list: frenologia
sense:
(medicine, biology, historical) The pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.


lexentry: eng/phthalein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phthalein
trans_list: ftaleína
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a range of lactones formed by the reaction of phenols with phthalic anhydride.


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylactery
trans_list: tefilin | filactério
sense:
Either of two small leather cases containing scrolls with passages from the Torah, traditionally worn by a Jewish man (one on the arm (usually the left) and one on the forehead) and now sometimes by a woman at certain morning prayers as a reminder to obey the law as set out in the Bible; a tefilla.


lexentry: eng/phylactery__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: phylactery
trans_list: bandeirola | filactera | filactério | pergaminho de fala | voluta de fala
sense:
(art, historical) A scroll with words on it depicted as emerging from a person's mouth or held in their hands, indicating what they are singing or speaking; a banderole, a speech scroll.


lexentry: eng/phyllo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phyllo
trans_list: massa filo | massa phyllo
sense:
A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.


lexentry: eng/phyllotaxis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phyllotaxis
trans_list: filotaxia
sense:
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.


lexentry: eng/phylloxera__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylloxera
trans_list: filoxera
sense:
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/phylogenetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylogenetics
trans_list: filogenia
sense:
(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.


lexentry: eng/phylogeography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylogeography
trans_list: filogeografia
sense:
(evolutionary biology) The study of the processes controlling the geographic distributions of lineages by constructing the genealogies of populations and genes


lexentry: eng/phylum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phylum
trans_list: filo
sense:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank


lexentry: eng/physalis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: physalis
trans_list: fisális
sense:
Fruit of such a plant, a yellow-orange berry, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.


lexentry: eng/physical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: physical
trans_list: físico
sense:
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/physical_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical education
trans_list: educação física
sense:
An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.


lexentry: eng/physical_mediumship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical mediumship
trans_list: mediunidade de efeitos físicos
sense:
(parapsychology) The ability to make the spirit world cause physical phenomena that can be observed by anyone present.


lexentry: eng/physical_quantity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physical quantity
trans_list: grandeza física
sense:
(physics) A physical property that can be measured or calculated from other physical property and expressed as the product of a numerical value and a physical unit.


lexentry: eng/physician__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physician
trans_list: doutora | médica
sense:
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.


lexentry: eng/physicist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physicist
trans_list: físico | física
sense:
A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level.


lexentry: eng/physics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physics
trans_list: física
sense:
The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.


lexentry: eng/physiognomy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiognomy
trans_list: fisiognomia | fisiognomonia
sense:
The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.


lexentry: eng/physiography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiography
trans_list: fisiografia
sense:
(geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.


lexentry: eng/physiology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiology
trans_list: fisiologia
sense:
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.


lexentry: eng/physiotherapist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiotherapist
trans_list: fisioterapeuta
sense:
(British, Commonwealth, Irish) A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.


lexentry: eng/physiotherapy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: physiotherapy
trans_list: fisioterapia
sense:
(British, Commonwealth, Irish) Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.


lexentry: eng/phytomining__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: phytomining
trans_list: agromineração | fitomineração
sense:
(biotechnology) The planting and harvesting of vegetation that selectively concentrates specific metals from the environment into their tissues, for the purpose of commercial exploitation of the extracted metal.


lexentry: eng/pi__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pi
trans_list: pi
sense:
(mathematics) An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.


lexentry: eng/piano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piano
trans_list: piano
sense:
(musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803]


lexentry: eng/pica__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pica
trans_list: espada
sense:
(pathology, usually, uncountable) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.


lexentry: eng/piccolo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: piccolo
trans_list: flautim | piccolo
sense:
A piccolo flute
 A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.


lexentry: eng/pick-me-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pick-me-up
trans_list: analéptico
sense:
(informal) A drink, often an alcoholic one, taken as a stimulant or sometimes as a hangover cure; a restorative, tonic or bracer. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pick__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pick
trans_list: colher
sense:
To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.


lexentry: eng/pick__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: pick
trans_list: pegar
sense:
(dated, transitive) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.


lexentry: eng/pick_one's_nose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pick one's nose
trans_list: cutucar o nariz | limpar o salão
sense:
(idiomatic) To insert a finger or other object into one's nostril to remove obstructions, especially dried mucus.


lexentry: eng/pick_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: pick up
trans_list: pegar
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, _, with on) To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.


lexentry: eng/pickaxe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickaxe
trans_list: picareta
sense:
A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.


lexentry: eng/picket__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: picket
trans_list: canto do castigo
sense:
(military) One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickle
trans_list: picles
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.


lexentry: eng/pickle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pickle
trans_list: conservar | salmourar
sense:
(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.


lexentry: eng/pickling__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pickling
trans_list: decapagem
sense:
A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids.


lexentry: eng/picric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: picric acid
trans_list: ácido pícrico
sense:
(organic compound) 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic


lexentry: eng/pics_or_it_didn't_happen__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pics or it didn't happen
trans_list: sem fotos, sem fatos
sense:
(internet slang, jocular) Used to request a picture of a reported event, especially on an Internet forum.


lexentry: eng/picture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: picture
trans_list: imagem | figura
sense:
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.


lexentry: eng/picture_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: picture card
trans_list: pintor
sense:
A playing card which has a picture on it (usually Jack, Queen or King (coat card), but sometimes including Ace or Joker).


lexentry: eng/picturesque__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: picturesque
trans_list: pitoresco
sense:
Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.


lexentry: eng/pidgin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pidgin
trans_list: pidgin
sense:
(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.


lexentry: eng/pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pie
trans_list: tarte
sense:
A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.)


lexentry: eng/pie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pie
trans_list: tarte
sense:
Any of various other, non-pastry dishes that maintain the general concept of a shell with a filling.


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: piece
trans_list: peça
sense:
(chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.


lexentry: eng/piece__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: piece
trans_list: peça
sense:
(baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.


lexentry: eng/piece_work__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piece work
trans_list: acorde
sense:
Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.


lexentry: eng/piecewise_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piecewise function
trans_list: função definida por partes | função definida por troços
sense:
(mathematics) A function whose domain is partitioned into several intervals on which the function may be defined differently.


lexentry: eng/piecewise_smooth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piecewise smooth
trans_list: liso por partes
sense:
(mathematics) Equal to a sum of finitely many parts, each of which is smooth; often said of curves and surfaces


lexentry: eng/pied_avocet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pied avocet
trans_list: alfaiate
sense:
Recurvirostra avosetta, a black and white wading bird of temperate Europe and western and central Asia, wintering in Africa and south Asia.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pier
trans_list: cais | píer | trapiche
sense:
A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.


lexentry: eng/pier__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pier
trans_list: pilastra
sense:
(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof, or the hinges of a gate.


lexentry: eng/pierogi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pierogi
trans_list: pierogi
sense:
(North America) A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling.


lexentry: eng/pietism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pietism
trans_list: pietismo
sense:
(Christianity, often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.


lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pig
trans_list: porco | suíno
sense:
(countable) Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.


lexentry: eng/pig__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: pig
trans_list: porco | nojento
sense:
(engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.


lexentry: eng/pig_in_a_poke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pig in a poke
trans_list: nabos em saco
sense:
(idiomatic) Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.


lexentry: eng/pig_iron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pig iron
trans_list: ferro-gusa | gusa
sense:
A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pigeonhole
trans_list: escaninho
sense:
One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items.


lexentry: eng/pigeonhole__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pigeonhole
trans_list: rotular
sense:
To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.


lexentry: eng/pika__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pika
trans_list: espada
sense:
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.


lexentry: eng/pikachurin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pikachurin
trans_list: pikachurina
sense:
(biochemistry) A dystroglycan-interacting polysaccharide which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.


lexentry: eng/pike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pike
trans_list: pique | chuço
sense:
(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.


lexentry: eng/pilaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pilaf
trans_list: pilaf | pilafe
sense:
A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.


lexentry: eng/pilaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pilaster
trans_list: pilastra
sense:
(structural, _, architecture) A column or short wing wall attached to the foundation wall which provides lateral support, or to support a vertical load that does not fall on the foundation wall.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: pile
trans_list: pilha
sense:
A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals (especially copper and zinc), laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; a voltaic pile, or galvanic pile.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pile
trans_list: pila
sense:
(heraldiccharge) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.


lexentry: eng/pile__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pile
trans_list: madeixa
sense:
Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)


lexentry: eng/pile__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pile
trans_list: empilhar | fazer monte desordenado | fazer pilha | pôr em pilha
sense:
(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate


lexentry: eng/pile_driver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pile driver
trans_list: bate-estacas
sense:
A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pill
trans_list: pílula | comprimido
sense:
(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pill
trans_list: pílula
sense:
(informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.


lexentry: eng/pill__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pill
trans_list: borboto
sense:
(textiles) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.


lexentry: eng/pill_bug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pill bug
trans_list: bicho-de-conta
sense:
(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.


lexentry: eng/pillory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillory
trans_list: pelourinho
sense:
A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.


lexentry: eng/pillow_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pillow word
trans_list: aposto
sense:
In Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pilot
trans_list: prático
sense:
A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.


lexentry: eng/pilot__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: pilot
trans_list: piloto
sense:
(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.


lexentry: eng/pimento__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pimento
trans_list: pimento
sense:
A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.


lexentry: eng/pimp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pimp
trans_list: cafetão | proxeneta | chulo | safado | alcoviteiro
sense:
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.


lexentry: eng/pimpernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pimpernel
trans_list: morrião
sense:
Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially the scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pimping__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pimping
trans_list: tuning
sense:
The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.


lexentry: eng/pimple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pimple
trans_list: espinha | borbulha
sense:
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pin
trans_list: alfinete
sense:
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pin
trans_list: pino
sense:
A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pin
trans_list: crachá | pin
sense:
(US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.


lexentry: eng/pin__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: pin
trans_list: cravada
sense:
(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.


lexentry: eng/pinafore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinafore
trans_list: salopete
sense:
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.


lexentry: eng/pinball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinball
trans_list: pinball
sense:
(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.


lexentry: eng/pincushion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pincushion
trans_list: alfineteira
sense:
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.


lexentry: eng/pine_nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pine nut
trans_list: pinhão
sense:
The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially Pinus pinea, Pinus cembra, and Pinus cembroides.


lexentry: eng/pineal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pineal gland
trans_list: glândula pineal
sense:
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) A small, pinecone-shaped endocrine gland found near the centre of the brain that produces melatonin.


lexentry: eng/pingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pingo
trans_list: colina
sense:
(geomorphology) A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. [from 1920s]


lexentry: eng/pink_noise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pink noise
trans_list: ruído rosa
sense:
A signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the spectral energy density is proportional to the reciprocal of the frequency (1/f).


lexentry: eng/pinko__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinko
trans_list: cor de rosa
sense:
(informal, often, derogatory, chiefly, US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist. [from mid-1930s]


lexentry: eng/pinna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinna
trans_list: pavilhão auditivo | orelha
sense:
(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.


lexentry: eng/pinnacle__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pinnacle
trans_list: pináculo
sense:
(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.


lexentry: eng/pinnate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pinnate
trans_list: penado | pinado
sense:
(botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis


lexentry: eng/pinniped__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinniped
trans_list: foca
sense:
Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.


lexentry: eng/pinocytosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinocytosis
trans_list: pinocitose
sense:
(biology) A form of endocytosis in which material enters a cell through its membrane and is incorporated in vesicles for digestion.


lexentry: eng/pins_and_needles__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pins and needles
trans_list: formigamento
sense:
(informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations.


lexentry: eng/pinwheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pinwheel
trans_list: cata-vento
sense:
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.


lexentry: eng/pion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pion
trans_list: píon | pião
sense:
(particle) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.


lexentry: eng/pioneer__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pioneer
trans_list: pioneiro
sense:
(Communism) A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming a member of the Party itself.


lexentry: eng/pioneering__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pioneering
trans_list: bandeirante
sense:
Involving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.


lexentry: eng/pip__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pip
trans_list: caroço | semente
sense:
(UK) A seed inside certain fleshy fruits, such as the stone (pit) of a stonefruit or the smaller seeds of an orange or apple.


