| ma {n} (colloquial form of mother) | :: mamãe {f}, mamã |
| mañana {adv} (tomorrow) SEE: tomorrow | :: |
| Maasai {n} (group of people) | :: massai {m-p} |
| Maasai {prop} (language) | :: massai {m} |
| Maastricht {prop} (capital of the province of Limburg in The Netherlands) | :: Maastricht {f} |
| macabre {adj} (representing or personifying death) | :: macabro |
| macadamia {n} (tree) | :: macadâmia {f} |
| macadamia {n} (macadamia nut) SEE: macadamia nut | :: |
| macadamia nut {n} (edible seed of the macadamia tree) | :: macadâmia {f}, noz-macadâmia {f} |
| Macanese {n} (Macanese (person)) | :: macaense {m} {f} |
| Macanese {prop} (Macanese (language)) | :: patuá macaense {m}, crioulo macaense {m} |
| Macaoese {n} (Macaoese) | :: macaísta {m} {f} |
| macaque {n} (any monkey of the genus Macaca) | :: macaco |
| Macaronesia {prop} (islands in the North Atlantic) | :: Macaronésia {f} |
| Macaronesian {adj} (pertaining to Macaronesia) | :: macaronésio |
| macaroni {n} (type of pasta) | :: macarrão {m} |
| macaronic {adj} (written in a mixture of languages) | :: macarrónico [Portugal], macarrônico [Brazil] |
| macaroni penguin {n} (Eudyptes chrysolophus) | :: pinguim-macaroni {m}, pinguim-de-testa-amarela {m} |
| Macau {prop} (a city just west of Hong Kong) | :: Macau |
| macaw {n} (various parrots) | :: arara {f} |
| MacBook {n} (device) | :: MacBook {m} |
| Maccabean {adj} (pertaining to the Maccabees) | :: macabeu |
| Maccabee {n} (Maccabee) | :: macabeu {m} |
| Maccabees {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Macabeus {m} {m-p} |
| macchia {n} (shrubland biota) | :: maquis |
| mace {n} (weapon) | :: maça {f} |
| mace {n} (ceremonial form of this weapon) | :: maça {f} |
| mace {n} (a spice) | :: macis {m} |
| Macedonia {prop} (ancient kingdom) | :: Macedónia {f} [Portugal], Macedônia {f} [Brazil] |
| Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia) | :: Macedónia {f} [Portugal], Macedônia {f} [Brazil] |
| Macedonia {prop} (region of northern Greece) | :: Macedónia {f} [Portugal], Macedônia {f} [Brazil] |
| Macedonia {prop} (modern geographical region) | :: Macedónia {f} [Portugal], Macedônia {f} [Brazil] |
| Macedonia {prop} (region of Bulgaria) | :: Macedónia búlgara {f} [Portugal]; Macedônia búlgara {f} [Brazil] |
| Macedonian {adj} (of Macedonia or its people or language) | :: macedónio [Portugal], macedônio [Brazil], macedónico [Portugal], macedônico [Brazil] |
| Macedonian {n} (person from Macedonia) | :: macedónio [Portugal], macedônio [Brazil], macedónico [Portugal], macedônico [Brazil] |
| Macedonian {n} (Slavic language of Macedonia) | :: macedónio [Portugal], macedônio [Brazil] |
| Macedonian {n} (language of antiquity) | :: macedónio [Portugal], macedônio [Brazil] |
| Macedo-Romanian {prop} (Aromanian) SEE: Aromanian | :: |
| Macerata {prop} (province) | :: Macerata |
| Macerata {prop} (town) | :: Macerata |
| macerate {v} (to soften or separate by immersion in a liquid) | :: macerar |
| macerator {n} (a machine that reduces solids to small pieces) | :: macerador, triturador |
| Mach {n} (ratio, see also: Mach number) | :: Mach {m} |
| machete {n} (a sword-like tool) | :: catana {f}, facão {m}, machete {m} |
| Machiavellian {adj} (attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods) | :: maquiavélico |
| Machiavellian {adj} (related to the philosophical system of Niccolò Machiavelli) | :: maquiaveliano |
| Machiavellianism {n} (philosophy) | :: Maquiavelismo {m} |
| Machiavellianism {n} (political maneuver) | :: Maquiavelismo {m} |
| Machiavellianism {n} (ruthless, duplicitous behavior) | :: Maquiavelismo {m} |
| machicolation {n} (opening between corbels that support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, of a fortified building) | :: mata-cães |
| machination {n} (clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes) | :: maquinação {f} |
| machination {n} (act of machinating) | :: maquinação {f} |
| machine {n} (mechanical or electrical device) | :: máquina {f} |
| machine {n} (a person who is very proficient) | :: máquina {f} |
| machine code {n} (machine language) SEE: machine language | :: |
| machine gun {n} (type of firearm) | :: metralhadora {f} |
| machine-gun {v} (to fire a machine gun) | :: metralhar |
| machine-gunner {n} (someone who uses a machine gun) | :: metralhador |
| machine language {n} (set of instructions for a computer) | :: código de máquina {m} |
| machine learning {n} (field of study) | :: aprendizagem automática {f}, aprendizado de máquina {m} |
| machinery {n} (machines constituting a production apparatus) | :: maquinaria {f}, maquinário {m} |
| machine tool {n} (tool used for machining) | :: máquina ferramenta {f} |
| machine translation {n} (act of translating something by means of a machine) | :: tradução automática {f} |
| machinist {n} (operator) SEE: operator | :: |
| machinist {n} (constructor of machines and engines) | :: maquinista {m} {f} |
| machismo {n} (exaggerated masculinity) | :: machismo {m} |
| Machmeter {n} (an instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers) | :: maquímetro {m} |
| Mach number {n} (ratio, see also: Mach) | :: número de Mach {m}, número Mach {m} |
| macho {n} (macho person) | :: macho {m} |
| Machu Picchu {prop} (an ancient Inca site in Peru) | :: Machu Picchu {f} |
| mackerel {n} (edible fish) | :: cavala {f} |
| mackerel bird {n} (wryneck) SEE: wryneck | :: |
| mackintosh {n} (raincoat in general) SEE: raincoat | :: |
| macramé {n} (textile) | :: macramé {m} |
| macro {n} (an abbreviation of complicated input) | :: macro {f} |
| macrocephaly {n} (a condition in which the head is abnormally large) | :: macrocefalia {f} |
| macroconidium {n} (the larger of a pair of conidia) | :: macroconídio {m} |
| macrocosm {n} (the universe) SEE: universe | :: |
| macrocosm {n} (a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structures) | :: macrocosmo {m} |
| macroeconomic {adj} (relating to macroeconomics) | :: macroeconómico [Portugal], macroeconômico [Brazil] |
| macroeconomics {n} (study of the entire economy) | :: macroeconomia {f} |
| macroeconomy {n} (the large-scale economy) | :: macroeconomia {f} |
| macromolecular {adj} (of or relating to a macromolecule) | :: macromolecular |
| macromolecule {n} (large molecule) | :: macromolécula {f} |
| macron {n} (short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark) | :: mácron {m}, macro {m} |
| macroorganism {n} (any organism that can be seen with the naked eye)) | :: macro-organismo {m} |
| macrophage {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: macrófago |
| macroscopic {adj} (visible to the unassisted eye) | :: macroscópico |
| macula {n} (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) | :: mácula {f} |
| macula {n} (spot) | :: mácula {f}, mancha {f} |
| macula {n} (large blot or splotch) | :: mancha {f} |
| mad {adj} (insane (adj.)) | :: louco, maluco, doido |
| mad {adj} (angry) | :: bravo, nervoso, irado |
| Madagascar {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Madagáscar [Portugal], Madagascar [Brazil] |
| madam {n} (polite term of address to a woman) | :: madame {f}, madama {f}, senhora {f} |
| madam {n} (mistress of a household) | :: madame {f}, madama {f} |
| madam {n} (woman who manages a brothel) | :: cafetina {f} |
| mad cow disease {n} (informal: bovine spongiform encephalopathy) | :: doença da vaca louca {f} |
| madden {v} (make insane) | :: deixar louco |
| madder {n} (plant) | :: ruiva-dos-tintureiros {f}, ruiva {f}, granza {f}, garança {f} |
| madder {n} (dye) | :: alizarina {f}, garança {f} |
| made in China {adj} (manufactured in the PRC) | :: feito na China, produzido na China, fabricado na China |
| made in China {adj} (cheaply manufactured, especially in East Asia; of poor or low quality) | :: made in China |
| Madeira {prop} (island and autonomous region) | :: Madeira {f} |
| Madeira {n} (wine) | :: vinho da Madeira {m}, vinho Madeira {m} |
| madeleine {n} (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell) | :: madalena {f}, madeleine {f} |
| made-up {adj} (invented, fabricated) | :: fabricado, inventado |
| madhouse {n} (insane asylum) | :: manicómio {m} [Portugal], manicômio {m} [Brazil] |
| madhouse {n} (place resembling an insane asylum) | :: manicomio {m} |
| Madhya Pradesh {prop} (Madhya Pradesh, India) | :: Madhya Pradesh |
| madly {adv} (in a mad manner) | :: loucamente |
| madman {n} (An insane man) | :: doido {m}, louco {m}, maluco {m} |
| madness {n} (insanity) | :: loucura {f}, insanidade {f}, maluquice {f}, malucagem {f}, vesânia {f}, doidice {f}, doideira {f} |
| madness {n} (rash folly) | :: loucura {f} |
| Madonna {prop} (Virgin Mary) SEE: Virgin Mary | :: |
| Madras {prop} (city) | :: Madras {f}, Madrasta {f} |
| madrasa {n} (madrasah) SEE: madrasah | :: |
| madrasah {n} (school for Islamic theology) | :: madraçal {m} |
| Madrid {prop} (capital of Spain) | :: Madrid {f} [Portugal], Madri {f} [Brazil], Madride [now uncommon] |
| Madrilenian {adj} (of Madrid) | :: madrileno {m}, madrilenho {m}, madrilense {m} {f} |
| Madrileño {adj} (of Madrid) SEE: Madrilenian | :: |
| Madrileño {n} (Someone from Madrid) SEE: Madrilenian | :: |
| madrone {n} (strawberry tree) SEE: strawberry tree | :: |
| madwoman {n} (a woman who is insane) | :: doida {f}, louca {f}, maluca {f} |
| maelstrom {n} (large whirlpool) | :: voragem |
| maestro {n} (master in some art) | :: maestro {m} |
| mafia {n} (a crime syndicate) | :: máfia {f} |
| Mafioso {n} (member of the mafia, see also: mobster) | :: mafioso {m}, mafiosa {f} |
| Magadan {prop} (city in Siberia) | :: Magadan {f} |
| Magas {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Magas {f} |
| magazine {n} (periodical) | :: revista {f} |
| magazine {n} (ammunition storehouse) | :: paiol {m} |
| magazine {n} (ammunition clip or chamber enabling multiple rounds to be held before firing) | :: cartucho {m} |
| Magdalene {prop} (female given name) | :: Madalena |
| Magdalene {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Mary Magdalene | :: |
| Magdeburg {prop} (city) | :: Magdeburgo {m} |
| mage {n} (magician, wizard or sorcerer) | :: mago {m}, maga {f} |
| Magellan {prop} (surname) | :: Magalhães {m} |
| Magellanic penguin {n} (Penguin) | :: pinguim-de-magalhães |
| magenta {n} (colour) | :: magenta |
| maggot {n} (dipterous insect's larva that eats decomposing organic matter) | :: larva {f} |
| maggot {n} (worthless person) | :: verme {m} |
| maggot {n} (whimsy or fancy) | :: capricho {m} |
| Maghreb {prop} (region in Africa) | :: Magrebe {m} |
| Maghrebi {adj} (of or relating to the Maghreb) | :: magrebe |
| Maghrebi {n} (native of the Maghreb) | :: magrebe {m} {f} |
| Magi {prop} (the wise men who gave gifts to Jesus) | :: reis magos {m-p} |
| magic {n} (use of supernatural rituals, forces etc.) | :: magia {f}, mágica {f} |
| magic {n} (ritual associated with supernatural magic or mysticism) | :: magia {f}, mágica {f} |
| magic {n} (illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural) | :: mágica {f} |
| magic {n} (something spectacular or wonderful) | :: magia {f} |
| magic {adj} (having supernatural talents, properties or qualities) | :: mágico |
| magic {adj} (Producing extraordinary results; wonderful, amazing) | :: mágico |
| magic {adj} (featuring illusions that are usually performed for entertainment) | :: mágico |
| magical {adj} (relating to magic) | :: mágico |
| magically {adv} (in a magical manner) | :: magicamente |
| magic carpet {n} (a carpet capable of magical flight) | :: tapete mágico {m} |
| magician {n} (practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic) | :: mago {m}, bruxo {m}, mágico {m}, feiticeiro {m} |
| magician {n} (spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts) | :: feiticeiro {m} |
| magician {n} (performer of tricks) | :: mágico {m}, ilusionista |
| magician {n} (amazingly talented craftsman or scientist) | :: mago {m}, fenômeno {m} |
| magic mushroom {n} (mushroom-like fungus that has psychedelic effects) | :: cogumelo alucinógeno {m} |
| magic square {n} (n-by-n arrangement of n2 numbers) | :: quadrado mágico {m} |
| magic wand {n} (wand used to perform magic) | :: varinha mágica {f}, varinha de condão {f} |
| magic word {n} (word with magical effect) | :: palavra mágica {f}, fórmula mágica {f} |
| magic word {n} (the word "please" or "thanks") | :: palavra mágica {f} |
| magister {n} (The possessor of a master's degree) | :: mestre {m} |
| magistracy {n} (office or dignity of a magistrate) | :: magistratura {f} |
| magistrate {n} (judicial officer) | :: magistrado {m} |
| magma {n} (molten matter) | :: magma {m}, lava {m} |
| magma {n} (algebra: an algebraic structure) | :: grupoide {m} |
| magmatic {adj} (of, related to, or produced by magma) | :: magmático |
| Magna Carta {prop} (charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215) | :: Magna Carta {f} |
| Magna Graecia {prop} (Ancient Greek colonies in Italy and Sicily) | :: Magna Grécia {f} |
| magnality {n} (great or wonderful thing) SEE: miracle | :: |