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe
trans_list: flauta
sense:
(woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pipe
trans_list: cano | tubo | duto
sense:
A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pipe
trans_list: pipe
sense:
(computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe_bomb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe bomb
trans_list: bomba tubo
sense:
An improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder or other explosive material encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect.


lexentry: eng/pipe_dream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe dream
trans_list: quimera
sense:
(idiomatic, originally, US) A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipe_organ__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe organ
trans_list: órgão
sense:
(musical instrument) The largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console. The organ produces its sound by sending air through organ pipes- either reed pipes or flue pipes, which are seated on wind chests. The valves controlling each pipe may be actuated electronically or using long wooden poles called trackers.


lexentry: eng/pipe_wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipe wrench
trans_list: chave Stillson | chave de grifo
sense:
An adjustable wrench (British spanner) with a toothed jaw for gripping pipe, frequently used by a plumber or pipe fitter, to loosen and tighten pipes with threaded connections.


lexentry: eng/pipefish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipefish
trans_list: peixe-cachimbo
sense:
A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.


lexentry: eng/pipeline__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pipeline
trans_list: pipeline
sense:
A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).


lexentry: eng/pipette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipette
trans_list: pipeta
sense:
(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pipit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pipit
trans_list: petinha | caminheiro | corredeira
sense:
Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.


lexentry: eng/pique__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pique
trans_list: atiçar
sense:
To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).


lexentry: eng/piquet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piquet
trans_list: canto do castigo
sense:
(card games) A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.


lexentry: eng/piracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piracy
trans_list: pirataria
sense:
(crime, nautical) Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.


lexentry: eng/piranha__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piranha
trans_list: piranha
sense:
(ichthyology) Any of certain freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, native to South America; they are characterised by razor-sharp teeth and a reputation of being ferocious predators (despite most species being omnivorous).


lexentry: eng/pirate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirate
trans_list: pirateado
sense:
Illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirate
trans_list: pirata | corsário | bucaneiro
sense:
(crime) A criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.


lexentry: eng/pirate__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pirate
trans_list: pirata | corsário
sense:
(by extension) One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.


lexentry: eng/pirate_bug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirate bug
trans_list: antocorídeo
sense:
Any insect in the family Anthocoridae, known as effective predators of other insects, and used in biological control.


lexentry: eng/pirate_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pirate ship
trans_list: navio/barco/nau pirata
sense:
Any ship manned by pirates, especially a large wooden sailing ship armed with cannons and flying a Jolly Roger, as stereotyped in literature and film.


lexentry: eng/pistil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pistil
trans_list: pistilo
sense:
(botany) A discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/piston__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piston
trans_list: pistão
sense:
(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)


lexentry: eng/piston_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piston engine
trans_list: motor de explosão
sense:
Any of several types of engine having cylinders containing reciprocating pistons, in which a crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down within cylinders; many internal combustion engines and many steam engines have such a mechanism.


lexentry: eng/pit__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: pit
trans_list: buraco | fosso | cavouco | poço | vala
sense:
Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.


lexentry: eng/pit_stop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pit stop
trans_list: parada nos boxes
sense:
(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.


lexentry: eng/pit_viper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pit viper
trans_list: crotalídeo
sense:
Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.


lexentry: eng/pitch-perfect__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pitch-perfect
trans_list: perfeita
sense:
(figurative) Utterly flawless and suitable with respect to appearance, atmosphere or tone, expression, or other characteristics.


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pitch
trans_list: campo
sense:
(sports, UK, Australia, NZ) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)


lexentry: eng/pitch__Noun__2
sense_num: 09
written_rep: pitch
trans_list: passo
sense:
(nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down.


lexentry: eng/pitch_accent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitch accent
trans_list: acento de altura | acento musical | acento tonal
sense:
(phonology) Any of a variety of restricted tone systems that use variations in pitch to give prominence to a syllable or mora within a word. The placement of this tone or the way it is realized can give different meanings to otherwise similar words.


lexentry: eng/pitched_battle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitched battle
trans_list: batalha campal
sense:
(military) A battle which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; a sustained, intense and confrontational fight.


lexentry: eng/pitcher__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitcher
trans_list: jarra | jarro
sense:
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pitfall
trans_list: armadilha | cilada
sense:
(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.


lexentry: eng/pitfall__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pitfall
trans_list: fojo
sense:
(literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.


lexentry: eng/pith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pith
trans_list: medula
sense:
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.


lexentry: eng/piton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piton
trans_list: pitão
sense:
(climbing) A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).


lexentry: eng/pituitary_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pituitary gland
trans_list: hipófise
sense:
(anatomy) An endocrine gland, about the size of a pea, that sits in a small, bony cavity at the base of the brain whose secretions control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pivot
trans_list: pivô
sense:
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.


lexentry: eng/pivot__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pivot
trans_list: pivô
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.


lexentry: eng/pixelization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pixelization
trans_list: pixelização
sense:
(computing) The result of enlarging a digital image further than the resolution of the monitor device, usually 72 dpi (dots per inch), causing the individual pixels making up the image to become more prominent, thus causing a grainy appearance in the image.


lexentry: eng/pizza__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pizza
trans_list: pizza | pitsa | piza | pítiça
sense:
(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.


lexentry: eng/piñata__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: piñata
trans_list: pinhata
sense:
(Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.


lexentry: eng/placard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placard
trans_list: cartaz
sense:
A sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.


lexentry: eng/placate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placate
trans_list: aplacar
sense:
(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.


lexentry: eng/place__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place
trans_list: casa
sense:
(often, in street names or addresses) A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.


lexentry: eng/place__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: place
trans_list: pôr | colocar | chegar | classificar-se | obter
sense:
(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).


lexentry: eng/place__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: place
trans_list: apostar | contratar
sense:
(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.


lexentry: eng/place_mat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place mat
trans_list: esteirinha
sense:
A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.


lexentry: eng/place_setting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: place setting
trans_list: aparelho | baixela | serviço de mesa
sense:
Items of cutlery, crockery and glassware, and sometimes a place mat, arranged for a person at a dining table.


lexentry: eng/placeholder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placeholder
trans_list: calhau
sense:
Something used or included temporarily or as a substitute for something that is not known or must remain generic; that which holds, denotes or reserves a place for something to come later.


lexentry: eng/placement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: placement
trans_list: colocação | posicionamento
sense:
The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.


lexentry: eng/placenta__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: placenta
trans_list: placenta
sense:
(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.


lexentry: eng/plagiarism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagiarism
trans_list: plágio
sense:
(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.


lexentry: eng/plagiarist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagiarist
trans_list: plagiador | plagiário
sense:
One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief


lexentry: eng/plagiarize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plagiarize
trans_list: plagiar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To use, and pass off as one's own, someone else's writing, speech, ideas, or other intellectual or creative work, especially in an academic context; to commit plagiarism.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plague
trans_list: peste | praga | peste bubónica | peste bubônica | peste negra
sense:
(often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plague
trans_list: peste | praga
sense:
(pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.


lexentry: eng/plague__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plague
trans_list: praga | peste
sense:
A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.


lexentry: eng/plaice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaice
trans_list: solha
sense:
Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice), commonly found in the North Sea and Irish Sea, with smooth brown skin and red or orange spots.


lexentry: eng/plain__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plain
trans_list: simples
sense:
(computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/plainclothes__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plainclothes
trans_list: à paisana
sense:
(usually, of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.


lexentry: eng/plainsong__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plainsong
trans_list: cantochão
sense:
(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.


lexentry: eng/plaintiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaintiff
trans_list: querelante | acusação | promotoria
sense:
(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.


lexentry: eng/plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plan
trans_list: planta | plano
sense:
A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.


lexentry: eng/plan__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plan
trans_list: planta | plano
sense:
A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.


lexentry: eng/planarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planarian
trans_list: planária
sense:
Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.


lexentry: eng/planche__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planche
trans_list: canteira
sense:
(gymnastics) A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.


lexentry: eng/plane__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plane
trans_list: plano
sense:
(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.


lexentry: eng/planer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planer
trans_list: plaina
sense:
(woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planet
trans_list: planeta
sense:
(now, historical, or, astrology) Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. [from 14thc.]


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: planet
trans_list: planeta
sense:
(astronomy, historical) Any body that orbits the Sun, including the asteroids (as minor planets) and sometimes the moons of those bodies (as satellite planets)


lexentry: eng/planet__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: planet
trans_list: planeta
sense:
(astronomy, current) A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or multiple star) and dominates the region of its orbit; specifically, in the case of the Solar system, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [from 2006]


lexentry: eng/planetarium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planetarium
trans_list: planetário
sense:
A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling.


lexentry: eng/planetary_nebula__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planetary nebula
trans_list: nebulosa planetária
sense:
(astronomy) A nebulosity surrounding a dying red giant, consisting of material expelled by the star.


lexentry: eng/planetesimal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planetesimal
trans_list: planetesimal
sense:
(astronomy) Any of many small, solid astronomical objects that orbit a star and form protoplanets through mutual gravitational attraction.


lexentry: eng/planisphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: planisphere
trans_list: planisfério
sense:
(astronomy) Any of several charts of the celestial sphere having an overlay or window that may be adjusted to show the stars visible at a particular time, or from a particular place.


lexentry: eng/plank__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plank
trans_list: ponto de contenção
sense:
(figurative) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.


lexentry: eng/planned_obsolescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planned obsolescence
trans_list: obsolescência planejada | obsolescência programada
sense:
A policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period.


lexentry: eng/planner__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: planner
trans_list: agenda
sense:
A notebook or software in which one keeps reminders of items such as appointments, tasks, projects, and contacts.


lexentry: eng/planning_permission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planning permission
trans_list: alvará de construção
sense:
(Britain, construction, law) Legal permission granted by a government authority to construct on one's land, or to change the use of the land. [from mid 1940s]


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plant
trans_list: planta | vegetal | aparelhagem | erva
sense:
(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plant
trans_list: planta | aparelhagem
sense:
(botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.


lexentry: eng/plant__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plant
trans_list: planta
sense:
(ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.


lexentry: eng/plant__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plant
trans_list: plantar
sense:
(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.


lexentry: eng/plant__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plant
trans_list: plantar
sense:
(transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.


lexentry: eng/plantain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plantain
trans_list: plantago | tanchagem | tansagem | transagem
sense:
Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.


lexentry: eng/plantation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plantation
trans_list: plantação | fazenda
sense:
A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.


lexentry: eng/planter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: planter
trans_list: fazendeira
sense:
Any member of a similar landed class of (often wealthy) farm owners elsewhere, such as plantation owners whose lands are worked by farm workers, wage slaves, or slaves.


lexentry: eng/plantigrade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plantigrade
trans_list: plantígrado
sense:
(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaque
trans_list: zombaria
sense:
(countable) Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: plaque
trans_list: azulejo
sense:
(countable, musical instruments) In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: plaque
trans_list: mancha
sense:
(countable, pathology) A broad patch of abnormal tissue distinguishable from surrounding tissue, especially a broad on the skin.


lexentry: eng/plaque__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: plaque
trans_list: placa bacteriana
sense:
(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).


lexentry: eng/plasma_display__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasma display
trans_list: ecrã a plasma
sense:
A flat-screen display, for television or personal computers, consisting of a matrix of cells filled with an inert, ionized gas; three cells (red, green and blue) constituting a single pixel


lexentry: eng/plasma_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasma lamp
trans_list: lâmpada de plasma
sense:
A kind of gas-discharge lamp: a clear glass container, often an orb, filled with a mixture of various noble gases at low pressure, and driven by high frequency alternating current at high voltage.


lexentry: eng/plasmid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasmid
trans_list: plasmídeo | plasmídio
sense:
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.


lexentry: eng/plasmon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasmon
trans_list: plasmão | plasmon
sense:
(physics, astronomy) The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.


lexentry: eng/plaster__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plaster
trans_list: gesso
sense:
(uncountable) A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with the addition of fibres, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings; render, stucco.


lexentry: eng/plaster_cast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaster cast
trans_list: gesso
sense:
(surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.


lexentry: eng/plaster_of_Paris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plaster of Paris
trans_list: gesso de Paris
sense:
A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.


lexentry: eng/plasterboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasterboard
trans_list: gesso cartonado | placa de gesso
sense:
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.


lexentry: eng/plastic__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plastic
trans_list: plástico
sense:
(figurative, slang) Insincerity; fakeness; a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population; a narcissistic, affected person.


lexentry: eng/plastic_bag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastic bag
trans_list: saco de plástico | saco plástico | sacola de plástico
sense:
A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/plastic_surgery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastic surgery
trans_list: cirurgia plástica
sense:
Surgery to repair or revise body parts, especially involving the transfer of tissue; it is done for health reasons, reconstructive reasons, aesthetic reasons, or a combination thereof.


lexentry: eng/plasticity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plasticity
trans_list: plasticidade
sense:
(physics) The property of a solid body whereby it undergoes a permanent change in shape or size when subjected to a stress exceeding a particular value (the yield value).


lexentry: eng/plasticizer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plasticizer
trans_list: plastificante
sense:
Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.


lexentry: eng/plastid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastid
trans_list: plastídeo
sense:
(cytology) Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.


lexentry: eng/plastron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plastron
trans_list: plastrão
sense:
The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: plate
trans_list: pratada | prato
sense:
A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating


lexentry: eng/plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: plate
trans_list: prancha
sense:
(printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.


lexentry: eng/plateau__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plateau
trans_list: estagnar
sense:
(intransitive) (of a varying quantity) To reach a stable level after a period of increase; to level off.


lexentry: eng/platelet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platelet
trans_list: plaqueta
sense:
(hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: platform
trans_list: plataforma
sense:
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: platform
trans_list: salto plataforma
sense:
(footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”).


lexentry: eng/platform__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: platform
trans_list: plataforma
sense:
(computing) A particular operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software; a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used for running other software.


lexentry: eng/platform_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platform edge
trans_list: borda da plataforma
sense:
A special zone at the edge of the metro platform that passengers are not allowed to enter, except when the vehicle stands still and is available for getting in or out.


lexentry: eng/platform_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platform game
trans_list: jogo de plataforma
sense:
(video game genre) A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.


lexentry: eng/platitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platitude
trans_list: platitude | lugar-comum | chavão | clichê
sense:
(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.


lexentry: eng/platoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platoon
trans_list: pelotão
sense:
(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.


lexentry: eng/platykurtic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platykurtic
trans_list: platicúrtico
sense:
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.


lexentry: eng/platypus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: platypus
trans_list: ornitorrinco
sense:
A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).


lexentry: eng/play_God__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play God
trans_list: brincar de ser Deus
sense:
(intransitive, usually, _, derogatory) To act in ways commonly associated with or reserved for God, especially by scientific means, such as exercising omnipotence or excessive control over life and nature.


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: play
trans_list: brincadeira | jogo
sense:
(uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).


lexentry: eng/play__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: play
trans_list: drama
sense:
(countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play
trans_list: jogar | brincar
sense:
(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: play
trans_list: tocar | reproduzir
sense:
(transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.


lexentry: eng/play__Verb__1
sense_num: 16
written_rep: play
trans_list: tocar | reproduzir
sense:
(AAVE, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.


lexentry: eng/play_by_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play by ear
trans_list: tocar de memória | tocar de ouvido
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, of, music) To play guided by one's musical perception and intuition, rather than from a written score.


lexentry: eng/play_by_ear__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: play by ear
trans_list: improvisar
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; to improvise.


lexentry: eng/play_doctor__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: play doctor
trans_list: brincar de médico
sense:
(sexuality, usually of minors) To explore or sexually engage with another person's private parts, particularly in the context of roleplay of a medical nature.


lexentry: eng/play_gooseberry__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play gooseberry
trans_list: segurar vela
sense:
(dated, UK, _, slang) To be an unwanted third party accompanying two lovers, to serve as a chaperon.


lexentry: eng/play_hard_to_get__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play hard to get
trans_list: fazer cu-doce | fazer de difícil
sense:
(courtship) To be coy; to feign lack of romantic interest in a certain person, so as to force that person to be more overt in expressing interest.


lexentry: eng/play_house__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play house
trans_list: brincar de casinha | brincar às casinhas
sense:
(children's games) To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles.


lexentry: eng/play_with_fire__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: play with fire
trans_list: brincar com o fogo | brincar com fogo
sense:
(idiomatic) To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.


lexentry: eng/playboy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: playboy
trans_list: playboy
sense:
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities.


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: playground
trans_list: parque infantil | playground | parquinho | recreio
sense:
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]


lexentry: eng/playground__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: playground
trans_list: playground
sense:
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.


lexentry: eng/playlist__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: playlist
trans_list: lista de reprodução
sense:
(computing) A list of tracks or videos to be played in a particular sequence, as from an audio CD or a streaming service.


lexentry: eng/plea_bargain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plea bargain
trans_list: delação premiada
sense:
(US, legal) An agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one


lexentry: eng/please_repeat_after_me__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: please repeat after me
trans_list: por favor, repita depois de mim
sense:
A request for the interlocutor to repeat what the speaker says next. Often used in language training.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_left__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: please turn left
trans_list: por favor, vire à esquerda
sense:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn left.


lexentry: eng/please_turn_right__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: please turn right
trans_list: por favor, vire à direita
sense:
When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn right.


lexentry: eng/pleat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleat
trans_list: plissado | prega
sense:
(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.


lexentry: eng/plebiscite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plebiscite
trans_list: plebiscito
sense:
(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.


lexentry: eng/plectrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plectrum
trans_list: plectro | palheta
sense:
(music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.


lexentry: eng/plenipotentiary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plenipotentiary
trans_list: plenipotenciário
sense:
A person invested with full powers, especially as the diplomatic agent of a sovereign state, (originally) charged with handling a certain matter. [from c. 1645]


lexentry: eng/pleroma__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pleroma
trans_list: pleroma
sense:
(Christianity) A state of perfect fullness, especially of God's being as incarnated in Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/pleroma__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleroma
trans_list: pleroma
sense:
(Gnosticism, historical) Often preceded by the: the spiritual universe seen as the totality of the essence and powers of God.


lexentry: eng/plesiosaur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plesiosaur
trans_list: plesiossauro
sense:
Any of the order †Plesiosauria of extinct marine reptiles, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. [from c. 1840]


lexentry: eng/pleura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pleura
trans_list: pleura
sense:
(anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.


lexentry: eng/plexiglass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plexiglass
trans_list: acrílico
sense:
polymethyl methacrylate (polymer of methyl methacrylate), a tough transparent plastic used sometimes in lieu of glass.


lexentry: eng/pliers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pliers
trans_list: alicate
sense:
A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plot
trans_list: enredo | trama | argumento | intriga
sense:
(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]


lexentry: eng/plot__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: plot
trans_list: complô
sense:
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]


lexentry: eng/plot_twist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plot twist
trans_list: reviravolta
sense:
A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.


lexentry: eng/plough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plough
trans_list: arado
sense:
(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.


lexentry: eng/plough__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: plough
trans_list: arar | lavrar
sense:
(joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.


lexentry: eng/pluck__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pluck
trans_list: ferir | palhetar | tocar
sense:
(transitive, music) To play (a single string on a musical instrument) by pulling and then releasing it, such as on a guitar.


lexentry: eng/plug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plug
trans_list: plugue | ficha
sense:
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.


lexentry: eng/plum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plum
trans_list: ameixa | amêixoa
sense:
An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/plumage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumage
trans_list: plumagem
sense:
(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.


lexentry: eng/plumb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumb
trans_list: prumo
sense:
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.


lexentry: eng/plumber's_snake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumber's snake
trans_list: furão
sense:
A long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and used to remove clogs or other obstructions.


lexentry: eng/plumber__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plumber
trans_list: encanador | canalizador
sense:
One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.


lexentry: eng/plumbing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plumbing
trans_list: encanamento
sense:
The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plume
trans_list: pluma
sense:
(archaic, literary, and, poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.