| magnanimity {n} (The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul) | :: magnanimidade {f} |
| magnanimous {adj} (noble and generous in spirit) | :: magnânimo |
| magnate {n} (Powerful industrialist; captain of industry.) | :: magnata |
| magnate {n} (A person of rank, influence or distinction in any sphere.) | :: magnate {m} |
| magnesian {adj} (containing magnesia) | :: magnesiano |
| magnesite {n} (a form of magnesium carbonate, O3, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state) | :: magnesita {f} |
| magnesium {n} (chemical element) | :: magnésio {m} |
| magnet {n} (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) | :: ímã {m} |
| magnetic {adj} (of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism) | :: magnético |
| magnetic {adj} (having the properties a magnet) | :: magnético |
| magnetic {adj} (determined by earth's magnetic fields) | :: magnético |
| magnetic {adj} (having an extraordinary ability to attract) | :: magnético |
| magnetic field {n} (a field of magnetic force) | :: campo magnético {m} |
| magnetic moment {n} (magnetic moment) | :: momento magnético {m} |
| magnetic tape {n} (acrylic tape used for recording data) | :: fita magnética {f} |
| magnetism {n} (the property of being magnetic) | :: magnetismo {m} |
| magnetoencephalography {n} (technique) | :: magnetoencefalografia {f} |
| magnetometer {n} (instrument) | :: magnetómetro {m} |
| magnetosphere {n} (region around a planet) | :: magnetosfera {f} |
| magnificence {n} (grandeur) | :: magnificência {f} |
| magnificent {adj} (grand, elegant or splendid in appearance) | :: magnífico |
| magnificently {adv} (in a magnificent manner) | :: magnificamente |
| magnifico {n} (grandee or nobleman of Venice) | :: magnífico {m} |
| magnify {v} (to make larger) | :: magnificar, ampliar |
| magnifying glass {n} (instrument) | :: lupa {f} |
| Magnitogorsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Magnitogorsk {f} |
| magnitude {n} (size, etc.) | :: grandeza {f}, magnitude |
| magnitude {n} (number) | :: magnitude {f} |
| magnitude {n} (of a vector) | :: magnitude {f} |
| magnitude {n} (apparent brighness of a star) | :: magnitude {f} |
| magnitude {n} (energy of earthquake) | :: magnitude {f} |
| magnocellular {adj} (having large cells) | :: magnocelular |
| magnolia {n} (tree) | :: magnólia {f} |
| magnolia {n} (flower) | :: magnólia {f} |
| magpie {n} (bird of genus Pica) | :: gralha {f}, pega {f} |
| magus {n} (magician, mage) | :: mago {m} |
| magus {n} (Zoroastrian priest or astrologer) | :: mago {m} |
| Magyar {adj} (Hungarian) SEE: Hungarian | :: |
| maharaja {n} (a Hindu prince ranking above a raja) | :: marajá {m} |
| Maharashtra {prop} (state in western India) | :: Maharashtra {f} |
| Maharastra {prop} (Maharashtra) SEE: Maharashtra | :: |
| Mahilyow {prop} (Mogilev) SEE: Mogilev | :: |
| mahjong {n} (game for four players) | :: mahjong {m} |
| mahogany {n} (tropical tree) | :: mogno {m} |
| mahogany {n} (wood) | :: mogno {m} |
| mahout {n} (elephant driver and keeper) | :: cornaca {m} |
| Maia {prop} (daughter of Atlas) | :: Maia {f} |
| maid {n} (young female) | :: donzela {f}, moça {f} |
| maid {n} (female servant or cleaner) | :: empregada {f}, servente {f}, doméstica |
| maiden {n} (unmarried young female) | :: donzela {f}, senhorita {f} |
| maiden {n} (female virgin) | :: virgem {m} {f} |
| maiden {adj} (describing a first occurrence or event) | :: primeiro, inaugural |
| maiden {adj} (virgin) SEE: virgin | :: |
| maidenhair {n} (fern) | :: avenca {f} |
| maidenhair fern {n} (maidenhair) SEE: maidenhair | :: |
| maidenhead {n} (hymen) | :: hímen {m} |
| maidenhood {n} (condition of being maiden) | :: donzelice {f}, donzelia {f} |
| maiden name {n} (married woman's original last name) | :: nome de solteira {m} |
| maidservant {n} (female servant, maid) | :: criada {f}, serviçal {f} |
| maieutics {n} (Socratic method) SEE: Socratic method | :: |
| mail {n} (postal delivery system) | :: correio {m} |
| mail {n} (organisation) | :: correio |
| mail {n} (parcels and letters) | :: correspondência {f} |
| mail {n} (electronic mail) | :: correio eletrônico {m}, e-mail {m} |
| mail {v} (to send via the post) | :: postar, enviar, remeter, expedir |
| mail {n} (armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together) | :: malha {f} |
| mailbox {n} (box into which mail is put) | :: caixa de correio {f} |
| mailing list {n} (collection of names and addresses) | :: lista de discussão {f}, lista de correio {f}, lista de difusão {f} |
| Maillard reaction {n} (condensation reaction of an amino acid) | :: reação de Maillard {f} |
| maillechort {n} (nickel silver) SEE: nickel silver | :: |
| maillot {n} (one-piece swimsuit) | :: maiô {m} |
| maillot {n} (leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric) | :: maiô {m} |
| mailman {n} (post office employee) | :: carteiro {m} |
| maim {v} (to cause permanent loss of a part of the body) | :: mutilar |
| main {adj} (chief, most important, or principal in extent, etc.) | :: principal |
| main {n} (mainland) SEE: mainland | :: |
| main {n} (high seas) SEE: high seas | :: |
| Main {prop} (river in southern Germany) | :: Meno {m} |
| main battle tank {n} (multipurpose tank) | :: carro de combate principal {m} |
| main clause {n} (grammar: clause that can stand alone syntactically) | :: oração coordenada {f} |
| main course {n} (main dish of a meal) | :: prato principal {m} |
| main diagonal {n} (diagonal line of a matrix) | :: diagonal principal {f} |
| Maine {prop} (province in France) | :: Maine {f} |
| Maine {prop} (US State) | :: Maine {m} |
| mainframe {n} (large computer) | :: mainframe {m} |
| mainland {n} (the main landmass of a country or continent) | :: continente {m} |
| mainland China {prop} (area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) | :: China Continental {f} |
| mainly {adv} (chiefly; for the most part) | :: principalmente |
| mainmast {n} (mainmast) | :: grande {m}, mastro grande {m} |
| mainstay {n} (chief support) | :: carro-chefe {m} |
| mainstay {n} (nautical: stabilizing rope) | :: esteio {m} |
| mainstream {adj} (used or accepted broadly; common, usual or conventional) | :: convencional |
| maintain {v} (to maintain, to consider) SEE: hold | :: |
| maintain {v} (to keep up) | :: manter |
| maintain {v} (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true) | :: afirmar |
| maintainability {n} (ease with which something can be maintained) | :: mantenabilidade {f}, manutenibilidade {f} |
| maintainer {n} (a person who does maintenance work) | :: mantedor {m}, mantedora {f}, mantenedor {m} |
| maintenance {n} (keeping a machine or system in service) | :: manutenção {f} |
| maintenance {n} (process of keeping an organism alive) | :: mantimento |
| maintenance {n} (legal: payment made to a spouse after a divorce) SEE: alimony | :: |
| maintenance {n} (child support) SEE: child support | :: |
| Mainz {prop} (the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate) | :: Mogúncia {f}, Mainz {f} |
| maize {n} (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays) | :: milho {m} |
| majestic {adj} (having splendor or royalty) | :: majestoso |
| majestical {adj} (majestic) SEE: majestic | :: |
| majestically {adv} (in a majestic manner) | :: majestosamente |
| majestic plural {n} (plural used by a sovereign) | :: plural majestático {m} |
| majesty {n} (the quality of being impressive and great) | :: majestade {f} |
| Majesty {pron} (term of address for royalty and imperiality) | :: majestade |
| majiang {n} (mahjong) SEE: mahjong | :: |
| majlis {n} (council, assembly, or public meeting, in some Muslim countries or territories) | :: majlis {m} {f} |
| major {n} (military rank) | :: major {m} |
| major {adj} (of great significance or importance) | :: maior, principal, mor |
| major {adj} (greater in number, quantity, or extent) | :: maior |
| major {adj} (of full legal age; having attained majority) | :: maior, maior de idade |
| major {adj} (music: of a scale that follows the pattern: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone) | :: maior |
| major {adj} (music: being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number) | :: maior |
| major {adj} (music: containing the note which is a major third above the tonic) | :: maior |
| major {n} (person of legal age) | :: maior, maior de idade |
| major {v} (to concentrate on a particular area of study) | :: especializar-se |
| major arcana {n} (Tarot cards) | :: arcanos maiores {m-p} |
| Majorca {prop} (island) | :: Maiorca {f} |
| majordomo {n} (head servant) | :: mordomo {m} |
| majority {n} (more than half) | :: maioria {f} |
| majority {n} (difference between the winning vote and the rest of the votes) | :: maioria {f} |
| majority {n} (legal adulthood) | :: maioridade {f} |
| Majuro {prop} (city) | :: Majuro {f} |
| majuscule {n} (upper-case letter) SEE: capital letter | :: |
| Makassar {prop} (city in Indonesia) | :: Macassar {f}, Macáçar, Macaçar |
| make {v} (to construct) | :: fazer, construir |
| make {v} (to produce) | :: fazer |
| make {v} (to create) | :: fazer |
| make {v} (to constitute) | :: fazer |
| make {v} (to interpret) | :: interpretar |
| make {v} (to bring into success) | :: fazer |
| make {v} (to cause to be) | :: fazer, deixar |
| make {v} (to cause to do) | :: fazer |
| make {v} (to force to do) | :: fazer |
| make {v} (to indicate or suggest to be) | :: fazer |
| make {v} (to earn, to gain (money)) | :: ganhar |
| make {n} (brand) | :: marca |
| make a difference {v} (carry out an action the result of which is significant) | :: fazer uma diferença |
| make a living {v} (earn enough income) | :: ganhar a vida |
| make a mistake {v} (to err) | :: cometer um erro, enganar-se |
| make a mountain out of a molehill {v} (to treat a problem as greater than it is) | :: fazer tempestade em copo d'água (to make a storm in a glass of water) |
| make an exhibition of oneself {v} (to embarrass oneself in public) | :: pagar mico, dar vexame |
| make a point {v} (to take care in doing something) | :: fazer questão |
| make a show of oneself {v} (To embarrass oneself or others in public) | :: pagar mico |
| make a spectacle of oneself {v} (To embarrass oneself or others in public) | :: pagar mico |
| make do {v} (to get by (with)) | :: sobreviver |
| make do {v} (to use for one's purpose something worn, defective, or intended for another purpose) | :: quebrar o galho |
| make ends meet {v} (get by financially) | :: chegar ao fim do mês, conseguir pagar as contas |
| make friends {v} (to create friendships) | :: fazer amigos |
| make fun of {v} (tease, ridicule) | :: tirar sarro de, zoar de [Brazil], caçoar de |
| make hay while the sun shines {v} (act while an opportunity exists) | :: aproveite a maré |
| make headway {v} (progress) | :: abrir caminho |
| make it up as one goes along {v} (to improvise continuously) | :: ir inventando na hora |
| make love {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse, see also: copulate) | :: fazer amor |
| make of {v} (form an opinion about) | :: achar de |
| make out {v} | :: comer |
| makeover {n} (a major change in use or appearance) | :: reforma {f}, renovação {f} |
| make peace {v} (to end hostilities) | :: fazer as pazes |
| maker {n} (one who makes) | :: fazedor |
| make room {v} (to create space for new objects) | :: abrir espaço |
| make sense {v} (be coherent) | :: fazer sentido |
| make sense {v} (decipher, understand) | :: entender |
| makeshift {n} (temporary substitution) | :: improviso {m} |
| makeshift {adj} (made to work or suffice) | :: improvisado {m} |
| make someone's blood run cold {v} (cause a person to feel fear) | :: gelar o sangue |
| make sure {v} (to verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution) | :: certificar-se |
| make the bed {v} (arrange sheets, etc smoothly and neatly) | :: fazer a cama |
| make up {v} (to compensate, fill in or catch up) | :: compensar |
| make up {v} (to invent, imagine, or concoct) | :: inventar |
| make up {v} (to apply cosmetics or makeup) | :: maquiar |
| make up {v} (to resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight) | :: resolver, fazer as pazes |
| makeup {n} (cosmetics) | :: maquiagem {f} [Brazil], maquilagem {f} [Brazil], maquilhagem {f} |
| make-up artist {n} (artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions) | :: maquiador {m} |
| make up one's mind {v} (to decide, to reach a conclusion) | :: decidir-se, escolher, chegar a uma conclusão |
| make use {v} (make use of something) SEE: take advantage | :: |
| make use {v} (to use) | :: empregar |
| make way {v} (to give place or step aside) | :: abrir caminho |
| make yourself at home {phrase} | :: sinta-se em casa [to one person], sintam-se em casa [to many people] |
| Makhachkala {prop} (capital of Dagestan, Russia) | :: Makhachkala {f}, Petrovsk {f} |
| Malé {prop} (capital of the Maldives) | :: Malé {f} |
| Malabo {prop} (capital of Equatorial Guinea) | :: Malabo {f} |