lexentry: eng/plume__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: plume
trans_list: pluma
sense:
(geology) Ellipsis of mantle plume (“an upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere”).


lexentry: eng/plume__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plume
trans_list: emplumar
sense:
(transitive, also, figurative) To adorn, cover, or furnish with feathers or plumes, or as if with feathers or plumes.


lexentry: eng/plume__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: plume
trans_list: emplumar-se
sense:
(transitive, reflexive, by extension) To congratulate (oneself) proudly, especially concerning something unimportant or when taking credit for another person's effort; to self-congratulate; to preen.


lexentry: eng/plummet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plummet
trans_list: prumo
sense:
(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.


lexentry: eng/pluperfect_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pluperfect tense
trans_list: mais-que-perfeito | pretérito mais-que-perfeito
sense:
(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.


lexentry: eng/plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plural
trans_list: plural
sense:
(grammar, uncountable) The plural number. In English, referring to more or less than one of something.


lexentry: eng/plural__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: plural
trans_list: plural
sense:
(grammar, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.


lexentry: eng/plurale_tantum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plurale tantum
trans_list: plurale tantum
sense:
(grammar) A noun (either in certain of its senses or in all its senses) that does not generally have a singular form.


lexentry: eng/pluralism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pluralism
trans_list: pluralismo
sense:
(sociology) A social system that permits smaller groups within a society to maintain their individual cultural identities.


lexentry: eng/plus_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plus sign
trans_list: sinal de mais
sense:
(arithmetic) The symbol + used to denote the operation of addition, to indicate that a number is positive, and so on.


lexentry: eng/plutonium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: plutonium
trans_list: plutónio
sense:
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/ply__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ply
trans_list: curvar
sense:
(transitive, obsolete) To bend; to fold; to mould; (figuratively) to adapt, to modify; to change (a person's) mind, to cause (a person) to submit.


lexentry: eng/pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
trans_list: pneumoultramicroscopicossilicovulcanoconiose
sense:
(nonce) A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.


lexentry: eng/pneumothorax__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pneumothorax
trans_list: pneumotórax
sense:
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.


lexentry: eng/po-faced__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: po-faced
trans_list: rigoroso
sense:
(British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/poach__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poach
trans_list: escalfar
sense:
(transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).


lexentry: eng/poacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poacher
trans_list: caçador furtivo
sense:
A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.


lexentry: eng/pocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pocket
trans_list: caçapa
sense:
(sports, billiards, pool, snooker) An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.


lexentry: eng/pocket__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pocket
trans_list: encaçapar
sense:
(billiards, snooker, pool) To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot.


lexentry: eng/podcast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: podcast
trans_list: podcast
sense:
A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on computers or portable devices such as mobile phones. [from early 21st c.]


lexentry: eng/podiatrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: podiatrist
trans_list: podóloga | podólogo
sense:
(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: podium
trans_list: pódio
sense:
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.


lexentry: eng/podium__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: podium
trans_list: pódio
sense:
(sports, and, other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.


lexentry: eng/poetic_justice__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: poetic justice
trans_list: justiça poética
sense:
(by extension, generally) The fact of someone experiencing what they deserve for their actions, especially when this happens in an ironic manner.


lexentry: eng/poetic_licence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poetic licence
trans_list: licença poética
sense:
Any departure from convention or from factual accuracy taken by a writer to achieve a desired effect.


lexentry: eng/poetry__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: poetry
trans_list: poesia | poeticidade
sense:
(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.


lexentry: eng/poinsettia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poinsettia
trans_list: poinsétia | bico-de-papagaio
sense:
A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant.


lexentry: eng/point-blank__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point-blank
trans_list: a queima-roupa
sense:
(ballistics) The distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm.


lexentry: eng/point-set_topology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point-set topology
trans_list: topologia geral
sense:
(mathematics, topology) The general field of topology, not restricting attention to specific classes of spaces, and not using algebraic topology.


lexentry: eng/point-to-point__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point-to-point
trans_list: ponto a ponto
sense:
(telecommunications) Employing a simple network topology with a dedicated link between two endpoints.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point
trans_list: ponto
sense:
(mathematics, science) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point
trans_list: vírgula | ponto
sense:
(automotive, mostly, in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: point
trans_list: ponto
sense:
(typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era). [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/point__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: point
trans_list: direção
sense:
(heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.) This is sometimes blazoned argent, four points gules; otherwise, it is vêtu.


lexentry: eng/point__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point
trans_list: indicar | apontar para
sense:
(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.


lexentry: eng/point_blank__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point blank
trans_list: à queima-roupa
sense:
Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target).


lexentry: eng/point_guard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point guard
trans_list: base
sense:
(basketball) A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.


lexentry: eng/point_of_inflection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point of inflection
trans_list: ponto de inflexão
sense:
(mathematics) A point on a curve at which the sign of the curvature changes; at this point the second derivative of the underlying function will be zero, but positive on one side and negative on the other.


lexentry: eng/point_of_no_return__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point of no return
trans_list: ponto de não retorno
sense:
(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.


lexentry: eng/point_of_sale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point of sale
trans_list: caixa
sense:
(retail) The location at which payment for goods is made in an establishment that sells goods or services.


lexentry: eng/point_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: point out
trans_list: apontar
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.


lexentry: eng/pointer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pointer
trans_list: ponteiro
sense:
A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.


lexentry: eng/points__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: points
trans_list: agulha
sense:
(rail transport, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.


lexentry: eng/poison_ivy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poison ivy
trans_list: hera venenosa
sense:
Any of three ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, known for their ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol, an oil that is a skin irritant.


lexentry: eng/poke__Noun__4
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poke
trans_list: poke
sense:
(Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.


lexentry: eng/poker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poker
trans_list: atiçador | tiçoeiro
sense:
A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. [from earlier 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/poker_face__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poker face
trans_list: cara de paisagem | cara de pau
sense:
(poker) An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.


lexentry: eng/polar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polar
trans_list: polar
sense:
(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.


lexentry: eng/polar__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polar
trans_list: polar
sense:
(mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.


lexentry: eng/polar_bear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polar bear
trans_list: urso-polar | urso-branco | urso polar
sense:
A hypercarnivorous species of bear, Ursus maritimus, whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle.


lexentry: eng/polar_circle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polar circle
trans_list: círculo polar
sense:
(geography) Either of the two parallels of the Earth located at the latitude of 66° 33′ 44″ N and 66° 33′ 44″ S.


lexentry: eng/polar_coordinates__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: polar coordinates
trans_list: coordenadas polares
sense:
(mathematics) The coordinates of a point in three-dimensional space, measured as its Cartesian distance from the origin, the angle measured from the z-axis to a line joining the point to the origin, and the angle measured counterclockwise from the x-axis to this line.


lexentry: eng/polar_night__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polar night
trans_list: noite polar
sense:
A period of continual darkness that occurs in winter in the polar regions of Earth, during which the sun never rises above the horizon.


lexentry: eng/polarity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: polarity
trans_list: polaridade
sense:
(chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp


lexentry: eng/polarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polarization
trans_list: polarização
sense:
(chemistry, physics) The separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system.


lexentry: eng/polarization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polarization
trans_list: polarização
sense:
(physics) The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points.


lexentry: eng/polaron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polaron
trans_list: polarão
sense:
(physics) The object (a quasiparticle) that results when an electron (or hole) in the conduction band of a crystalline insulator or semiconductor polarizes the lattice in its vicinity.


lexentry: eng/polder_model__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polder model
trans_list: modelo pôlder
sense:
A form of consensus decision-making characterised by cooperation despite significant differences among parties.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pole
trans_list: polo
sense:
A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pole
trans_list: polo | extremidade
sense:
(figuratively, by extension) Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: pole
trans_list: polo
sense:
(electricity) A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.


lexentry: eng/pole__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pole
trans_list: polo
sense:
(complex analysis) For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z) \rightarrow \infty as z \rightarrow a.


lexentry: eng/pole_star__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pole star
trans_list: estrela polar
sense:
(star) The star visible to the naked eye which was in the past, is now, or will be in the future nearest a celestial pole of a planet.


lexentry: eng/pole_vault__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pole vault
trans_list: salto com vara | salto à vara
sense:
(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit


lexentry: eng/polenta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polenta
trans_list: polenta
sense:
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.


lexentry: eng/police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: police
trans_list: polícia
sense:
(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.


lexentry: eng/police_brutality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: police brutality
trans_list: brutalidade policial
sense:
The use of excessive, unjustified force, typically of a physical nature, but also including verbal abuse and psychological intimidation, by a police officer while carrying out, or under the cover of carrying out, law enforcement duties.


lexentry: eng/police_car__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: police car
trans_list: viatura
sense:
An automobile used by a police officer when on duty. Usually marked with police livery; sometimes an unmarked car.


lexentry: eng/police_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: (law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.
written_rep: police force
trans_list:
corpo de polícia | forças da ordem | forças da ordem pública | forças de segurança | forças policiais


lexentry: eng/police_procedural__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: police procedural
trans_list: policial
sense:
A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike in other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story.


lexentry: eng/police_state__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: police state
trans_list: estado policial
sense:
(usually, pejorative) A polity whose government exercises strict and repressive control of the people.


lexentry: eng/police_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: police station
trans_list: esquadra | delegacia de polícia | estação de polícia
sense:
A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: policy
trans_list: política
sense:
A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/policy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: policy
trans_list: política
sense:
Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/poliomyelitis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poliomyelitis
trans_list: poliomielite
sense:
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.


lexentry: eng/politburo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: politburo
trans_list: politburo
sense:
(communism, Marxism) The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.


lexentry: eng/political__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: political
trans_list: político
sense:
(pejorative) Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc.


lexentry: eng/political_asylum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: political asylum
trans_list: asilo político
sense:
The protection, by a sovereign state, of a person who is persecuted in their own country for their political opinions or activity


lexentry: eng/political_opposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: political opposition
trans_list: oposição
sense:
A recognized political party or group of parties in multiparty political systems that is present in Parliament or some other legislative body and does not control the floor (usually due to being in the minority).


lexentry: eng/political_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: political party
trans_list: partido político | partido
sense:
A political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power through representation in government.


lexentry: eng/political_system__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: political system
trans_list: sistema político
sense:
A complete set of institutions, political organizations, interest groups (such as political parties, trade unions, lobby groups), the relationships between those institutions and the political norms and rules that govern their functions (constitution, election law).


lexentry: eng/politics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: politics
trans_list: política
sense:
(countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.


lexentry: eng/polity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polity
trans_list: regime
sense:
(politics, religion, usually, uncountable) Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.


lexentry: eng/polity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: polity
trans_list: estado
sense:
(political science, countable) A politically organized unit, especially a nation of people, a class or ingroup that governs it, or the state ruled thereby.