| Malacca {prop} (state in Malaysia) | :: Malaca {f}, Málaca {f} |
| Malachi {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Malaquias {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (minor prophet) | :: Malaquias {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (male given name) | :: Malaquias {m} |
| malachite {n} (mineral) | :: malaquita {f} |
| malacology {n} (study of molluscs) | :: malacologia {f} |
| malady {n} (a disease, illness, or other health disorder) | :: mal |
| Malagasy {n} (person) | :: malgaxe {m}, madagascarense |
| Malagasy {n} (the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language) | :: malgaxe {m} |
| Malagasy {adj} (pertaining to Madagascar) | :: malgaxe {m}, madagascarense |
| malaise {n} (bodily feeling) | :: mal-estar {m} |
| Malakal {prop} (city in South Sudan) | :: Malakal {f}, Malacal {f} |
| malar {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| malar bone {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| malaria {n} (disease) | :: malária {f} |
| malarial {adj} (of, relating to, or infected by malaria) | :: palúdico, malárico |
| malarkey {n} (nonsense; rubbish, see also: nonsense) | :: besteira {f}, bobeira, rodela {f} [Brazil] |
| Malawi {prop} (Republic of Malawi) | :: Malawi {m}, Malavi {m}, Malaui {m} |
| Malay {adj} (of the Malay people) | :: malaio {m}, malásio |
| Malay {adj} (of or pertaining to Malaysia) | :: malaio, malásio |
| Malay {adj} (in, of or otherwise pertaining to the Malay language) | :: malaio |
| Malay {n} (Malay person) | :: malaio {m}, malásio {m} |
| Malay {n} (the Malay language) | :: malaio {m} |
| Malayalam {n} (language) | :: malaiala |
| Malay Archipelago {prop} (archipelago) | :: Arquipélago Malaio |
| Malay Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Southeast Asia) | :: Península da Malásia {f} |
| Malaysia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Malásia {f} |
| Malaysian {prop} (Malay) SEE: Malay | :: |
| Malaysian {adj} (Pertaining to Malaysia) | :: malaio |
| Malaysian {n} (a native of Malaysia) | :: malaio {m} |
| Maldives {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: Maldivas {f-p} |
| Maldivian {n} (person) | :: maldivo {m} |
| Maldivian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to the Maldives, the Maldivian people or the Maldivian language.) | :: maldivo {m} |
| Maldivian {n} (language) SEE: Dhivehi | :: |
| male {adj} (grammatically masculine) SEE: masculine | :: |
| male {adj} (belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it) | :: macho {m}, masculino {m}, másculo {m} |
| male {adj} (having an external plug) | :: masculino {m}, macho {m} |
| male {n} (human of masculine sex or gender) | :: homem {m}, macho {m}, varão {m} |
| male {n} (animal of masculine sex) | :: macho {m}, varão {m} |
| male {n} (plant of masculine sex) | :: planta-pai {f} |
| male chauvinism {n} (belief in the innate superiority of men over women) | :: machismo {m} |
| male chauvinist {n} (A male advocate of male chauvinism) | :: machista {m} |
| male chauvinistic {adj} (of or pertaining to male chauvinism or male chauvinists) | :: machista {m} {f} |
| maledict {v} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| maledict {v} (berate) SEE: berate | :: |
| malediction {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| malefactor {n} (evildoer) | :: malfeitor {m} |
| maleficent {adj} (harmful or evil in intent or effect) | :: maléfico |
| Maleventum {prop} (ancient Samnian city) | :: Maleventum {f}, Malevento {m} |
| malevolence {n} (hostile feeling and attitude) | :: malevolência |
| malevolent {adj} (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) | :: malevolente, malévolo, mal-intencionado |
| malevolent {adj} (having an evil or harmful influence) | :: malévolo |
| malevolently {adv} (malevolently) SEE: maliciously | :: |
| malfeasance {n} (misconduct doing damage) | :: prevaricação {f} |
| malfeasor {n} (wrongdoer) SEE: wrongdoer | :: |
| malformation {n} (abnormal formation) | :: malformação {f}, má-formação {f} |
| malformation {n} ((teratology) abnormal developmental feature of offspring) | :: malformação {f}, má-formação {f} |
| malfunction {n} (faulty functioning) | :: mau funcionamento {m}, funcionamento defeituoso {m} |
| malfunction {n} (failure to function) | :: não-funcionamento {m} |
| Mali {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Mali |
| Malian {n} (A person from Mali or of Malian descent) | :: maliano {m}, maliense {m} {f} |
| Malian {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Mali or the Malian people) | :: maliano, maliense |
| malice {n} (intention to harm) | :: malícia {f} |
| malicious {adj} (Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite) | :: malicioso, maldoso |
| maliciously {adv} (In a malicious manner) | :: maliciosamente, malevolamente |
| maliciousness {n} (maliciousness) SEE: malevolence | :: |
| malign {adj} (evil or malignant) | :: maligno {m} |
| malignant {adj} (harmful, malevolent, injurious) | :: maligno |
| malignant {adj} (tending to produce death) | :: maligno |
| malinger {v} (to feign illness) | :: fingir estar doente |
| malkin {n} (cat) SEE: cat | :: |
| mall {n} (enclosed shopping centre) | :: centro comercial {m}, shopping {m} |
| mallard {n} (a common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos) | :: pato-real {m} |
| Mallarméan {adj} (of or relating to Stéphane Mallarmé) | :: mallarmeano |
| malleable {adj} (able to be hammered into thin sheets) | :: maleável |
| malleable {adj} (liable to change) | :: maleável |
| mallet {n} (small maul) | :: malho {m} |
| malleus {n} (the small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear) | :: martelo {m} |
| mallow {n} (any of a group of plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae) | :: malva {f} |
| Malmö {prop} (city in Sweden) | :: Malmo {f}, Malmö {f}, Malmoe {f} |
| malmsey {n} (wine made from malvasia) | :: malvasia {m} {f} |
| malnourished {adj} (suffering from malnutrition) | :: desnutrido |
| malnutrition {n} (lack of adequate nourishment) | :: desnutrição {f} |
| malpractice {n} (the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss) | :: negligência {f} |
| malpractice {n} (improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person) | :: negligência {f} |
| malt {n} (sprouted grain used in brewing) | :: malte {m} |
| malt {v} (to convert grain into malt) | :: maltar |
| Malta {prop} (republic) | :: Malta {f} |
| Malta {prop} (island) | :: Malta {f} |
| Maltese {n} (Maltese people collectively: plural) | :: malteses {m-p} |
| Maltese {n} (inhabitant of Malta) | :: maltês |
| Maltese {n} (language of Malta) | :: maltês {m}, maltês {m} |
| Maltese {adj} (pertaining to Malta or its language) | :: maltês |
| Maltese cross {n} (cross) | :: cruz de Malta {f} |
| Malthusian {adj} (of, or relating to Malthus or his views) | :: malthusiano |
| Malthusianism {n} (the viewpoint that the population grows faster than the food supply) | :: malthusianismo {m} |
| maltose {n} (the disaccharide C12H22O11) | :: maltose {f} |
| maltreat {v} (treat badly) | :: maltratar |
| malvaceous {adj} (of or pertaining to plants in the mallow family) | :: malváceo |
| malvasia {n} (grapevine used to make malmsey) | :: malvasia {m} {f} |
| malware {n} (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) | :: malware {m}, software malicioso {m}, programa malicioso {m} |
| mama {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| mama {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mamba {n} (venomous snake) | :: mamba {f} |
| mambo {n} (Latin American music genre) | :: mambo {m} |
| mameluco {n} (child born of a white father and American Indian mother) | :: mameluco {m}, mamaluco {m} |
| mameluco {adj} (born of a white father and American Indian mother) | :: mameluco {m}, mamaluco {m} |
| mameluke {n} (A member of a military regime created and run originally by freed white slaves) | :: mameluco {m} |
| mamma {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| mamma {n} (milk-secreting organ) | :: mama {f} |
| mamma {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mammal {n} (animal of the class Mammalia) | :: mamífero {m} |
| mammalian {n} (any mammal) SEE: mammal | :: |
| mammalian {adj} | :: mamífero |
| mammary {adj} (of or relating to mamma) | :: mamário |
| mammary {n} (breast) SEE: mamma | :: |
| mammary gland {n} (milk-secreting gland) | :: glândula mamária {f} |
| mammee apple {n} | :: abricó-do-pará {m} |
| mammography {n} (X-ray examination of the breasts) | :: mamografia {f} |
| mammoth {n} (elephant-like mammal) | :: mamute {m} |
| mammothrept {n} (spoilt child) | :: mimado {m} |
| mammy {n} (child's name for mother) | :: mamãe {f} |
| mamoncillo {n} (Meliococcus bijugatus) | :: papamundo {m} |
| man {n} (adult male human) | :: homem {m}, varão {m} (rare), mane {m} [Timor-Leste] |
| man {n} (human) | :: homem {m}, ser humano {m}, humano {m} |
| man {n} (piece in board games) | :: homenzinho {m} |
| man {interj} (an interjection used to place emphasis upon something or someone) | :: cara {m} |
| man {v} (to supply with staff or crew) | :: tripular |
| man {v} (to take up position in order to operate something) | :: operar |
| Man {prop} (genus Homo) | :: homem {m}, ser humano {m}, humano |
| manacle {n} (fetter, restriction) SEE: fetter | :: |
| manacle {n} (shackle for the wrist) | :: algema {m} |
| manage {v} (to direct or be in charge) | :: manejar, gerir, gerenciar |
| manage {v} (to handle or control a situation or job) | :: manejar |
| manage {v} (to handle a tool with ease) | :: manejar |
| manage {v} (to succeed at an attempt) | :: conseguir |
| manageable {adj} (capable of being managed) | :: manejável {m} {f} |
| management {n} (administration; the process or practice of managing) | :: administração {f}, gerência |
| management {n} (judicious use of means) | :: administração {f} |
| manager {n} (person whose job is to manage something) | :: gerente {m} {f}, gerenciador {m} [chiefly Brazil] |
| manager {n} (administrator, for a singer or group) | :: empresário {m} |
| Managua {prop} (capital of Nicaragua) | :: Manágua {f} |
| Manama {prop} (the capital city of Bahrain) | :: Manama {f} |
| man and wife {n} (opposite-sex married couple) SEE: husband and wife | :: |
| man-at-arms {n} (heavily-armed mounted member of cavalry) | :: homem de armas {m} |
| manatee {n} (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae) | :: peixe-boi {m}, manati {m}, manatim {m} |
| Manaus {prop} (capital of Amazonas) | :: Manaus |
| man cave {n} (part of a home) | :: covil masculino {m}, espaço masculino {m} |
| Manche {prop} (department of Normandy, France) | :: Mancha {f} |
| Manchego {n} (a firm, compact cheese from La Mancha) | :: manchego {m} |
| Manchester {prop} (major city in the north-west of England) | :: Manchester {f} |
| manchineel {n} (Hippomane mancinella, a tropical American tree that bears a poisonous fruit) | :: mancenilha {f}, mancenilheira {f} |
| Manchu {n} (member of the people) | :: manchu {m} {f} |
| Manchu {prop} (language) | :: manchu {m} |
| Manchu {adj} (Manchurian, referring to the Manchu(rian) people) | :: manchu {m} {f}, manchuriano {m} |
| Manchu {adj} (Manchurian, referring to the Manchu language) | :: manchu {m} {f}, manchuriano {m} |
| Manchuria {prop} (historical region in Northeast Asia) | :: Manchúria {f} |
| -mancy {suffix} (specified forms of divination) | :: -mancia {f} |
| Mandaean {n} (a believer in, or follower of, Mandaeism) | :: mandeu {m} |
| Mandaeism {prop} (a monotheistic religion of the Iraq region) | :: mandeísmo {m} |
| mandala {n} (Hindu design) | :: mandala {f} |
| mandarin {n} (Chinese Imperial bureaucrat) | :: mandarim {m} |
| mandarin {n} (fruit) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (tree) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (mandarin duck) SEE: mandarin duck | :: |
| Mandarin {n} (Standard Mandarin, see also: Chinese) | :: mandarim {m} |
| mandarin duck {n} (bird) | :: pato-mandarim {m} |
| mandarin orange {n} (tree) | :: [Brazil] bergamoteira {f}, [Brazil] mexeriqueira {f}, tangerineira {f} |
| mandarin orange {n} (fruit) | :: [Brazil] bergamota {f}, [Brazil] mandarina {f}, [Brazil] mexerica {f}, tangerina {f}, mimosa {f} |
| mandate {n} (official command) | :: mandado {m} |
| mandatorily {adv} (in a mandatory manner) | :: obrigatoriamente |
| mandatory {adj} (obligatory) | :: obrigatório, necessário |
| Mandela {prop} (surname) | :: Mandela {m} {f} |
| mandible {n} (lower jaw) | :: mandíbula {f}, queixada {f} |
| mandibular {adj} (of or pertaining to the mandible) | :: mandibular |
| mandocello {n} (string instrument) | :: bandoloncelo {m} |
| mandola {n} (musical instrument) | :: mandola {f} |
| mandolin {n} (musical instrument) | :: bandolim {m} |
| mandrake {n} (botany) | :: mandrágora {f} |
| mandrel {n} (object used as an aid for shaping a material) | :: mandril |
| mandrill {n} (Mandrillus sphinx) | :: mandril {m} |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse) | :: crina {f} |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth around head of male lions) | :: juba {f} |