lexentry: eng/pollen_tube__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pollen tube
trans_list: tubo polínico
sense:
(botany) The tube that develops from the wall of a pollen grain and, in seed plants, provides a passage through which the male nuclei reach the embryo sac to effect fertilization.


lexentry: eng/pollination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pollination
trans_list: polinização
sense:
(botany) The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.


lexentry: eng/polling_station__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polling station
trans_list: seção eleitoral
sense:
(Britain, Canada, Australia) a place where voters go to cast their ballot in an election or referendum; a voting station


lexentry: eng/pollute__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pollute
trans_list: poluir | sujar
sense:
(transitive) To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.


lexentry: eng/pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pollution
trans_list: poluição
sense:
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: pollution
trans_list: polução
sense:
(now, archaic) The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/polo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polo
trans_list: pólo
sense:
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.


lexentry: eng/polo_shirt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polo shirt
trans_list: polo
sense:
A casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).


lexentry: eng/poltergeist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poltergeist
trans_list: poltergeist
sense:
(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.


lexentry: eng/polyamide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyamide
trans_list: poliamida
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.


lexentry: eng/polyamorous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyamorous
trans_list: poliamoroso
sense:
Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.


lexentry: eng/polyamory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyamory
trans_list: poliamor
sense:
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.


lexentry: eng/polyandry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyandry
trans_list: poliandria
sense:
The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.


lexentry: eng/polycarbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polycarbonate
trans_list: policarbonato
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible alternatives to glass. Abbreviation: PC


lexentry: eng/polychete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polychete
trans_list: poliqueta
sense:
Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.


lexentry: eng/polycule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polycule
trans_list: polícula
sense:
A polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping romantic, sexual, or platonic relationships.


lexentry: eng/polycystic_ovary_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polycystic ovary syndrome
trans_list: síndrome do ovário policístico
sense:
(medicine) A syndrome characterised by polycystic ovaries, menstrual disturbance, and high levels of androgens or insulin.


lexentry: eng/polycythemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polycythemia
trans_list: poliglobulia
sense:
(disease) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells, often red blood cells.


lexentry: eng/polydactyly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polydactyly
trans_list: polidactilia
sense:
(medicine, teratology) A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.


lexentry: eng/polyethylene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyethylene
trans_list: polietileno
sense:
(organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.


lexentry: eng/polygamy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: polygamy
trans_list: poligamia
sense:
(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).


lexentry: eng/polyglot__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: polyglot
trans_list: multilíngue
sense:
Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.


lexentry: eng/polygyny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polygyny
trans_list: poliginia
sense:
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.


lexentry: eng/polymer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polymer
trans_list: polímero
sense:
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.


lexentry: eng/polymerase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polymerase
trans_list: polimerase
sense:
(enzyme) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.


lexentry: eng/polymerase_chain_reaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polymerase chain reaction
trans_list: reacção em cadeia da polimerase
sense:
(genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry) A technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample; used in genetic fingerprinting etc.


lexentry: eng/polymethyl_methyacrylate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polymethyl methyacrylate
trans_list: PMMA
sense:
(chemistry) A tough, transparent thermoplastic polymer of methyl methyacrylate; it is used as a substitute for glass under the proprietary names of Perspex, Plexiglass and Lucite


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: polymorphism
trans_list: polimorfismo
sense:
(biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: polymorphism
trans_list: polimorfismo
sense:
(object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: polymorphism
trans_list: polimorfismo
sense:
(mathematics, type theory) The property of certain typed formal systems of allowing for the use of type variables and binders/quantifiers over those type variables; likewise, the property of certain expressions (within such typed formal systems) of making use of at least one such typed variable.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: polymorphism
trans_list: polimorfismo
sense:
(crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.


lexentry: eng/polymorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: polymorphism
trans_list: polimorfismo
sense:
(genetics) The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.


lexentry: eng/polynomial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polynomial
trans_list: polinómio | polinômio
sense:
(algebra, strict sense) An expression consisting of a sum of a finite number of terms, each term being the product of a constant coefficient and one or more variables raised to a non-negative integer power, such as a_n x^n + a_{n-1}x^{n-1} + ... + a_0 x^0.


lexentry: eng/polyomino__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyomino
trans_list: poliminó | poliominó
sense:
(geometry) A plane polyform made by joining one or more squares edge to edge in various arrangements; a similar polyform made from triangles or hexagons (or any polygon that can tile a plane)


lexentry: eng/polyphony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyphony
trans_list: polifonia
sense:
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).


lexentry: eng/polyptoton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyptoton
trans_list: poliptoto
sense:
(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.


lexentry: eng/polyseme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyseme
trans_list: polissema
sense:
(semantics) A word or phrase that has multiple meanings, or, more specifically, multiple etymologically related meanings.


lexentry: eng/polysemy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polysemy
trans_list: polissemia
sense:
(semantics) The quality characteristic of a polyseme, a sign (such as a word or symbol) that has multiple meanings (senses), often including multiple similar ones.


lexentry: eng/polysynthetic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polysynthetic
trans_list: polissintético
sense:
(grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.


lexentry: eng/polytechnic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polytechnic
trans_list: politécnico
sense:
(UK, dated) An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.


lexentry: eng/polytope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polytope
trans_list: politopo
sense:
(geometry) A geometric shape (of any number of dimensions) which is fully enclosed and has flat sides, making it a member of the generalized class of shapes which includes the two-dimensional polygon and three-dimensional polyhedron; (formally) a finite region of n-dimensional space bounded by hyperplanes.


lexentry: eng/polytrauma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polytrauma
trans_list: politrauma | politraumatismo
sense:
(emergency medicine) The condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.


lexentry: eng/polyurethane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyurethane
trans_list: poliuretano
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many industrial and domestic applications.


lexentry: eng/polyvinyl_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: polyvinyl chloride
trans_list: policloreto de vinila
sense:
A thermoplastic resin produced by the polymerization of vinyl chloride; used as an electrical insulator and in many other applications. Can be compounded into flexible and rigid forms through the use of plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers and other modifiers.


lexentry: eng/pome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pome
trans_list: pomo
sense:
(botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.


lexentry: eng/pomegranate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pomegranate
trans_list: romã
sense:
The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.


lexentry: eng/pomelo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pomelo
trans_list: pomelo
sense:
The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.


lexentry: eng/pomerium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pomerium
trans_list: pomério
sense:
(historical) The ritually established and sacred formal boundary of the territory of a Roman city; the territory thus bound.


lexentry: eng/pommel_horse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pommel horse
trans_list: cavalo com arções | cavalo com alças | cavalo de arções
sense:
An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs.


lexentry: eng/pompadour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pompadour
trans_list: pochete
sense:
A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.


lexentry: eng/pompano__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pompano
trans_list: xaréu
sense:
Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pompom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pompom
trans_list: pompom
sense:
A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers bound at the center, most notably held, waved, and shaken in cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/pompon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pompon
trans_list: pompom
sense:
A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading.


lexentry: eng/poniard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poniard
trans_list: punhal
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A dagger typically having a slender square or triangular blade. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/pontoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pontoon
trans_list: pontão
sense:
A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.


lexentry: eng/ponytail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ponytail
trans_list: rabo de cavalo | rabo-de-cavalo
sense:
A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.


lexentry: eng/pood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pood
trans_list: pud
sense:
An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).


lexentry: eng/poodle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poodle
trans_list: poodle | caniche
sense:
A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.


lexentry: eng/poof__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poof
trans_list: puf
sense:
Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.


lexentry: eng/pool__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pool
trans_list: poça | fundo
sense:
A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.


lexentry: eng/pool__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pool
trans_list: bilhar
sense:
(sport) A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour or solids, 7 of another color or stripes, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.


lexentry: eng/pool__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pool
trans_list: reunir
sense:
(transitive) To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.


lexentry: eng/pool__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pool
trans_list: unir esforços
sense:
(intransitive) To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.


lexentry: eng/pool_noodle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pool noodle
trans_list: boia espaguete | boia macarrão
sense:
A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.


lexentry: eng/poor_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poor box
trans_list: tronco
sense:
A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.


lexentry: eng/pop-up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pop-up
trans_list: publicidade instantânea
sense:
(internet) A pop-up advertisement; an advertisement that is triggered to appear on a computer screen when the user accesses a particular web page.


lexentry: eng/pop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pop
trans_list: alto | estouro
sense:
(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.


lexentry: eng/pop_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pop music
trans_list: música pop | pop
sense:
Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music.


lexentry: eng/poppy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poppy
trans_list: papoula | dormideira
sense:
Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.


lexentry: eng/poppy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: poppy
trans_list: papoula
sense:
(chiefly, Australia, Britain, Canada) A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and other armed conflicts, especially around Remembrance Day/Remembrance Sunday.


lexentry: eng/popsicle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: popsicle
trans_list: picolé
sense:
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving.


lexentry: eng/popular_culture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: popular culture
trans_list: cultura popular
sense:
The prevailing vernacular culture in any given society, including art, cooking, clothing/fashion, entertainment, fads, films, mass media, music, sports, and style.


lexentry: eng/popular_music__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: popular music
trans_list: música popular
sense:
(music) Any genre of music that has wide appeal amongst the general public of a society, typically distributed widely by the music industry; typically as seen in contrast to classical music and folk music.


lexentry: eng/popularity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: popularity
trans_list: popularidade
sense:
The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: population
trans_list: população
sense:
A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: population
trans_list: população
sense:
(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.


lexentry: eng/population__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: population
trans_list: população
sense:
(statistics) A group of units (persons, objects, or other items) enumerated in a census or from which a sample is drawn.


lexentry: eng/population_density__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: population density
trans_list: densidade demográfica
sense:
Average population per unit area; especially, the average number of people who live per square kilometer (or square mile) of land.


lexentry: eng/population_pyramid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: population pyramid
trans_list: pirâmide etária
sense:
(demography) A graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.


lexentry: eng/populism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: populism
trans_list: populismo
sense:
(philosophy) A political doctrine or philosophy that proposes that the rights and powers of ordinary people are exploited by a privileged elite, and supports their struggle to overcome this.


lexentry: eng/porcelain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: porcelain
trans_list: porcelana
sense:
(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.


lexentry: eng/porcelain__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: porcelain
trans_list: porcelana
sense:
(countable, now, _, usually, in the plural) An object made of porcelain, (particularly) art objects or items of tableware.


lexentry: eng/porch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: porch
trans_list: varanda | alpendre | pórtico
sense:
(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.


lexentry: eng/porcupine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: porcupine
trans_list: porco-espinho | quandu
sense:
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.


lexentry: eng/porcupine_fish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: porcupine fish
trans_list: baiacu
sense:
Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/pore__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pore
trans_list: poro
sense:
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.