| -mane {suffix} (person who has a mania for) | :: -ómano {m} [Portugal], -ômano {m} [Brazil] |
| man-eater {n} (cannibal) | :: canibal |
| maned wolf {n} (Chrysocyon brachyurus) | :: lobo-guará {m} |
| manes {n} (spirits of the dead) | :: manes {m-p} |
| maneuver {n} (a movement, often one performed with difficulty) | :: manobra {f} |
| maneuver {n} (a large training exercise of military troops) | :: manobra {f} |
| maneuver {v} (to move carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position) | :: manobrar |
| maneuver {v} ((intransitive) to intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme) | :: manipular |
| manga {n} (comic originated in Japan) | :: mangá {m} |
| manga {n} (comic done in Japanese style) | :: mangá {f} [Brazil], manga {f} [Portugal] |
| mangaka {n} (a professional manga or anime artist) | :: mangaká {m} {f} |
| Mangalore {prop} (city in western India) | :: Mangalore |
| Mangalorean {n} (Resident of the city of Mangalore) | :: Mangaloreano {m} |
| manganese {n} (chemical element) | :: manganês {m} [Brazil], manganésio {m} [Portugal] |
| mange {n} (skin disease) | :: sarna |
| manger {n} (trough for animals to eat from) | :: manjedoura {f} |
| mangle {v} (to change, mutilate or disfigure) | :: mutilar, desfigurar, mudar |
| mango {n} (tropical fruit tree Mangifera indica) | :: mangueira {f} |
| mango {n} (fruit) | :: manga {f} |
| mango juice {n} (juice) | :: suco/sumo de manga {m} |
| mangonel {n} (type of military engine) | :: manganela {f} |
| mangosteen {n} (fruit) | :: mangostão {m} |
| mangrove {n} (tropical tree or shrub that grows in shallow water) | :: mangue {m} |
| mangrove {n} (habitat) | :: manguezal, mangue |
| mangy {adj} (afflicted with mange) | :: sarnento |
| manhater {n} (misanthrope) SEE: misanthrope | :: |
| manhater {n} (misandrist) SEE: misandrist | :: |
| manhole {n} (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) | :: bueiro {m} |
| manhood {n} (state of being a man as distinguished from a child or a woman.) | :: virilidade |
| Mani {prop} (peninsula) | :: Mani |
| Mani {prop} (founder of Manichaeism) | :: Mani {m}, Manes {m} |
| mania {n} (violent derangement) | :: insanidade {f} |
| mania {n} (excessive desire) | :: mania {f} |
| maniac {n} (insane person) | :: maníaco {m} |
| maniac {n} (fanatic, obsessive) | :: maníaco {m} |
| -maniac {suffix} (indicating a person who experiences compulsion) | :: -maníaco {m} |
| manic {adj} (of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness) | :: maníaco |
| manic {adj} (suffering from mania) | :: maníaco |
| manically {adv} (in a manic manner) | :: maniacamente |
| Manichaean {n} (a follower of Manichaeism) | :: maniqueísta {m} {f}, maniqueu {m} |
| Manichaean {adj} (of or relating to Manichaeism) | :: maniqueísta, maniqueu |
| Manichaeism {prop} (religion) | :: maniqueísmo {f} |
| manicure {n} (cosmetic treatment for the fingernails) | :: manicure {f}, manicura {f} |
| manicurist {n} (manicurist) | :: manicure {f}, manicura {f} |
| manifest {adj} (evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent) | :: manifesto, evidente |
| manifest {adj} (obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible) | :: manifesto, óbvio |
| manifest {n} (list of passengers or goods) | :: manifesto {m} |
| manifest {n} (obsolete: public declaration) | :: manifesto {m} |
| manifest {v} (to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly) | :: manifestar |
| manifest {v} (to exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse) | :: dar ao manifesto |
| manifestation {n} (the act or process of becoming manifest) | :: manifestação {f} |
| manifesto {n} (public declaration) | :: manifesto {m} |
| manifold {adj} (various in kind or quality) | :: múltiplos {m-p}, variados {m-p} |
| manifold {n} (pipe fitting) | :: coletor {m} |
| manifold {n} (locally Euclidean space) | :: variedade {f} |
| manifold {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| Manila {prop} (capital of the Philippines) | :: Manila {f} |
| Manila hemp {n} (the fibre of the abaca) | :: abacá {m} |
| manioc {n} (tropical plant) | :: mandioca {f}, aipim {m} |
| maniple {n} (division of the Roman army) | :: manípulo {m} |
| maniple {n} (part of a priest's vestments) | :: manípulo {m} |
| manipulatable {adj} (gullible) SEE: gullible | :: |
| manipulate {v} (move with the hands) | :: manipular, manusear |
| manipulate {v} (influence or manage) | :: manipular |
| manipulate {v} (handle and move a body part) | :: manipular |
| manipulate {v} | :: manipular |
| manipulation {n} (practice of manipulating) | :: manipulação |
| manipulative {adj} (describing a person who manipulates others) | :: manipulador, manipulativo |
| manipulator {n} (person) | :: manipulador {m} |
| Manipur {prop} (Manipur, India) | :: Manipur {m} |
| man is a wolf to man {proverb} (humans prey upon one another) | :: o homem é o lobo do homem |
| Manitoba {prop} (Province in western Canada) | :: Manitoba |
| manitou {n} (A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians) | :: manitu {m}, manitó {m} |
| mankind {n} (human race) | :: humanidade {f} |
| manliness {n} (similarity to man) | :: virilidade {f}, hombridade {f} |
| manly {adj} (having the characteristics of a man) | :: varonil, viril |
| man-made {adj} (created by a human) | :: artificial |
| man-mark {v} (to mark an opposition player closely) | :: marcar |
| manna {n} (food) | :: maná {m} |
| manna ash {n} (Fraxinus ornis) | :: freixo-do-maná {m}, freixo-das-flores {m} |
| mannequin {n} (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) | :: manequim {m} |
| manner {n} (way of performing or effecting; method or style) | :: maneira {f}, modo, jeito {m} |
| Mannerism {n} (style of art) | :: maneirismo {m} |
| Mannerist {adj} (of or relating to Mannerism) | :: maneirista |
| Mannerist {n} (an artist who works in the style of Mannerism) | :: maneirista {m} {f} |
| manners {n} (etiquette) | :: etiqueta, maneiras {f-p} |
| mano a mano {n} (A head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel) | :: mano a mano {m} |
| man of few words {n} (man who doesn't speak much) | :: homem de poucas palavras {m} |
| man of letters {n} (a literary man) | :: homem das letras {m} |
| man of the world {n} (worldly man) | :: homem do mundo {m} |
| man-of-war {n} (military man) | :: guerreiro |
| man-of-war {n} (armed naval vessel) | :: navio de guerra {m} |
| man-of-war {n} (cnidarian) SEE: Portuguese man-of-war | :: |
| manometer {n} (instrument to measure pressure) | :: manómetro {m} |
| manor {n} (mansion) | :: solar, mansão |
| manor {n} (feudal district) | :: feudo {m} |
| manor {n} (seat of control of feudal district) | :: feudo {m} |
| man overboard {interj} (cry indicating someone has fallen over the side) | :: homem ao mar |
| man proposes, God disposes {proverb} (things don't always work out as they were planned) | :: o homem põe e Deus dispõe |
| manservant {n} (male servant) | :: servidor {m} |
| mansion {n} (large house or building) | :: solar {m}, mansão {f} |
| manslaughter {n} (act of killing unlawfully) | :: homicídio culposo {m} |
| mansuetude {n} (gentleness, meekness) | :: mansuetude {f}, mansidão {f} |
| mantelpiece {n} (shelf) | :: cornija (da lareira) {f} |
| manticore {n} (mythical creature) | :: manticora, mantícora {f} |
| mantis {n} (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea) | :: louva-a-deus {m}, mantídeo {m} |
| mantissa {n} (part of a logarithm after the decimal point) | :: mantissa {f} |
| mantis shrimp {n} (stomatopod) | :: tamarutaca {f}, lagosta-gafanhoto {f}, lacraia-do-mar {f} [Brazil] |
| mantle {n} (clothing like an open robe or cloak) | :: manto {m} |
| mantle {n} (zoology: body wall of a mollusc) | :: manto {m} |
| mantle {n} (geology: layer of the Earth) | :: manto {m} |
| mantling {n} (heraldry: drapery behind and around a coat of arms) | :: paquife {m} |
| mantra {n} (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation) | :: mantra {m} |
| Mantua {prop} (province) | :: Mântua |
| Mantua {prop} (city) | :: Mântua |
| manual {n} (handbook or booklet that instructs) | :: manual {m} |
| manual {adj} (performed with the hands) | :: manual |
| manually {adv} (by hand) | :: manualmente, à mão |
| manufacture {v} (to make things) | :: fabricar, manufaturar |
| manufacture {v} (to produce goods) | :: produzir, manufaturar |
| manufacture {v} (to create false evidences) | :: fabricar |
| manufacturer {n} (one who manufactures) | :: fabricante {m} |
| manufacturing {n} (create goods from materials) | :: manufatura {f}, fabricação {f} |
| manufacturing {n} (industry) | :: manufatura {f} |
| manul {n} (Otocolobus manul) | :: manul, gato-de-pallas |
| manure {v} (to apply manure) | :: estercar, estrumar |
| manure {n} (excrement) | :: estrume {m}, esterco {m} |
| manus {n} (hand) SEE: hand | :: |
| manuscript {adj} (handwritten, or by extension typewritten) | :: manuscrito |
| manuscript {n} (book, composition or any other document, written by hand) | :: manuscrito {m} |
| manuscript {n} (book, article etc, submitted for reproductive publication) | :: manuscrito {m} |
| manwhore {n} (a man who sells his body for money; a male prostitute) | :: garoto de programa {m} |
| Manx {n} (language) SEE: Manx Gaelic | :: |
| Manx cat {n} (mammal) | :: gato manx {m} |
| Manx Gaelic {n} (a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man) | :: manx {m}, manquês {m} |
| Manx shearwater {n} | :: bobo-pequeno {m}, estapagado {m} |
| many {determiner} (an indefinite large number of) | :: muitos {m-p}, muitas {f-p} |
| many {pron} (an indefinite large number of people or things) | :: multidão {f} |
| many {n} (a collective mass of people) | :: massa {f}, multidão {f} |
| many a mickle makes a muckle {proverb} (lot of small amounts together become a large amount) | :: grão a grão enche a galinha o papo |
| many hands make light work {proverb} (a large number of people cooperating can perform tasks easily) | :: a união faz a força |
| manyplies {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| many thanks {interj} (many thanks) | :: muito obrigado |
| Maoism {n} (philosophy espoused by Mao Zedong) | :: maoísmo {m} |
| Maoist {adj} (of Maoism) | :: maoísta |
| Maoist {n} (Maoist advocate) | :: maoísta {m} {f} |
| Mao jacket {n} (Mao suit) SEE: Mao suit | :: |
| Maori {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the Māori) | :: maori |
| Maori {n} (indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) | :: maori {m} |
| Maori {n} (member of the Maori people of New Zealand) | :: maori {m} |
| Maori {n} (language of the Māori) | :: maori {m} |
| Mao suit {n} (jacket popularised in China) | :: terno Mao {m} |
| map {n} (visual representation of an area) | :: mapa {m}, carta {f}, carta geográfica {f} |
| map {n} (function) | :: aplicação {f}, transformação {f}, função {f} |
| map {v} (to create a visual representation of a territory) | :: mapear |
| map {v} (to act as a function on) | :: mapear |
| maple {n} (tree of the Acer genus) | :: bordo {m}, ácer {m}, zelha {f} |
| maple syrup {n} (syrup made from the sap of the sugar maple) | :: xarope/melado (de bordo/ácer) {m} |
| mapping {n} (process of making maps) | :: mapeamento {m} |
| Mapudungun {prop} (language) | :: mapuche {m} |
| Maputo {prop} (capital of Mozambique) | :: Maputo {m} |
| maquiladora {n} (an assembly plant in Mexico near the border with the United States) | :: maquiladora {f} |
| maquis {n} (vegetation) | :: maquis {m} |
| Mar. {prop} (abbreviation of "March") | :: mar {m} |
| mara {n} (caviid rodent) | :: mará {m} |
| marabou {n} (large wading bird native to Africa) | :: marabu {m} |
| marabout {n} (holy man) | :: marabuto {m} |
| marabout {n} (tomb) | :: marabuto {m} |
| Maracanaço {prop} (final match in the 1950 FIFA World Cup) | :: Maracanaço {m} |
| Maranhão {prop} (state in north-eastern Brazil) | :: Maranhão {m} |
| marasmus {n} (wasting disease) | :: marasmo {m} |
| Marathi {n} (language of Maharashtra) | :: marata {m} |
| Marathi {n} (people of Maharashtra) | :: marata {m} {f} |
| Marathi {adj} (pertaining to Maharashtra or its language) | :: marata {m} {f} |
| marathon {n} (road race) | :: maratona {f} |
| Marathon {prop} (town in Greece) | :: Maratona {f} |
| marathoner {n} (someone who participates in marathons and other long-distance races) | :: maratonista {m} {f} |
| marauder {n} (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) | :: predador {m}, salteador {m} |
| marauder {n} (band of outlaws who raid and pillage) | :: salteador {m} |
| marble {n} (crystalline limestone) | :: mármore {m} |
| marble {n} (spherical ball) | :: bola de gude {f}, berlinde {m} |
| marbled cat {n} (Pardofelis marmorata) | :: gato marmorado {m} |
| Marcel {prop} (male given name) | :: Marcelo {m} |
| Marcellus {prop} (male given name) | :: Marcelo {m} |
| march {n} (formal, rhythmic way of walking) | :: marcha {f} |
| march {n} (political rally or parade) | :: passeata {f}, marcha {f} |
| march {n} (song in the genre of music written for marching) | :: marcha {f} |
| march {n} (steady forward movement or progression) | :: marcha {f} |
| march {v} (walk with long, regular strides) | :: marchar |
| march {v} (go to war; make military advances) | :: marchar |
| march {n} (border region) | :: fronteira {f} |
| march {n} (region at a frontier governed by a marquess) | :: marquesado {m} |
| March {prop} (third month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: março {m} |
| marchioness {n} (wife of a marquess) | :: marquesa {f} |
| marchland {n} (borderland) SEE: borderland | :: |
| march to the beat of a different drum {v} (to do things unconventionally) | :: fazer as coisas do seu jeito |
| Marcionism {n} (early Christian teaching) | :: marcionismo {m} |
| Marcionite {n} (a follower of Marcionism) | :: marcionita {m} {f}, marcionista {m} {f} |
| Marcionite {adj} (of or pertaining to Marcionism) | :: marcionita, marcionista |
| Marcomannic {adj} (of or pertaining to the Marcomanni) | :: marcomano |
| mare {n} (female horse) | :: égua {f} |
| mare {n} (planetology: dark circular plain) | :: mar {m} |
| marfanoid {adj} (similar to Marfan syndrome) | :: marfanoide |
| Margaret {prop} (female given name) | :: Margarida {f} |
| margarine {n} (spread) | :: margarina {f} |
| margay {n} (Leopardus wiedii) | :: gato-maracajá {m} |
| margin {n} (edge of the paper that remains blank) | :: margem {f} |
| marginal {adj} (of, relating to, or located at a margin or an edge) | :: periférico, marginal |
| marginal {adj} (geographically adjacent) | :: fronteiriço, adjacente |
| marginalia {n} (notes in the margin of document, see also: marginal note) | :: notas à margem {f-p}, nota à margem {f} |
| marginal note {n} (note in the margin) | :: nota à margem {f} |
| margin of error {n} (expression of the lack of precision) | :: margem de erro {f} |
| margrave {n} (military officer in charge of German border area) | :: margrave {m} |
| margrave {n} (hereditary prince) | :: margrave {m} |
| Marian {prop} (Female given name) | :: Mariana {f} |
| Marian {adj} (relating to Virgin Mary) | :: mariano, marista |
| Mariana Trench {prop} (trench in the North Pacific Ocean) | :: Fossa das Marianas |
| mari complaisant {n} (husband who tolerates his wife's adultery) | :: corno manso {m} |
| Marie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Mary | :: |
| marigold {n} (Calendula) | :: malmequer {m} |
| marigold {n} (Tagetes) | :: tagetes {f} |
| marijuana {n} (the drug) | :: maconha {f} [Brazil] |
| marimba {n} (musical instrument) | :: marimba {f} |
| marina {n} (harbour) | :: marina {f} |
| Marina {prop} (female given name) | :: Marina {f} |
| marinade {v} (marinate) SEE: marinate | :: |
| marinade {n} (liquid mixture) | :: marinada {f} |
| marinate {v} (soak in marinade) | :: marinar |
| marine {adj} (of or pertaining to the sea) | :: marítimo {m}, marinho {m} |
| marine {n} (member of a marine corps) | :: fuzileiro naval {m} |
| marine biologist {n} (someone who studies marine biology) | :: biólogo marinho {m} |
| marine biology {n} (branch of biology) | :: biologia marinha {f} |
| marine corps {n} (military organization of marines who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships) | :: infantaria de marinha {f}, infantaria naval {f} |
| mariner {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| mariner's compass {n} (compass) SEE: compass | :: |
| Mario {prop} (the given name) | :: Mário {m} |
| marionette {n} (string puppet) | :: marionete {f} |
| marital rape {n} (rape by an intimate partner) | :: : violação conjugal |
| marital status {n} (term describing relationship) | :: estado civil {m} |
| mariticide {n} (a man who kills his wife) SEE: uxoricide | :: |
| maritime {adj} (relating to the sea) | :: marinho, marítimo |
| maritime {adj} (bordering on the sea) | :: marítimo |
| maritime republic {n} (city-states which established colonies around the Mediterranean) | :: república marítima |
| Mariupol {prop} (city) | :: Mariupol {f} |
| Marius {prop} (male given name) | :: Mário {m} |
| marjoram {n} (plant) | :: manjerona {f} |
| marjoram {n} (culinary herb) | :: manjerona {f} |
| mark {n} (indication for reference or measurement) | :: marco {m} |
| mark {n} (academic score) | :: nota {f} |
| mark {n} (sporting score) | :: pontuação {f} |
| mark {n} (visible impression, blemish, stain) | :: mancha {f}, marca {f} |
| mark {v} (indicate) | :: marcar, indicar |
| mark {v} (take note of) | :: marcar |
| mark {v} (blemish) | :: marcar {f}, manchar |
| mark {v} (correct) | :: corrigir |
| mark {v} (sports: to follow a player) | :: marcar |
| mark {n} (unit of currency) | :: marco {m} |
| mark {n} (coin) | :: marco {m} |
| Mark {prop} (male given name) | :: Marcos {m}, Marco {m} |
| Mark {prop} (the Evangelist) | :: Marcos {m} |
| Mark {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Marcos {m} |
| markedly {adv} (In a marked manner) | :: marcadamente |
| marker {n} (A gene or DNA sequence with a known location) | :: marcador |
| marker {n} (marker pen) SEE: marker pen | :: |
| marker pen {n} (pen) | :: marcador {m}, canetinha {f} |
| market {n} (gathering for trading) | :: feira {f} |
| market {n} (spacious site for trading) | :: feira {f}, mercado {m} |
| market {n} (group of potential customers) | :: mercado {m} |
| market {n} (geographical area where a commercial demand exists) | :: mercado {m} |
| market {n} (total sum of trading) | :: compra {f} |
| market {n} (used attributively) | :: de mercado |
| market {v} (to make available and promote) | :: marquetear |
| market {v} (to sell) SEE: sell | :: |
| market economy {n} (economy in which and services are exchanged in a free market) | :: economia de mercado {f} |
| marketer {n} (one who designs and executes marketing campaigns) | :: marqueteiro {m} [Mostly politics] |
| market failure {n} (a situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient) | :: falha de mercado {f} |
| marketing {n} (the promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service) | :: marketing {m}, mercadologia {f} |
| marketplace {n} (open area in a town housing a public market) | :: mercado {m} |
| market share {n} (percentage of some market) | :: fatia de mercado {f}, participação no mercado {f}, parcela de mercado {f}, participação em mercado {f} |
| marking gauge {n} | :: graminho {m} |
| Markov property {n} (the property of future states depending only on the current state) | :: propriedade de Markov {f}, propriedade markoviana {f} |
| marksman {n} (a man skilled in shooting at a target) | :: atirador de precisão {m} |
| marksmanship {n} (ability to shoot accurately at a target) | :: mira {f}, pontaria {f} |
| markup {n} (notation used to indicate how text should be displayed) | :: marcação |
| markup language {n} (computer language using markups) | :: linguagem de marcação {f} |
| marl {n} (a mixed earthy substance) | :: marga {f} |
| marlin {n} (game fish) | :: marlim {m} |
| marma {n} (a special, sensitive point on the body) | :: marma {m} |
| marmalade {n} (jam) | :: geleia |
| marmoset {n} (small monkey) | :: sagui {m} |
| marmot {n} (rodent of the genera Marmota) | :: marmota {f} |
| maroon {n} (dark red, somewhat brownish colour) | :: bordô |
| maroon {adj} (color) | :: castanho {m}, castanha {f} |
| marquess {n} (title of nobility) | :: marquês {m} |
| marquis {n} (nobleman) SEE: marquess | :: |
| marquisate {n} (territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness) | :: marquesado {m} |
| Marrakech {prop} (city in Morocco) | :: Marrakech {f}, Marrakesh {f} |
| Marrano {n} (Iberian Jew who practised Judaism in secret) | :: marrano {m} |
| marriage {n} (state of being married) | :: casamento {m}, matrimónio [Portugal], matrimônio [Brazil] |
| marriage {n} (union of two people) | :: casamento {m} |
| marriage {n} (wedding) | :: casamento {m} |
| marriage {n} (close union) | :: casamento {m} |
| marriage {n} (joining of two parts) | :: casamento {m} |
| marriage agency {n} (business) | :: agência de casamento {f} |
| married {adj} (in a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband) | :: casado |
| married couple {n} (two people who are married to each other) | :: casal {m} |
| marron glacé {n} (chestnut preserved in sugar or syrup and flavoured with vanilla) | :: marron-glacé {m}, castanha glaçada {f} |
| marrow {n} (substance inside bones) | :: medula {f}, tutano {m}, miolo {m} |
| marrow {n} (kind of vegetable) | :: abobrinha {f} |
| marry {v} (to take a husband or wife) | :: casar |
| marry {v} (to be joined in marriage) | :: casar |
| marry {v} (to unite in wedlock) | :: casar |
| marry {v} (to give away as wife or husband) | :: casar |
| marry {v} (to take for husband or wife) | :: casar |
| marry {v} (figuratively: to combine) | :: casar |
| marry up {v} (join) SEE: join | :: |
| Mars {prop} (planet) | :: Marte {m} |
| Mars {prop} (god of war) | :: Marte {m} |
| Marseillaise {prop} (the French national anthem) | :: A Marselhesa {f} |
| Marseilles {prop} (city in France) | :: Marselha {f} |
| Marseille soap {n} (kind of hard soap) | :: sabão de Marselha {m} |
| marsh {n} (area of low, wet land) | :: marisma, pântano |
| marshal {n} (officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord) | :: marechal {m} |
| marshal {n} (military officer of the highest rank) | :: marechal {m} |
| marshal {v} (to arrange troops) | :: colocar em formação/forma |
| marshal {v} (to arrange facts) | :: organizar |
| marshal {v} (to gather data) | :: empacotar |
| Marshallese {n} (language) | :: marshallês {m} |
| Marshallese {n} (inhabitant) | :: marshallês {m} |
| Marshallese {adj} (of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language) | :: marshallês {m} |
| Marshall Islands {prop} (Republic of the Marshall Islands) | :: Ilhas Marshall |
| Marshall-Lerner condition {n} (Marshall-Lerner condition) | :: condição de Marshall-Lerner {f}, condição Marshall-Lerner {f} |
| marsh mallow {n} (Althaea officinalis) | :: alteia {f}, malvavisco {m}, malvaísco {m} |
| marshmallow {n} (confectionery) | :: marshmallow {m} |
| marshmallow {n} (plant) SEE: marsh mallow | :: |
| marshrutka {n} (share taxi) | :: táxi-lotação {m} |
| marsh sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: perna-verde-fino {m} |
| marsh tit {n} (bird) | :: chapim-palustre |
| marshy {adj} (of, or resembling a marsh; boggy) | :: pantanoso |
| marsupial {n} (mammal of which the female typically has a pouch) | :: marsupial {m} |
| marsupial {adj} (of or pertaining to a marsupial) | :: marsupial |
| marsupium {n} (pouch of a marsupial) | :: marsúpio {m} |
| marten {n} (mammal) | :: marta |
| martensite {n} (solution of carbon in iron) | :: martensita {f} |
| Martha {prop} (female given name) | :: Marta {f} |
| Martha {prop} (biblical sister of Lazarus and Mary) | :: Marta {f} |
| martial {n} (soldier, warrior) SEE: soldier | :: |
| martial {adj} (of or relating to the planet Mars) SEE: Martian | :: |
| martial {n} (synonym of Martian) SEE: Martian | :: |
| martial {adj} (of, relating to, or suggestive of war, see also: warlike) | :: marcial, bélico |
| martial {adj} (relating to or connected with armed forces or military life) | :: marcial |
| martial {adj} (characteristic of or befitting a warrior) | :: marcial, soldadesco {m} |
| Martial {prop} (male given name) | :: Marcial |
| Martial {prop} (Roman poet) | :: Marcial |
| martial art {n} (fighting style) | :: arte marcial {f} |
| martial law {n} (rule by military authorities) | :: lei marcial {f} |
| Martian {adj} (of or relating to the planet Mars) | :: marciano |
| Martian {n} (inhabitant of the planet Mars) | :: marciano {m}, marciana {f} |
| Martin {prop} (given name) | :: Martinho {m}, Martim {m} |
| martingale {n} (piece of harness) | :: gamarra {f} |
| martini {n} (cocktail) | :: martíni {m} |
| Martinique {prop} (Department of Martinique) | :: Martinica |
| martlet {n} (depiction of a mythological bird) | :: merleta {f} |
| martyr {n} (one willing to be killed for religion) | :: mártir {m} |
| martyr {n} (one who sacrifices their life for an important cause) | :: mártir {m} |
| martyr {n} (one who suffers greatly, even involuntarily) | :: mártir {m} |
| martyr {v} (to make someone a martyr) | :: martirizar |
| martyr {v} (torture) SEE: torture | :: |
| martyr {v} (persecute) SEE: persecute | :: |
| martyrology {n} (list of martyred Christian saints) | :: martirológio {m} |
| marvel {n} (miracle) SEE: miracle | :: |
| marvel {n} (wonder) SEE: wonder | :: |
| marvel {n} (astonishment) SEE: astonishment | :: |
| marvellous {adj} (exciting wonder) SEE: marvelous | :: |
| marvellously {adv} (in a marvellous manner) | :: maravilhosamente |
| marvel of Peru {n} (Mirabilis jalapa) | :: maravilha {f}, bonina {f} |
| marvelous {adj} (exciting wonder or surprise) | :: maravilhoso |
| Marx {prop} (surname) | :: Marx |
| Marxian {adj} (of or pertaining to Karl Marx and his ideas) | :: marxiano {m} |
| Marxism {n} (philosophy) | :: marxismo {m} |