lexentry: eng/pornocracy__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pornocracy
trans_list: Pornocracia
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, historical, often, capitalized) The period of the papacy known as the saeculum obscūrum (Latin for “dark age”), and also as the “Rule of the Harlots”, which began with the installation of Pope Sergius III in 904 and lasted for sixty years until the death of Pope John XII in 964, during which time the popes were strongly influenced by the Theophylacti, a powerful and corrupt aristocratic family. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/pornography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pornography
trans_list: pornografia
sense:
The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]


lexentry: eng/porosity__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: porosity
trans_list: porosidade
sense:
(countable) A measure of how porous a material is; the ratio of the volume of pores to the total volume


lexentry: eng/porphyria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: porphyria
trans_list: porfiria
sense:
(pathology) Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.


lexentry: eng/porphyrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: porphyrin
trans_list: porfirina
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).


lexentry: eng/porridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: porridge
trans_list: papa | mingau
sense:
A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: port
trans_list: bombordo | porta | abertura | passagem | portar
sense:
(nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: port
trans_list: bombordo | porto
sense:
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: port
trans_list: porto
sense:
(bowls, curling) A narrow opening between other players' bowls or stones wide enough for a delivered bowl or stone to pass through.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
sense_num: 07
written_rep: port
trans_list: portar
sense:
(also, networking) A number that delimits a connection for specific processes or parts of a network service.


lexentry: eng/port__Noun__2
sense_num: 07
written_rep: port
trans_list: porta
sense:
A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


lexentry: eng/port__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: port
trans_list: bombordo | porto | porta
sense:
(transitive, military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lies diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.


lexentry: eng/port_city__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: port city
trans_list: cidade portuária | porto
sense:
A city built around a port, for its defence, to provide infrastructural support, or as parasitic urban sprawl.


lexentry: eng/portability__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: portability
trans_list: portabilidade
sense:
(software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms.


lexentry: eng/portable_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: portable art
trans_list: arte móvel
sense:
(archaeology) Small pieces of prehistoric art that could be carried, as opposed to art applied to walls or cliffs, for example.


lexentry: eng/portable_toilet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: portable toilet
trans_list: banheiro químico
sense:
A movable toilet, particularly a portable outhouse used where other lavatories are unavailable (as at a construction site) or insufficient (as at special events).


lexentry: eng/portal_vein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: portal vein
trans_list: veia porta
sense:
(anatomy) A short, wide vein located in the abdominal cavity formed by the union of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins that channels blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver.


lexentry: eng/portcullis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: portcullis
trans_list: grade levadiça | rastrilho
sense:
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.


lexentry: eng/porter__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: porter
trans_list: pórter
sense:
(countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.


lexentry: eng/portfolio__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: portfolio
trans_list: pasta | portefólio
sense:
(politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/portfolio__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: portfolio
trans_list: buque | portfólio
sense:
(business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities.


lexentry: eng/portmanteau_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: portmanteau word
trans_list: palavra-valise | amálgama | cruzamento | siglonimização
sense:
(linguistics) A word which combines the meaning of two words (or, rarely, more than two words), formed by combining the words, usually, but not always, by adjoining the first part of one word and the last part of the other, the adjoining parts often having a common vowel.


lexentry: eng/portolan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: portolan
trans_list: portulano
sense:
(historic, nautical) A chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/portrait__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: portrait
trans_list: retrato
sense:
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.


lexentry: eng/poser__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: poser
trans_list: cola
sense:
Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.


lexentry: eng/poseur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poseur
trans_list: alardeador
sense:
One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.


lexentry: eng/posh__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: posh
trans_list: esnobe
sense:
(usually, offensive, especially, in, _, Ireland, Scotland) Snobbish, materialistic, prejudiced, under the illusion that one is better than everyone else.


lexentry: eng/position_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: position paper
trans_list: programa
sense:
(philosophy, government) An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.


lexentry: eng/positive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: positive
trans_list: positivo
sense:
(grammar) Describing the primary sense of an adjective, adverb or noun; not comparative, superlative, augmentative nor diminutive.


lexentry: eng/positive_degree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: positive degree
trans_list: positivo
sense:
(grammar) That state of an adjective or adverb indicating simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as in wise, noble.


lexentry: eng/positive_reinforcement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: positive reinforcement
trans_list: reforço positivo
sense:
The giving of encouragement to a person who exhibits a particular behaviour with the result that such behaviour is repeated.


lexentry: eng/positivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: positivism
trans_list: positivismo
sense:
(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics.


lexentry: eng/posology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: posology
trans_list: posologia
sense:
(countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/possess__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: possess
trans_list: possuir
sense:
Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).


lexentry: eng/possessee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: possessee
trans_list: complemento
sense:
(grammar) Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.


lexentry: eng/possessive_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: possessive case
trans_list: caso possessivo
sense:
(grammar) case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.


lexentry: eng/possibly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: possibly
trans_list: possivelmente
sense:
(modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker that might limit the performance.


lexentry: eng/post-production__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: post-production
trans_list: pós-produção
sense:
(cinematography, television) The stages of film (or audio) production happening between the actual filming (or recording) and the completed product.


lexentry: eng/post-traumatic_stress_disorder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: post-traumatic stress disorder
trans_list: transtorno de estresse pós-traumático
sense:
(psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or lack of concentration.


lexentry: eng/post-war__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: post-war
trans_list: pós-bélico
sense:
Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.


lexentry: eng/post__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: post
trans_list: correio | postagem
sense:
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. [16th–17th c.]


lexentry: eng/post__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: post
trans_list: correio | postagem
sense:
(dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.


lexentry: eng/post__Noun__2
sense_num: 06
written_rep: post
trans_list: correio | postagem
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/post__Verb__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: post
trans_list: postar | publicar
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/post_office__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: post office
trans_list: correio | estação de correios
sense:
(countable) A place (building, office, shop, or counter) concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail and selling stamps, etc.


lexentry: eng/post_office_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: post office box
trans_list: caixa de coleta
sense:
A uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office that may be hired as collection point for mail.


lexentry: eng/postage_stamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postage stamp
trans_list: selo | selo postal
sense:
A small piece of printed paper stuck on an item to be mailed, indicating that postage has been paid.


lexentry: eng/postcard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postcard
trans_list: cartão-postal | postal
sense:
(post) A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.


lexentry: eng/postcode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postcode
trans_list: código postal | código de endereçamento postal | CEP
sense:
(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.


lexentry: eng/postdoctoral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postdoctoral
trans_list: pós-doutoral
sense:
After receiving a doctorate; especially of academic research or study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.


lexentry: eng/posterior__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: posterior
trans_list: posterior
sense:
(anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.


lexentry: eng/posterize__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: posterize
trans_list: posterizar
sense:
(intransitive, graphic design, photography) To inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in a photograph or other image, changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones with abrupt changes from one tone to another.


lexentry: eng/postern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postern
trans_list: poterna
sense:
(architecture) A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.


lexentry: eng/postindustrial__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postindustrial
trans_list: pós-industrial
sense:
Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important.


lexentry: eng/postmark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postmark
trans_list: carimbo
sense:
A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.


lexentry: eng/postmodern__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: postmodern
trans_list: pós-moderno
sense:
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of postmodernism, especially as represented in art, architecture, literature, science, or philosophy that reacts against an earlier modernism.


lexentry: eng/postmodernism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postmodernism
trans_list: pós-modernismo
sense:
Any style in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that reacts against an earlier modernist movement.


lexentry: eng/posttranslational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: posttranslational
trans_list: pós-traducional
sense:
(genetics, biochemistry) Of or pertaining to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA.


lexentry: eng/postulate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: postulate
trans_list: postulado
sense:
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.


lexentry: eng/pot_calling_the_kettle_black__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pot calling the kettle black
trans_list: diz o roto ao nu | o sujo falando do mal lavado | roto falando do esfarrapado
sense:
(idiomatic) A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.


lexentry: eng/pot_roast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pot roast
trans_list: carne estufada
sense:
A dish made by browning a roast-sized piece of beef (often taken from the tougher chuck cut) to induce a Maillard reaction, then slow-cooking in liquid in a covered dish.


lexentry: eng/potash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potash
trans_list: potassa
sense:
The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).


lexentry: eng/potassium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potassium
trans_list: potássio
sense:
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.


lexentry: eng/potassium_chloride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potassium chloride
trans_list: cloreto de potássio
sense:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a salt substitute for table salt, a medication, a fertilizer, and a feedstock.


lexentry: eng/potassium_cyanide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potassium cyanide
trans_list: cianeto de potássio
sense:
(inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the extraction of gold and silver from their ores, and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_dichromate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potassium dichromate
trans_list: bicromato de potássio
sense:
(inorganic compound) A potassium salt of chromic acid, K2Cr2O7; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.


lexentry: eng/potassium_hydroxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potassium hydroxide
trans_list: hidróxido de potássio
sense:
(inorganic compound) The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.


lexentry: eng/potassium_nitrate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potassium nitrate
trans_list: salitre
sense:
(inorganic chemistry) KNO3, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO3).


lexentry: eng/potassium_permanganate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potassium permanganate
trans_list: permanganato de potássio
sense:
(chemistry) KMnO4, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.


lexentry: eng/potato__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: potato
trans_list: batata
sense:
(humorous, slang, computing) An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.


lexentry: eng/potato_chip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potato chip
trans_list: batatas fritas
sense:
(UK, Irish) One of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American french fries.


lexentry: eng/potato_crisp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potato crisp
trans_list: batata frita
sense:
(Ireland, UK, chiefly, in the plural) A thin slice of potato that has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and which is eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.


lexentry: eng/potential__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: potential
trans_list: potencial
sense:
(physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.


lexentry: eng/potential__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: potential
trans_list: potencial
sense:
(physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.


lexentry: eng/potential_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potential energy
trans_list: energia potencial
sense:
The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).


lexentry: eng/potentiometer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potentiometer
trans_list: potenciômetro
sense:
(electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.


lexentry: eng/pothole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pothole
trans_list: buraco (na estrada)
sense:
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion by weather or traffic.


lexentry: eng/potty_mouth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: potty mouth
trans_list: boca-suja
sense:
(idiomatic, euphemistic) The characteristic of regularly using vulgar language, especially strong profanities.


lexentry: eng/poult__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poult
trans_list: filho
sense:
A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/poultice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: poultice
trans_list: cataplasma | emplasto | emplastro
sense:
A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.


lexentry: eng/pound__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pound
trans_list: libra
sense:
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.


lexentry: eng/pour__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pour
trans_list: despejar | entornar | afluir | escorrer
sense:
(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.


lexentry: eng/powder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: powder
trans_list: pó
sense:
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.


lexentry: eng/powder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: powder
trans_list: pó
sense:
(cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.