| Marxism {n} (ideology) | :: marxismo {m} |
| Marxism-Leninism {prop} (communist ideological stream) | :: marxismo-leninismo {m} |
| Marxist {adj} (following Marxism) | :: marxista |
| Marxist {n} (one who follows Marxism) | :: marxista {m} {f} |
| Mary {prop} (female given name) | :: Maria {f} |
| Mary {prop} (biblical mother of Jesus) | :: Maria {f} |
| Mary Jane {prop} (double given name) | :: Maria Joana {f} |
| Mary Jane {n} (slang for marijuana) | :: Maria Joana {f} |
| Maryland {prop} (US state) | :: Maryland {m}, Marilândia {f} |
| Mary Magdalene {prop} (female disciple of Jesus) | :: Maria Madalena {f} |
| marzipan {n} (confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white) | :: marzipã {m}, maçapão {m} |
| mascara {n} (eyelash cosmetic) | :: rímel {m} |
| mascot {n} (something thought to bring good luck) | :: mascote {f} |
| mascot {n} (something used to symbolize a sports team or other group) | :: mascote {f} |
| masculine {adj} (of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly) | :: macho |
| masculine {adj} (belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males) | :: masculino |
| masculine {adj} (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate) | :: macho, homem |
| masculine {adj} (grammar: being of the masculine class, being inflected in the masculine manner) | :: masculino {m} |
| masculine {n} ((grammar) the masculine gender) | :: masculino {m} |
| masculinism {n} (masculism) SEE: masculism | :: |
| masculinist {adj} (masculist) SEE: masculist | :: |
| masculinist {n} (masculist) SEE: masculist | :: |
| masculinity {n} (degree or property of being masculine) | :: masculinidade {f} |
| masculinization {n} (act of making masculine) | :: masculinização {f} |
| masculinize {v} (make (more) masculine) | :: masculinizar |
| masculism {n} (a social theory or political movement) | :: masculinismo {m} |
| masculist {adj} | :: masculinista {m} {f} |
| masculist {n} | :: masculinista {m} {f} |
| masdar {n} (verbal noun) SEE: verbal noun | :: |
| Maseru {prop} (capital of Lesotho) | :: Maseru {f} |
| mash {v} (convert (something) into a mash) | :: triturar, amassar |
| mash {n} (mashed potatoes) SEE: mashed potatoes | :: |
| mashed potatoes {n} (dish) | :: purê de batata {m} [Brazil], purê de batatas {m} [Brazil], puré de batata {m} [Portugal], puré de batatas {m} [Portugal] |
| masjid {n} (mosque) SEE: mosque | :: |
| mask {n} (cover for the face) | :: máscara {f} |
| mask {n} (that which disguises) | :: máscara {f} |
| mask {n} (festive entertainment) | :: mascarada {f} |
| mask {n} (dramatic performance) | :: mascarada {f} |
| mask {n} (two-color bitmap used to create transparency in an image) | :: máscara |
| masking tape {n} (tape made of a thin paper) | :: fita crepe {f} |
| maskne {n} (mask acne) | :: mascne {f} |
| masochism {n} (the enjoyment of receiving pain or humiliation) | :: masoquismo {m} |
| masochist {n} (someone who enjoys pain or humiliation) | :: masoquista {m} {f} |
| mason {n} (one who builds with stone or brick) | :: pedreiro {m} |
| mason {n} (Freemason) SEE: Freemason | :: |
| masonry {n} (art or occupation of a mason) | :: alvenaria {f} |
| masonry {n} (that which is built by a mason) | :: alvenaria {f}; maçonaria {f} |
| Masovia {prop} (Region of Poland) | :: Mazóvia {f} |
| masquerade {n} (party or assembly of people wearing masks and costumes) | :: baile de máscaras |
| masquerade {v} (to conceal with masks) | :: mascarar |
| masquerade {v} (disguise) SEE: disguise | :: |
| Masr {prop} (Egypt) SEE: Egypt | :: |
| mass {n} (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body) | :: massa {f} |
| mass {n} (large quantity; sum) | :: monte {m} |
| mass {n} (principal part) | :: grosso {m} |
| mass {n} (physics: quantity of matter which a body contains) | :: massa {f} |
| mass {n} (medicine: palpable or visible abnormal globular structure) | :: massa |
| mass {n} (lower classes) | :: massas {f-p}, plebe {f} |
| mass {n} (religion: Eucharist) | :: eucaristia {f} |
| mass {n} (religion: celebration of the Eucharist) | :: missa |
| mass {n} (religion: sacrament of the Eucharist) | :: comunhão {f} |
| mass {n} (musical setting of parts of the mass) | :: missa {f} |
| mass {v} (celebrate Mass) | :: missar |
| Mass {n} (Roman Catholic Church: the principal liturgical service) | :: missa {f} |
| Massa {prop} (surname) | :: Massa |
| Massachusetts {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Massachusetts {m} |
| massacre {n} (intentional mass killing) | :: massacre {m} |
| massacre {v} (to kill in considerable numbers) | :: massacrar |
| massage {n} (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body) | :: massagem {f} |
| massage {v} (to perform a massage on somebody) | :: massagear |
| masseur {n} (a person who performs massage) | :: massagista {m} {f}, massageador {m} |
| masseuse {n} (a female masseur) | :: massagista {f}, massageadora {f} |
| mass grave {n} (a grave containing many corpses) | :: vala coletiva {f}, cova coletiva {f}, vala comum {f} |
| massif {n} (principal mountain mass) | :: maciço {m} |
| massify {v} (become oriented towards mass production) | :: massificar |
| massive {adj} (of great size, significance or import; overwhelming) | :: massivo |
| mass media {n} (public communication that reaches a large audience) | :: meios de comunicação {p} |
| mass murder {n} (successive killing of many people) | :: assassinato/assassínio em massa {m} |
| mass spectrometry {n} (analytical tecnique) | :: espectrometria de massa {f} |
| mast {n} (support of a sail) | :: mastro {m} |
| mastaba {n} (rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides) | :: mastaba {f} |
| mastectomy {n} (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast) | :: mastectomia {f} |
| master {n} (someone who has control over something or someone) | :: mestre {m}, amo {m} |
| master {n} (owner of an animal or slave) | :: dono {m}, proprietário {m}, senhor {m} |
| master {n} (captain of a merchant ship) | :: capitão {m} |
| master {n} (someone who employs others) | :: patrão {m} |
| master {n} (expert at something) | :: mestre {m} |
| master {n} (tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices) | :: mestre {m} |
| master {n} (skilled artist) | :: mestre |
| master {n} (courtesy title of a man) | :: senhor {m} |
| master {n} (courtesy title for a boy) | :: senhorzinho {m} |
| master {n} (master's degree) | :: mestre |
| master {n} (person holding a master's degree) | :: mestre |
| master {n} (original of a document or of a recording) | :: máster {m} |
| master {v} (to learn to a high degree) | :: dominar |
| master {v} (to make a master copy of) | :: masterizar |
| masterpiece {n} (piece of work that has been given much critical praise) | :: obra prima {f} |
| master race {n} (race of people) | :: raça superior {f} |
| master's {n} (master's degree) SEE: master's degree | :: |
| master's degree {n} (postgraduate degree) | :: mestrado {m} |
| masterwork {n} (piece of quality indicative of having been made by a master) SEE: masterpiece | :: |
| masterwort {n} (Peucedanum ostruthium) | :: imperatória {f} |
| mastery {n} (philosopher's stone) SEE: philosopher's stone | :: |
| mastery {n} (act or process of mastering, expertise) | :: maestria {f} |
| masticate {v} (chew) SEE: chew | :: |
| mastiff {n} (mastiff) | :: mastim {m}, dogue |
| mastodon {n} (extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut) | :: mastodonte {m} |
| masturbate {v} (to masturbate) | :: masturbar-se [oneself], masturbar [another person] |
| masturbation {n} (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals) | :: masturbação, punheta [slang] |
| masturbator {n} (someone who masturbates) | :: masturbador {m}, masturbadora {f} |
| masturbatory {adj} (pertaining to masturbation) | :: masturbatório {m} |
| masu {n} (square wooden box) | :: masu {m} |
| Masuria {prop} (an area in northeastern Poland) | :: Masúria |
| mat {n} (foot wiping device or floor covering) | :: capacho {m} |
| maté {n} (shrub that produces the beverage maté) | :: erva-mate |
| maté {n} (the beverage maté) | :: chimarrão, mate |
| Matabeleland {prop} (a region in the west of Zimbabwe) | :: Matabelelândia {f} |
| matador {n} (bullfighter) | :: toureiro {m}, toureador {m} |
| matamata {n} (turtle) | :: matamatá {f}, tartaruga matamatá {f} |
| match {n} (sporting event) | :: partida {f}, combate {m} [boxing], luta {f} [boxing] |
| match {n} (attribute equaling or exceeding) | :: páreo {m} |
| match {v} (to agree; to equal) | :: combinar |
| match {v} (make a successful pairing) | :: combinar |
| match {n} (device to make fire) | :: palito de fósforo {m}, fósforo {m} |
| matcha {n} (powdered green tea for ceremonies) | :: matchá |
| matchbox {n} (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) | :: caixa de fósforo/fósforos {f} |
| match fixing {n} (the act of losing, or playing to a pre-determined result) | :: resultado combinado {m} |
| matchless {adj} (without equal) | :: sem igual |
| matchmaker {n} (someone who finds suitable marriage partners) | :: casamenteiro {m} |
| matchstick {n} (piece of wood) | :: palito de fósforo {m} |
| mate {v} (to engage in sexual intercourse) SEE: copulate | :: |
| mate {n} (checkmate) SEE: checkmate | :: |
| mate {n} (friend, see also: friend) | :: mano {m}, camarada |
| mate {v} (copulate) | :: acasalar |
| mate {v} (arrange in matched pairs) | :: emparelhar |
| mate {n} (nautical: first mate) SEE: first mate | :: |
| mateology {n} (vain discourse) | :: mateologia {f} |
| Matera {prop} (town) | :: Matera |
| material {adj} (related to matter) | :: material |
| material {adj} (worldly) | :: material, terreno |
| material {adj} (significant) | :: significativo |
| material {n} (matter) | :: material {m} |
| material {n} (text) | :: matéria {f} |
| material {n} (sample or specimens for study) | :: material |
| material {n} (cloth) | :: tecido {m}, pano {m} |
| material {n} (substance that something is made or composed of) | :: matéria {f} |
| materialism {n} (concern over material possessions) | :: materialismo {m} |
| materialism {n} (philosophical belief) | :: materialismo {m} |
| materialist {n} (someone who is materialistic) | :: materialista {m} {f} |
| materialist {n} (follower of philosophical materialism) | :: materialista {m} {f} |
| materialist {adj} (having features typical of philosophical materialism) | :: materialista |
| materialistic {adj} (being overly concerned with possessions) | :: materialista |
| materialistic {adj} (of or concerning philosophical materialism) | :: materialista |
| materialize {v} (to cause to take physical form or to appear) | :: materializar |
| materialize {v} (to take physical form or to appear seemingly from nowhere) | :: materializar |
| materiel {n} (military equipment, apparatus and supplies) | :: material militar {m} |
| maternal {adj} (of or pertaining to a mother) | :: maternal |
| maternal {adj} (related through the mother, or her side of the family) | :: materno |
| maternal aunt {n} (one's mother's sister) | :: tia {f} |
| maternal death {n} (death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process) | :: mortalidade materna {f} |
| maternal grandfather {n} (one's mother's father) | :: avô maternal |
| maternal grandmother {n} (The mother of one's mother) | :: avó materna {f} |
| maternal uncle {n} (brother of one's mother) | :: tio, tio materno |
| mathematical {adj} (of, or relating to mathematics) | :: matemático |
| mathematically {adv} (according to or using mathematics) | :: matematicamente |
| mathematician {n} (expert in mathematics) | :: matemático {m}, matemática {f} |
| mathematics {n} (field of study) | :: matemática {f} |
| Matilda {prop} (female given name, cognates and transliterations) | :: Matilde {f}, Matilda {f} |
| matinee {n} (a showing of a movie or theatrical performance in the afternoon) | :: matinê {f} |
| mating {n} (pairing of organisms for copulation) | :: cópula {f} |
| Mato Grosso {prop} (state in central-western Brazil) | :: Mato Grosso {m} |
| Mato Grosso do Sul {prop} (state in south-western Brazil) | :: Mato Grosso do Sul {m} |
| matriarch {n} (a female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group) | :: matriarca {f} |
| matriarchal {adj} (governed by a matriarch) | :: matriarcal |
| matriarchate {n} (matriarchate) | :: matriarcado {m} |
| matriarchy {n} (social system) | :: matriarcado {m} |
| matriarchy {n} (system of government) | :: matriarcado {m} |
| matricide {n} (killing of one's mother) | :: matricídio {m} |
| matricide {n} (person who kills their mother) | :: matricida {m} {f} |
| matriculation {n} (enrollment in a college or university) | :: matrícula {f} [not specific to colleges and universities] |
| matrimony {n} (marriage or the state of being married) | :: matrimónio [Portugal], matrimônio [Brazil] |
| matrimony {n} (the marriage ceremony) | :: casamento {m} |
| matrimony vine {n} (wolfberry) SEE: wolfberry | :: |
| matrix {n} (womb) SEE: womb | :: |