lexentry: eng/powdered_sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: powdered sugar
trans_list: açúcar de confeiteiro
sense:
(US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: power
trans_list: poder
sense:
The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: power
trans_list: potência
sense:
(physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: power
trans_list: potência
sense:
(statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: power
trans_list: potência
sense:
A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.


lexentry: eng/power__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: power
trans_list: potestade
sense:
(biblical, in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.


lexentry: eng/power_behind_the_throne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: power behind the throne
trans_list: eminência parda
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who appears to be without special status, but who has great covert influence on a person in authority.


lexentry: eng/power_broker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: power broker
trans_list: eminência parda
sense:
A person or group having the ability to influence important decisions, especially in public policy, politics, and business.


lexentry: eng/power_forward__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: power forward
trans_list: ala-pivô
sense:
(basketball) A forward who is the taller of the two forward positions, and is often responsible for scoring near the basket, collecting rebounds and blocking shots in defense.


lexentry: eng/power_set__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: power set
trans_list: conjunto de partes
sense:
(set theory, of a set S) The set whose elements comprise all the subsets of S (including the empty set and S itself).


lexentry: eng/power_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: power strip
trans_list: multiplicador de tomadas
sense:
A block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple electrical devices to be plugged in.


lexentry: eng/power_supply__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: power supply
trans_list: fonte de alimentação
sense:
That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.


lexentry: eng/power_vacuum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: power vacuum
trans_list: vacío de poder | vazio de poder
sense:
A lack of centralised political authority, especially following a conflict, revolution, change of power, etc.


lexentry: eng/practice__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: practice
trans_list: prática
sense:
(uncountable, especially, medicine, arts) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.


lexentry: eng/practicum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: practicum
trans_list: estágio supervisionado
sense:
(US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.


lexentry: eng/praetexta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: praetexta
trans_list: pretexta
sense:
(historical, Ancient Rome) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.


lexentry: eng/pragmatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pragmatic
trans_list: pragmático | prático
sense:
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.


lexentry: eng/pragmatics__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pragmatics
trans_list: pragmática
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) The study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonverbal channels.


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pragmatism
trans_list: pragmatismo
sense:
The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals.


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pragmatism
trans_list: pragmatismo
sense:
(philosophy) The idea that beliefs are identified with the actions of a believer, and the truth of beliefs with success of those actions in securing a believer's goals; the doctrine that ideas must be looked at in terms of their practical effects and consequences.


lexentry: eng/pragmatism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pragmatism
trans_list: pragmatismo
sense:
(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.


lexentry: eng/prairie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prairie
trans_list: pradaria | prado
sense:
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.


lexentry: eng/prairie_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prairie dog
trans_list: cão-da-pradaria | cão-dos-prados
sense:
Any of genus Cynomys, small, stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches, native to North America and Central America.


lexentry: eng/pram__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pram
trans_list: chata
sense:
(nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.


lexentry: eng/prank_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prank call
trans_list: trote
sense:
A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.


lexentry: eng/praseodymium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: praseodymium
trans_list: praseodímio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile rare earth metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.


lexentry: eng/pray__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pray
trans_list: rezar | orar | pregar
sense:
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.


lexentry: eng/prayer_flag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prayer flag
trans_list: bandeira de oração
sense:
A colourful rectangular cloth hung from a thread and strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism to bless the surrounding countryside or for other purposes.


lexentry: eng/prayer_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prayer wheel
trans_list: roda de oração
sense:
(Buddhism) A rotating cylinder either inscribed with or containing prayers, mainly used by Tibetan Buddhists.


lexentry: eng/praying_mantis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: praying mantis
trans_list: louva-a-deus | cavalinho-de-deus
sense:
Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.


lexentry: eng/pre-Columbian__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pre-Columbian
trans_list: pré-colombiano
sense:
Referring to the cultures of the Americas before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus.


lexentry: eng/preacher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preacher
trans_list: pregador
sense:
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.


lexentry: eng/preadolescence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preadolescence
trans_list: pré-adolescência
sense:
The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about 9 and 11 for girls, and 10 and 12 for boys.


lexentry: eng/preamble__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preamble
trans_list: preâmbulo
sense:
A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.


lexentry: eng/preamplifier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preamplifier
trans_list: amplificador de controle
sense:
A voltage amplifier for amplifying a low-level input signal; its output is the input to a higher-level amplifier.


lexentry: eng/prebiotic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prebiotic
trans_list: prebiótico
sense:
(chiefly, in plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial intestinal microorganisms. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: precedent
trans_list: precedente
sense:
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.


lexentry: eng/precedent__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: precedent
trans_list: precedente
sense:
(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.


lexentry: eng/precession__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: precession
trans_list: precessão
sense:
(physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.


lexentry: eng/precinct__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: precinct
trans_list: delegacia de polícia
sense:
(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.


lexentry: eng/precious_metal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: precious metal
trans_list: metal precioso
sense:
A rare metallic chemical element of high economic value, such as gold, platinum, palladium, or rhodium.


lexentry: eng/precious_stone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: precious stone
trans_list: pedra preciosa
sense:
Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry.


lexentry: eng/precipitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: precipitation
trans_list: precipitação
sense:
(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.


lexentry: eng/precipitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: precipitation
trans_list: precipitação
sense:
(countable, uncountable, chemistry) A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.


lexentry: eng/precise__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: precise
trans_list: preciso
sense:
(sciences, engineering, of data points, strictly) Consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other (this does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value).


lexentry: eng/preclude__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preclude
trans_list: excluir
sense:
(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.


lexentry: eng/precognition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: precognition
trans_list: precognição
sense:
(parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preconception__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preconception
trans_list: preconceito
sense:
An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.


lexentry: eng/precondition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: precondition
trans_list: pré-requisito | prerrequisito | pré-condição
sense:
A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.


lexentry: eng/precursor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: precursor
trans_list: precursor
sense:
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.


lexentry: eng/predator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predator
trans_list: predador
sense:
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.


lexentry: eng/predecessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predecessor
trans_list: antecessor | predecessor
sense:
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.


lexentry: eng/predecessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: predecessor
trans_list: predecessor
sense:
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predicate
trans_list: predicado
sense:
(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.


lexentry: eng/predicate__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: predicate
trans_list: predicado
sense:
(logic) A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term.


lexentry: eng/predicative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predicative
trans_list: predicativo
sense:
(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun from within a predicate. contrasts with attributive.


lexentry: eng/predicative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predicative
trans_list: predicativo
sense:
(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.


lexentry: eng/predicative_adjective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predicative adjective
trans_list: predicativo adjetivo
sense:
(grammar) An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.


lexentry: eng/predicative_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predicative case
trans_list: predicativo
sense:
(grammar) A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative nominative (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).


lexentry: eng/predict__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predict
trans_list: predizer | prever
sense:
(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.


lexentry: eng/predisposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: predisposition
trans_list: predisposição
sense:
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.


lexentry: eng/preeclampsia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preeclampsia
trans_list: pré-eclampsia
sense:
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.


lexentry: eng/preeminent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preeminent
trans_list: preeminente
sense:
Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/preemption__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preemption
trans_list: preempção
sense:
(computing) The temporary interruption of a task without its cooperation and with the intention of resuming it at a later time.


lexentry: eng/prefabricate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prefabricate
trans_list: prefabricar
sense:
(transitive) To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.


lexentry: eng/preface__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preface
trans_list: prefácio
sense:
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.


lexentry: eng/prefect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prefect
trans_list: prefeito
sense:
(historical) An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.


lexentry: eng/prefecture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prefecture
trans_list: prefeitura
sense:
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.


lexentry: eng/prefer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prefer
trans_list: preferir
sense:
(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/prefix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prefix
trans_list: prefixo
sense:
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.


lexentry: eng/prefix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prefix
trans_list: prefixo
sense:
(telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)


lexentry: eng/prefix__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prefix
trans_list: prefixar
sense:
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]


lexentry: eng/preformationism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preformationism
trans_list: preformismo
sense:
(biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception and this form does not change in the course of their lifetime (as opposed to epigenesis)


lexentry: eng/prefrontal_cortex__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prefrontal cortex
trans_list: córtex pré-frontal
sense:
(neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.


lexentry: eng/pregabalin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pregabalin
trans_list: pregabalina
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) An anticonvulsant drug used for neuropathic pain and as an adjunct therapy for seizures.


lexentry: eng/pregnancy_test__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pregnancy test
trans_list: teste de gravidez
sense:
a piece of test equipment that determines whether a woman, or by extension, a female animal is pregnant


lexentry: eng/prehensile__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prehensile
trans_list: preênsil
sense:
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.


lexentry: eng/preimage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preimage
trans_list: pré-imagem
sense:
(mathematics) For a given function, the set of all elements of the domain that are mapped into a given subset of the codomain; (formally) given a function ƒ : X → Y and a subset B ⊆ Y, the set ƒ−1(B) = {x ∈ X : ƒ(x) ∈ B}.


lexentry: eng/prejudice__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: prejudice
trans_list: preconceito | intolerância
sense:
(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.


lexentry: eng/prelate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prelate
trans_list: prelado
sense:
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.


lexentry: eng/prelude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prelude
trans_list: prelúdio
sense:
(music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece. [from 1650s]


lexentry: eng/premature_ejaculation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: premature ejaculation
trans_list: ejaculação precoce
sense:
A medical condition where a man, when initiating sexual intercourse, will experience an orgasm and expel semen after a time period far below the average, generally defined as one minute or less.


lexentry: eng/premenstrual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: premenstrual
trans_list: pré-menstrual
sense:
Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.


lexentry: eng/premenstrual_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: premenstrual syndrome
trans_list: tensão pré-menstrual
sense:
The physical and psychological malaise experienced by many women between ovulation and the onset of menstruation; premenstrual tension. [1953]


lexentry: eng/premetro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: premetro
trans_list: pré-metro | pré-metrô
sense:
(rail) A suburban-urban tramway or light rail system partially built with subway standard but not fully converted to subway.


lexentry: eng/premiere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: premiere
trans_list: estreia
sense:
The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.


lexentry: eng/premise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: premise
trans_list: premissa
sense:
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.


lexentry: eng/premise__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: premise
trans_list: premissa
sense:
(usually, in the plural, legal) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.


lexentry: eng/premonition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: premonition
trans_list: premonição
sense:
A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.


lexentry: eng/premonition__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: premonition
trans_list: pressentimento | premonição
sense:
A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).


lexentry: eng/prenuptial_agreement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prenuptial agreement
trans_list: acordo pré-nupcial
sense:
A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.


lexentry: eng/prepare__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prepare
trans_list: preparar
sense:
(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.


lexentry: eng/prepend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prepend
trans_list: antepor
sense:
(computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.