| matrix {n} (extracellular matrix, see also: extracellular matrix) | :: matriz |
| matrix {n} (part of the mitochondrion) | :: matriz mitocondrial |
| matrix {n} (math: rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms) | :: matriz {f} |
| matrix {n} (two-dimensional array) | :: matriz {f} |
| matryoshka {n} (Russian doll) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| matsutake {n} | :: matsutake {m} |
| Matsuyama {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: Matsuyama |
| matte {n} (decorative border around a picture) | :: passe-partout {m} |
| matte {adj} (not reflective of light) | :: mate {m} |
| matter {n} (basic structural component of the universe) | :: matéria {f} |
| matter {n} (non-antimatter matter) | :: matéria {f} |
| matter {n} (kind of substance) | :: matéria {f} |
| matter {n} (reason for concern) | :: problema {m} |
| matter {n} (situation, condition, subject or affair) | :: situação {f} |
| matter {n} (cause) | :: causa {f}, motivo {m}, razão {f} |
| matter {v} (to be important) | :: importar |
| matter of life and death {n} (Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death) | :: questão de vida ou morte |
| Matthew {prop} (male given name) | :: Mateus {m} |
| Matthew {prop} (biblical disciple) | :: Mateus {m} |
| Matthew {prop} (gospel of Matthew) | :: Mateus {m} |
| Matthias {prop} (the Apostle replacing Judas) | :: Matias {m} |
| Matthias {prop} (male given name) | :: Matias {m} |
| matting {n} (surface used for surrounding pictures) SEE: matte | :: |
| mattock {n} (agricultural tool) | :: sacho {m} |
| mattress {n} (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep) | :: colchão {m} |
| mattress pad {n} (mattress protector) SEE: mattress protector | :: |
| mattress protector {n} (removable bedding that sits on top of a mattress) | :: protetor de colchão {m} |
| mattress topper {n} (mattress protector) SEE: mattress protector | :: |
| maturation {n} (process of becoming mature) | :: maturação {f} |
| mature {adj} (fully developed) | :: maduro |
| mature {v} (to become mature; to ripen) | :: amadurecer, madurar |
| mature-age student {n} (adult learner) SEE: adult learner | :: |
| mature student {n} (adult learner) SEE: adult learner | :: |
| maturity {n} (state of being mature, ready or ripe) | :: maturidade {f} |
| maturity {n} (when bodily growth has completed and/or reproduction can begin) | :: maturidade {f} |
| matzo {n} (thin, unleavened bread) | :: matzá {m} {f} |
| maugre {prep} (in spite of) SEE: in spite of | :: |
| maul {n} (heavy, long-handled hammer) | :: malho {m}, marreta {f} |
| maul {v} (handle in a rough way) | :: maltratar |
| maul {v} (savage) | :: malhar |
| maul {v} (to criticise rudely) | :: maltratar, malhar |
| Mau Mau {prop} (a group of anti-British insurgents in colonial Kenya) | :: Mau-Mau {m-p} |
| maunch {v} (munch) SEE: munch | :: |
| maund {n} (unit of mass) | :: mane {m} |
| maundy {n} (ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors) | :: lava-pés {m} |
| maundy {n} (commandment) SEE: commandment | :: |
| Maundy Thursday {prop} (Thursday before Easter) | :: Quinta-Feira Santa {f}, Quinta-feira de Endoenças {f} |
| Maurice {prop} (male given name) | :: Maurício |
| Mauritania {prop} (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) | :: Mauritânia {f} |
| Mauritanian {n} (Mauritanian person) | :: mauritano {m} |
| Mauritanian {adj} (Mauritanian) | :: mauritano |
| Mauritius {prop} (country) | :: Maurícia |
| mausoleum {n} (large tomb) | :: mausoléu {m} |
| mauve {n} (colour) | :: lilás |
| mauve {adj} (colour) | :: lilás {m} |
| maven {n} (expert in a given field) | :: entendido {m}, experto {m} |
| maverick {adj} (showing independence in thoughts or actions) | :: independente, rebelde |
| maverick {n} (one who is unconventional or does not abide by rules) | :: inconformista {m} {f}, excêntrico {m}, excêntrica {f}, dissidente {m} {f} |
| maw {n} (stomach) | :: estômago, bucho {m} |
| maxilla {n} (bone of upper jaw) | :: maxila {f} |
| maxillary {adj} (of or pertaining to the jaw) | :: maxilar |
| maxim {n} (moral precept) | :: máxima {f} |
| maxima {n} | :: máxima {f} |
| maximal {adj} (Largest, greatest, highest, most) | :: máximo |
| maximalism {n} (tendency toward excess) | :: maximalismo {m} |
| maximize {v} (to make as large as possible) | :: maximizar |
| maximum {n} (highest limit) | :: máximo {m} |
| maximum {n} (math: greatest value) | :: máximo {m} |
| maximum {adj} (highest degree) | :: máximo |
| may {v} (have permission to) | :: poder |
| may {v} (possibly, but not certainly) | :: talvez, pode ser |
| may {v} (subjunctive) | :: que |
| may {n} (the hawthorn bush or its blossom) | :: pilriteiro {m}, estrepeiro {m} |
| May {prop} (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: maio {m} |
| Maya {prop} (language) | :: maia {m}, iucateque {m} |
| Maya {prop} | :: maia {m} {f} |
| Mayan {adj} (of or relating to the Maya people) | :: maia |
| Mayan {n} (person) | :: maia {m} {f} |
| Mayan {prop} (language) | :: maia {m} |
| maybe {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: talvez |
| maybe {adv} (as a pro-sentence) | :: é possível, pode ser, talvez |
| May bug {n} (cockchafer) SEE: cockchafer | :: |
| May Day {n} (workers' holiday) | :: Dia do Trabalhador {m} |
| mayfly {n} (insect of order Ephemeroptera) | :: efêmera {f}, efemérida {f} |
| mayhem {n} (chaos) | :: caos {m}, confusão {f}, desordem {f}, tumulto {m} |
| Maykop {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Maikop {f} |
| mayonnaise {n} (dressing) | :: maionese {f} |
| mayor {n} (leader of a city) | :: prefeito {m}, prefeita {f}, presidente da câmara municipal [Portugal] |
| Mayotte {prop} (Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte) | :: Mayotte |
| may the Force be with you {phrase} (wish someone luck) | :: que a Força esteja contigo; Brazilian Portuguese: que a Força esteja com você |
| Mazandaran {prop} (northern province of Iran) | :: Mazandaran |
| maze {n} (Puzzle to get through) | :: labirinto {m} |
| Mbabane {prop} (capital of Eswatini) | :: Mbabane {f} |
| Möbius band {n} (Möbius strip) SEE: Möbius strip | :: |
| Möbius strip {n} (one-sided surface) | :: fita de Möbius {f} |
| Möbius transformation {n} (transformation of the complex plane) | :: transformação de Möbius {f} |
| MC {v} (rap) SEE: rap | :: |
| McDonald's {prop} (fast-food restaurant) | :: McDonald's {m}, Méqui {m} [slang] |
| mâche {n} (Valerianella locusta) | :: alface |
| McIntosh {n} (apple tree and fruit variety) | :: McIntosh |
| Mdina {prop} (city in Malta) | :: Mdina {f} |
| me {determiner} (my, see also: ) | :: meu {m}, meus {m-p}, minha {f}, minhas {f-p} |
| me {pron} (myself) SEE: myself | :: |
| me {pron} (direct object of a verb) | :: me, mim |
| me {pron} (object of a preposition) | :: mim |
| me {pron} (indirect object of a verb) | :: me |
| me {pron} (reflexive indirect object of a verb) | :: para mim |
| me {pron} (complement of the copula) | :: eu |
| me {pron} (subject of a verb with “and”) | :: eu |
| me {pron} (subject of a verb without “and”) | :: eu |
| mea culpa {n} (my fault, due to my error) | :: minha culpa |
| mead {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: hidromel {m} |
| meadow {n} (field or pasture) | :: prado {m} |
| meadow pipit {n} (bird) | :: petinha-dos-prados |
| meadowsweet {n} (Filipendula ulmaria) | :: ulmeira {f}, ulmária {f} |
| meager {adj} (lean) | :: magro |
| meager {adj} (poor, deficient or inferior) | :: pobre |
| meagre {n} (Argyrosomus regius) | :: corvina {f} |
| meal {n} (food that is prepared and eaten) | :: refeição {f} |
| meal {n} (coarse-ground edible part of various grains) | :: farinha {f} |
| mealy {adj} (resembling meal) | :: farinhento |
| mean {v} (to intend; plan on doing) | :: pretender, tencionar |
| mean {v} (to have intentions of some kind) | :: querer |
| mean {v} (to convey, indicate) | :: querer dizer, indicar |
| mean {v} (to signify) | :: significar, querer dizer |
| mean {v} (to have conviction in what one says) | :: falar sério |
| mean {v} (to result in; bring about) | :: significar, representar |
| mean {v} (to complain, lament) | :: reclamar, lamentar |
| mean {v} (to pity, comfort) | :: apiedar-se, compadecer-se |
| mean {adj} (intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise) | :: mau, ruim, maldoso |
| mean {adj} (miserly, stingy) | :: avarento, mesquinho, tacanho |
| mean {adj} (low-minded; acting without consideration of others) | :: mau, ruim |
| mean {adj} (powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging) | :: cruel, terrível |
| mean {adj} (low in quality; inferior) | :: mau, inferior |
| mean {adj} (accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with) | :: excelente, ótimo, formidável |
| mean {adj} (having the mean as its value) | :: médio |
| mean {adj} (middling; moderately good) | :: mediano |
| mean {n} (method by which something is done) | :: meio {m}, recurso {m} |
| mean {n} (intermediate step) | :: meio, passo |
| mean {n} (intermediate value) | :: média {f} |
| mean {n} (alto, in music) | :: alto {m} |
| mean {n} (arithmetic mean) | :: média {f} |
| mean {n} (the statistical value) | :: média {f} |
| meander {n} (winding, crooked or involved course) | :: meandro {m} |
| meandrous {adj} (winding) SEE: winding | :: |
| meaning {n} (symbolic value of something) | :: significado {m} |
| meaning {n} (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") | :: significado {m}, sentido {m} |
| meaning {n} (definition or connotation of a word) | :: significado {m} |
| meaningful {adj} (having meaning, significant) | :: significativo |
| meaningless {adj} (lacking meaning) | :: insignificante, sem sentido |
| meaning of life {n} (hypothetical answer to life's ultimate questions) | :: sentido da vida {m} |
| means {n} (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose) | :: meio |
| means of production {n} (combination of the means of labor and the subject of labor) | :: meios de produção {m-p} |
| means of transport {n} (mode of transport) SEE: mode of transport | :: |
| meanwhile {adv} (during the time) | :: ao mesmo tempo |
| meanwhile {adv} (at the same time but elsewhere) | :: enquanto isso |
| measles {n} (acute highly contagious viral disease) | :: sarampo {m} |
| measure {n} (melody) SEE: melody | :: |
| measure {n} (unspecified portion or quantity) | :: medida |
| measure {n} (act or result of measuring) | :: medição {f} |
| measure {n} (standard against which something can be judged, criterion) | :: indicador {m} |
| measure {n} (size ascertained by measuring) | :: medida {f} |
| measure {n} (something to take measurements) | :: medidor {m} |
| measure {n} (mathematical function) | :: medida {f} |
| measure {n} (musical designation) | :: compasso {m} |
| measure {n} (action to achieve some purpose) | :: medida {f}, providência {f} |
| measure {v} (ascertain the quantity of a unit) | :: medir |
| measure {n} (dance) SEE: dance | :: |
| measure {n} (moderation, temperance) SEE: moderation | :: |
| measure {n} (math: number which is contained in a given number without remainder) SEE: divisor | :: |
| measure {n} (geology: bed or stratum) SEE: bed | :: |
| measurement {n} (act of measuring) | :: medida {f}, medição {f}, mensuração {f}, medição |
| measurement {n} (magnitude determined by measuring) | :: medida |
| measure out {v} (to measure the amount needed) | :: medir, mensurar |
| measure word {n} (measure word, classifier) | :: classificador numeral {m} |
| measuring tape {n} (tape measure) SEE: tape measure | :: |
| measuring worm {n} (larva) | :: medideira {f}, lagarta mede-palmos {f}, marca-passo {f}, bicho agrimensor {m} |
| meat {n} (animal flesh used as food) | :: carne {f} |
| meat {n} (type of meat) | :: carne {f} |
| meat {n} (any sort of flesh) | :: carne {f} |
| meat {n} (totem) SEE: totem | :: |
| meatball {n} (meatball) | :: almôndega {f} |
| meatgrinder {n} (device for cutting meat) | :: moedor {m} |
| meat jelly {n} (aspic) SEE: aspic | :: |
| meatloaf {n} (mixture of ground meat) | :: rolo de carne {m} |
| meatus {n} (tubular opening) | :: meato {m} |
| Mecca {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Meca {f} |
| Mecca {n} (important place to visit by people with a particular interest) | :: meca {f}, Meca {f} |
| mechanic {n} (skilled worker on machinery) | :: mecânico {m} |
| mechanical {adj} (physics: related to mechanics) | :: mecânico |
| mechanical {adj} (related to design and construction of machines) | :: mecânico |
| mechanical {adj} (done by machine) | :: mecânico |
| mechanical {adj} (using mechanics) | :: mecânico |
| mechanical {adj} (as if performed by machine) | :: mecânico |
| mechanical {adj} (acting as if one were a machine) | :: mecânico |
| mechanical {adj} (handy with machines) | :: mecânico |
| mechanical engineering {n} (subfield of engineering) | :: engenharia mecânica {f} |
| mechanically {adv} (In a mechanical manner) | :: mecanicamente |
| mechanical pencil {n} (pencil with a retractable lead) | :: lapiseira {f} |