lexentry: eng/preposition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preposition
trans_list: preposição
sense:
(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_article__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prepositional article
trans_list: preposição contraída
sense:
(grammar) In some languages, such as French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, a contraction of a preposition and an article, e.g. au in French (a contraction of à and le).


lexentry: eng/prepositional_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prepositional case
trans_list: caso preposicional
sense:
(grammar) A noun case serving as object of a preposition. Prepositions that often govern the prepositional case include "about", "in", "on", and "near". Russian is an example of a language that uses the prepositional case.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_phrase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prepositional phrase
trans_list: frase preposicional
sense:
(grammar) A phrase containing both a preposition and its object or complement and which may be used as an adjunct or a modifier.


lexentry: eng/prepositional_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prepositional pronoun
trans_list: pronome oblíquo tónico | pronome preposicionado
sense:
A type of pronoun used in Celtic and Semitic languages, where a preposition followed by a personal pronoun creates a new word.


lexentry: eng/preprocessor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preprocessor
trans_list: pré-processador
sense:
(computing) program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program


lexentry: eng/preproduction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preproduction
trans_list: pré-produção
sense:
All the preliminary arrangements that are made before the start of a project, especially before the filming of a movie.


lexentry: eng/prequel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prequel
trans_list: prequela | prelúdio | prequência
sense:
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.


lexentry: eng/prerequisite__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prerequisite
trans_list: pré-requisito
sense:
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.


lexentry: eng/prerogative__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prerogative
trans_list: prerrogativa
sense:
A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.


lexentry: eng/prescribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prescribe
trans_list: prescrever | receitar
sense:
(medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).


lexentry: eng/prescribe__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prescribe
trans_list: ordenar | prescrever
sense:
To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.


lexentry: eng/prescription__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prescription
trans_list: receita
sense:
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.


lexentry: eng/prescriptivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prescriptivism
trans_list: normativismo | prescritivismo
sense:
(linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.


lexentry: eng/presence_of_mind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: presence of mind
trans_list: presença de espírito
sense:
Focused alertness, good sense, quick-thinking resourcefulness, or stability of feeling and thought, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging.


lexentry: eng/present__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: present
trans_list: presente | atual
sense:
Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.


lexentry: eng/present__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: present
trans_list: apresentar
sense:
(transitive, now, rare) To charge (a person) with a crime or accusation; to bring before court. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/present__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: present
trans_list: apresentar
sense:
(transitive) To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/present__Verb__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: present
trans_list: apresentar
sense:
(intransitive, medicine) To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/present_arms__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: present arms
trans_list: apresentar arma
sense:
(military) A position of salute in the manual of arms in which the gun is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.


lexentry: eng/present_continuous__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: present continuous
trans_list: presente progressivo
sense:
(grammar) A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.


lexentry: eng/present_participle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: present participle
trans_list: particípio presente
sense:
(grammar) A nonfinite verb form that indicates an ongoing action or state and which can function as an adjective.


lexentry: eng/present_perfect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: present perfect
trans_list: presente perfeito
sense:
(grammar) A perfect tense that expresses action in the past (usually completed) with consequences in the present time.


lexentry: eng/present_tense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: present tense
trans_list: presente
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical tense whose principal function is to locate a situation or event in the present time.


lexentry: eng/presentism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: presentism
trans_list: presentismo
sense:
(philosophy) The view that neither the future nor the past exist (events and entities that are wholly past or wholly future do not exist at all).


lexentry: eng/president-elect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: president-elect
trans_list: presidente eleito
sense:
(sum of parts) A person who has been elected to a presidency but has not yet been inducted into office. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/president__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: president
trans_list: presidente
sense:
Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.


lexentry: eng/press_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: press card
trans_list: crachá de imprensa
sense:
A press or media credential issued as identification to newsgatherers who work professionally in media. The principal occupations covered are reporters and writers, photographers, film and video camera operators and crews and other broadcasting workers such as producers and researchers.


lexentry: eng/presser_foot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: presser foot
trans_list: calcador
sense:
(sewing) The part of a sewing machine which rests on the fabric and presses it down upon the table of the machine and against the feed dog.


lexentry: eng/presstitute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: presstitute
trans_list: pena de aluguel
sense:
(derogatory, sometimes, attributive) A person or media entity that misleadingly tailors news to fit a particular partisan agenda.


lexentry: eng/pressure__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: pressure
trans_list: pressão
sense:
(physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.


lexentry: eng/pressure_cooker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pressure cooker
trans_list: panela de pressão
sense:
(cookware) A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.


lexentry: eng/prestige__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prestige
trans_list: prestígio
sense:
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.


lexentry: eng/prestressed_concrete__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prestressed concrete
trans_list: betão pré-esforçado
sense:
concrete with stresses induced in it before use so as to counteract stresses that will be produced by load; often contains stretched steel bars or wires called tendons


lexentry: eng/presume__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: presume
trans_list: presumir | pressupor
sense:
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/presumption_of_innocence__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: presumption of innocence
trans_list: presunção da inocência
sense:
(legal) The precept that someone will not be convicted of a crime unless (the judge, prosecutor, officer) proves guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and is non liquet, with there being no present burden of proof duty subjected on the accused to prove innocence.


lexentry: eng/presumptuous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: presumptuous
trans_list: presunçoso
sense:
Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.


lexentry: eng/presuppose__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: presuppose
trans_list: pressupor
sense:
To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.


lexentry: eng/pretend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pretend
trans_list: fingir
sense:
(intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/pretender__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pretender
trans_list: pretendente
sense:
A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.


lexentry: eng/pretender__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pretender
trans_list: charlatão
sense:
One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.


lexentry: eng/pretense__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pretense
trans_list: aparência
sense:
(countable, or, uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.


lexentry: eng/preterite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: preterite
trans_list: pretérito
sense:
(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.


lexentry: eng/pretty__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pretty
trans_list: bonitinho
sense:
(often, _, pejorative) Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/pretty_penny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pretty penny
trans_list: nota preta
sense:
(idiomatic, informal) Chiefly preceded by a: a considerable amount of money; a high income or price.


lexentry: eng/prevail__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prevail
trans_list: prevalecer | predominar
sense:
(intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.


lexentry: eng/prevalence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prevalence
trans_list: prevalência
sense:
(epidemiology) The total number of cases of a disease in a given statistical population at a given time, divided by the number of individuals in that population.


lexentry: eng/prevention__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prevention
trans_list: prevenção
sense:
(medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).


lexentry: eng/preview__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: preview
trans_list: pré-visualização | prévia
sense:
(computing) A facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.


lexentry: eng/preview__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: preview
trans_list: pré-visualizar
sense:
(computing, transitive) To show something in advance, a facility for viewing and checking a document or photo, or changes to it, before saving or printing it.


lexentry: eng/prey__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: prey
trans_list: presa | preia
sense:
(archaic) Anything, such as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; something taken by force from an enemy in war.


lexentry: eng/priapism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: priapism
trans_list: priapismo
sense:
(pathology, uncountable) A potentially painful or harmful medical condition in which the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state (despite the absence of both physical and psychological stimulation), often as a result of a spinal injury.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pride
trans_list: orgulho
sense:
A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pride
trans_list: orgulho
sense:
An unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, or looks, wealth, importance, etc., which comes across as being haughty, lofty, and often showing contempt of others; exaggerated self-worth.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: pride
trans_list: soberba | nariz empinado
sense:
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.


lexentry: eng/pride__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: pride
trans_list: orgulho
sense:
Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example


lexentry: eng/pride_parade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: pride parade
trans_list: parada LGBT
sense:
An annual parade, held in communities in many parts of the world, celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex pride and culture and the acceptance of people belonging to sexual minorities.


lexentry: eng/priest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: priest
trans_list: sacerdote | padre | presbítero
sense:
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.


lexentry: eng/prig__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prig
trans_list: afetadamente pudico
sense:
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.


lexentry: eng/prima_donna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prima donna
trans_list: diva
sense:
(derogatory) A person who considers themself much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when their demands are not met.


lexentry: eng/primacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: primacy
trans_list: primado
sense:
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.


lexentry: eng/primary_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primary care
trans_list: cuidados primários
sense:
(healthcare) The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a hospital.


lexentry: eng/primary_education__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primary education
trans_list: ensino primário | básico | ensino básico | ensino fundamental
sense:
The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.


lexentry: eng/primary_key__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primary key
trans_list: chave primária
sense:
(computing, databases) In the design of a database table, the primary key (abbreviated PK) is selected among the non-empty set of candidate keys. The PK is a column (or an irreducible group of columns) able to identify every row of the table.


lexentry: eng/primary_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primary school
trans_list: primária
sense:
(British, Australian, NZ, India, sometimes, Philippines, schools) A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primate
trans_list: primata
sense:
(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primate
trans_list: primado
sense:
(Christianity) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.


lexentry: eng/primate__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: primate
trans_list: primado
sense:
(Christianity) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.


lexentry: eng/prime__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: prime
trans_list: primo
sense:
(mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).


lexentry: eng/prime_meridian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prime meridian
trans_list: meridiano primário | meridiano principal
sense:
The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.


lexentry: eng/prime_minister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prime minister
trans_list: primeiro-ministro | primeira-ministra | premier | premiê
sense:
The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.


lexentry: eng/prime_mover__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: prime mover
trans_list: máquina motriz
sense:
A machine, such as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source or fuel and transforms it into mechanical work


lexentry: eng/prime_number__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prime number
trans_list: número primo
sense:
(number theory) Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.


lexentry: eng/prime_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: prime time
trans_list: horário nobre
sense:
(television, radio) The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.


lexentry: eng/primer__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primer
trans_list: espoleta
sense:
Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.


lexentry: eng/primer__Noun__2
sense_num: 07
written_rep: primer
trans_list: iniciador
sense:
(biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.


lexentry: eng/primeval_forest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primeval forest
trans_list: floresta primária | floresta virgem
sense:
A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.


lexentry: eng/primigravida__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primigravida
trans_list: primigesta | primigrávida
sense:
(obstetrics, veterinary medicine) A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once. [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/primitive__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: primitive
trans_list: primitiva
sense:
(programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.


lexentry: eng/primitivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: primitivism
trans_list: primitivismo
sense:
Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.


lexentry: eng/primogeniture__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: primogeniture
trans_list: primogenitura
sense:
The principle that the eldest child, traditionally the eldest male, has an exclusive right of inheritance.


lexentry: eng/primordial_soup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primordial soup
trans_list: sopa primordial
sense:
(informal, evolutionary theory) The state of the Earth's oceans at a very early time in the planet's history, during the early development of multicellular organisms.


lexentry: eng/primorial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: primorial
trans_list: primorial
sense:
(number theory) Any number belonging to the integer sequence whose nth element is the product of the first n primes.