| mechanics {n} (a branch of physics) | :: mecânica {f} |
| mechanism {n} (mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion) | :: mecanismo {m} |
| mechanism {n} (mental, chemical, or physical process) | :: mecanismo {m} |
| mechanization {n} (the use of machinery to replace human or animal labour) | :: mecanização {f} |
| mechanize {v} (to equip with machinery) | :: mecanizar |
| mechanized cavalry {n} (branch of the modern military) | :: cavalaria mecanizada {f} |
| mechatronics {n} (synergistic combination) | :: mecatrônica {f} |
| Mecklenburg {prop} (region of Germany) | :: Mecklemburgo {m}, Mecklenburg {m}, Mecklenburgo {m} |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania {prop} (one of the component states of Germany) | :: Mecklemburgo-Pomerânia Ocidental {m} |
| medal {n} (stamped metal disc) | :: medalha {f} |
| medalist {n} (one who has received a medal) | :: medalhista {m} {f} |
| medallion {n} (large decorative medal) | :: medalhão {m} |
| meddle {v} (to interfere in affairs) | :: intrometer |
| meddle {v} (to have sex) SEE: have sex | :: |
| meddlesome {adj} (inclined to meddle or interfere) | :: enxerido, intrometido |
| media {n} (means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information) | :: mídia {f} [Brazil], média {m-p}, media {m-p} |
| media {n} (the journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry) | :: mídia {f} [Brazil], média {m-p}, media {m-p} |
| media circus {n} (media circus) | :: circo mediático {m} |
| mediaeval {adj} (medieval) SEE: medieval | :: |
| medially {adv} (in or relating to the middle) | :: medianamente |
| median {n} (central vein or nerve) | :: mediano {m} |
| median {n} (statistics: measure of central tendency) | :: mediana {f} |
| median {adj} (situated in the middle) | :: mediano, central |
| media outlet {n} (broadcast program that provides news) | :: veículo de comunicação {m}, órgão de imprensa {m} |
| media player {n} (software) | :: reprodutor multimédia {m} [Portugal] , reprodutor de multimédia {m} [Portugal], reprodutor de média {m} [Portugal], reprodutor de mídia [Brasil] |
| mediate {adj} (intermediate) SEE: intermediate | :: |
| mediation {n} | :: mediação {f} |
| mediatization {n} | :: mediatização {f} |
| mediatize {v} (to filter through the mass media) | :: mediatizar |
| mediator {n} (one who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement) | :: mediador {m} |
| medic {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| medic {n} (paramedic) SEE: paramedic | :: |
| medical {adj} (of the practice of medicine) | :: médico |
| medical certificate {n} (statement from a physician) | :: atestado {m} |
| medicalization {n} (the act or process of medicalizing) | :: medicalização {f} |
| medically {adv} (in a medical manner or context) | :: medicamente |
| medical tourism {n} (type of tourism) | :: turismo de saúde {m}, turismo médico {m}, viagens de saúde {f-p}, viagens médicas {f-p}, viagens para tratamento de saúde {f-p} |
| medicate {v} (administer medication) | :: medicar |
| medication {n} (one or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient) | :: medicamento {m}, medicação {f} |
| medication {n} (administration of medicine) | :: medicação {f} |
| medicine {n} (substance which promotes healing) | :: remédio {m}, medicamento |
| medicine {n} (treatment or cure) | :: tratamento {m} |
| medicine {n} (field of study) | :: medicina {f} |
| medicine {n} (profession) | :: medicina {f} |
| medieval {adj} (of or relating to the Middle Ages) | :: medieval {m} {f} |
| medieval {adj} (having characteristics associated with the Middle Ages) | :: medieval {m} {f} |
| medieval {n} (a medieval thing) | :: medieval {m} {f} |
| medieval {n} (someone living in the Middle Ages) | :: medieval {m} {f} |
| medieval {adj} (brutal) SEE: brutal | :: |
| medievalism {n} (the study of the Middle Ages) | :: medievalismo {m} |
| medievalist {n} (one who studies culture and history in the Middle Ages) | :: medievalista {m} {f} |
| Medieval Latin {prop} (language) | :: latim medieval {m} |
| medina {n} (old town of Arab cities) | :: almedina {f}, medina {f} |
| Medina {prop} (a city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Medina {f} |
| mediocre {adj} (having no peculiar or outstanding features) | :: medíocre |
| mediocrity {n} (condition of being mediocre) | :: mediocridade {f} |
| mediopassive {adj} (in the mediopassive voice) | :: médio-passivo |
| mediopassive {n} (grammatical voice in which the actor of a stative verb is not expressed) | :: voz médio-passiva {f} |
| meditation {n} (devotional contemplation) | :: meditação {f} |
| Mediterranean {adj} (Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the region around it) | :: mediterrânico, mediterrâneo |
| Mediterranean {prop} (region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea) | :: região do Mediterrâneo {f}, Mediterrâneo {m} |
| Mediterranean {prop} (Mediterranean Sea) SEE: Mediterranean Sea | :: |
| Mediterranean gull {n} (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) | :: gaivota-de-cabeça-preta {f} |
| mediterranean sea {n} (mostly enclosed sea) | :: mar mediterrâneo {m}, mar continental {m} |
| Mediterranean Sea {prop} (sea between Europe and Africa) | :: Mediterrâneo {m}, Mar Mediterrâneo {m} |
| medium {n} (nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro) | :: médio |
| medium {n} (someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world) | :: médium |
| medium {adj} (of intermediate size) | :: médio |
| medium rare {adj} (cooked somewhat lightly) | :: no ponto |
| medlar {n} (tree) | :: nespereira {f} |
| medlar {n} (fruit) | :: nêspera {f} |
| medley {n} (collection of related songs) | :: potpourri, pot-pourri |
| Medusa {prop} (one of the Gorgons) | :: Medusa {f} |
| Medvedev {prop} (transliteration of Медве́дев) | :: Medvedev |
| meek {adj} (humble, modest, or self-effacing) | :: modesto |
| meek {adj} (submissive, dispirited) | :: submisso, manso |
| meerkat {n} (small carnivorous mammal) | :: suricate {m}, suricato {m} |
| meet {v} (encounter by accident) | :: encontrar |
| meet {v} (see through arrangement) | :: encontrar |
| meet {v} (to get acquainted) | :: conhecer |
| meet {v} (converge and touch) | :: encontrar |
| meet {v} (gather for a formal discussion) | :: reunir |
| meet {v} (comply with) | :: satisfazer |
| meeting {n} (gathering for a purpose) | :: reunião {f} |
| meeting {n} (people at such a gathering) | :: reunidos {m-p} |
| meeting {n} (encounter between people) | :: encontro {m} |
| meeting {n} (place or instance of junction or intersection) | :: encontro {m} |
| mega- {prefix} (very large, great) | :: mega- |
| mega- {prefix} (multiplication factor one million) | :: mega- |
| megabyte {n} (about a million bytes) | :: megabyte {m} |
| megadrought {n} (a drought lasting for decades or centuries) | :: megasseca {f} |
| megaflop {n} (one million FLOPS) | :: megaflop {m} |
| megagon {n} (1.000.000-sided polygon) | :: megágono {n} |
| megagram {n} (unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms) | :: megagrama {m} |
| megahertz {n} (one million cycles per second) | :: megahertz {m} |
| megalith {n} (construction) | :: megálito {m} |
| megalithism {n} (culture surrounding the building of megaliths) | :: megalitismo {m} |
| megalomania {n} (psychopathological condition) | :: megalomania {f} |
| megalopolis {n} (large conurbation) | :: megalópole {f} |
| megameter {n} (megametre) SEE: megametre | :: |
| megametre {n} (distance of 1,000 km) | :: megâmetro {m} |
| megaohm {n} (one million ohms) | :: megaohm {m} |
| megaphone {n} (portable device used to amplify a person's voice) | :: megafone {m} |
| megapolis {n} (megapolis) SEE: megalopolis | :: |
| megaseism {n} (a large or severe earthquake) | :: megassismo |
| megatsunami {n} (a very large tsunami) | :: megatsunami {m} |
| me generation {n} (generation concerned solely with themselves) | :: geração do eu {f} |
| Meghalaya {prop} (state) | :: Meghalaya |
| Megleno-Romanian {prop} (language) | :: megleno-romeno {m} |
| Megrelian {n} (Mingrelian) SEE: Mingrelian | :: |
| meh {interj} (slang: expressing indifference or lack of enthusiasm) | :: nhé |
| meiosis {n} (cell division) | :: meiose {f}, miose {f} |
| meitnerium {n} (chemical element) | :: meitnério {m} |
| Mekong {prop} (river in Asia) | :: Mekong {m} |
| melancholic {adj} (filled with or affected by melancholy) | :: melancólico |
| melancholically {adv} (in a melancholic manner) | :: melancolicamente |
| melancholy {n} (Sadness or depression) | :: melancolia {f} |
| melancholy {adj} (affected with sadness or depression) SEE: melancholic | :: |
| Melanesia {prop} (part of Oceania) | :: Melanésia {f} |
| Melanesian {adj} (referring to Melanesia) | :: melanésio |
| melanin {n} (dark pigment) | :: melanina {f} |
| melanism {n} (congenital excess of melanin pigmentation) | :: melanismo {m} |
| melanoma {n} (type of skin tumor) | :: melanoma {m} |
| Melbourne {prop} (city in Australia) | :: Melbourne {f} |
| Melchizedek {prop} (king and priest) | :: Melquisedeque {m} |
| melee {n} (Hand-to-hand combat) | :: combate corpo-a-corpo [Brazil] |
| melisma {n} (a passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text) | :: melisma {m} |
| melismatic {adj} (of, relating to, or being a melisma) | :: melismático |
| Melissa {prop} (female given name) | :: Melissa {f} |
| Melkite {n} (an Eastern Christian who adhered to the doctrines agreed by the Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon) | :: melquita {m} {f} |
| mellifluous {adj} (flowing like honey) | :: melífluo {m} |
| mellifluous {adj} (sweet and smooth (tone, voice...)) | :: melífluo {m} |
| melodic {adj} (of, relating to, or having melody) | :: melódico |
| melodic {adj} (melodious, tuneful) | :: melódico, melodioso |
| melodious {adj} (having a pleasant melody) | :: melodioso, melódico |
| melodiousness {n} (the property of being melodious) | :: melodiosidade {f} |
| melodrama {n} (romantic drama) | :: melodrama {m} |
| melodramatic {adj} (of or pertaining to melodrama) | :: melodramático |
| melodramatic {adj} (exaggeratedly emotional) | :: melodramático |
| melody {n} (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) | :: melodia {f} |
| melomel {n} (A mead that contains fruit) | :: hidromel de fruta |
| melon {n} (fruit) | :: melão {m} |
| melon {n} (slang: breasts) | :: melões {m-p} |
| melongene {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| melons {n} (slang: breasts) | :: melões {m} |
| Melpomene {prop} (Muse of tragedy) | :: Melpómene {f}, Melpômene {f}, Melpomene {f} |
| melt {v} (intransitive: (of a solid) to become a liquid) | :: derreter, fundir |
| melt {v} (transitive: to change something from a solid to a liquid) | :: derreter |
| melt {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| meltdown {n} (severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor) | :: derretimento nuclear {m} |
| meltdown {n} (situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown) | :: catástrofe {f} |
| melting point {n} (temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium) | :: ponto de fusão |
| melting pot {n} (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized) | :: caldeirão {m} |
| member {n} (part of a discourse, period, sentence, or verse) SEE: clause | :: |
| member {n} (in set theory) SEE: element | :: |
| member {n} (one who officially belongs to a group) | :: membro {m}, sócio {m} |
| member {n} (organ, limb) | :: membro {m} |
| member {n} (logic: one of the propositions making up a syllogism) SEE: premise | :: |
| Member of Parliament {n} (representative) | :: deputado {m} |
| membership {n} (fact of being a member) | :: associação {f}, sociedade {f} |
| membership {n} (body of members) | :: membro, corpo do membro |
| membrane {n} (enclosing or separating tissue) | :: membrana {f} |
| membrane {n} (mechanical part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force) | :: membrana {f} |
| membranous {adj} (having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane) | :: membranoso |
| meme {n} (unit of cultural information) | :: meme {m} |
| meme {n} (something copied and circulated online) | :: meme {m} |
| memento {n} (a keepsake) | :: lembrancinha {f} |
| memetics {n} (study of memes) | :: memética {f} |
| Memnon {prop} (Ethiopian king and warrior) | :: Mêmnon {m} |
| memo {n} (a short note) | :: nota {f} |
| memoir {n} (book describing the personal experiences of an author) | :: memória {f} |
| memoirs {n} (autobiography) SEE: memoir | :: |
| memoization {n} | :: memoização {f} |
| memorable {adj} (worthy of being remembered) | :: memorável |
| memorandum {n} (short note serving as a reminder) | :: lembrete {m} |
| memorandum {n} (written business communication) | :: memorando {m} |
| memorandum {n} (brief diplomatic communication) | :: memorando {m} |
| memorial service {n} (funeral) SEE: funeral | :: |
| memorization {n} (act of committing something to memory) | :: memorização {f} |
| memorize {v} (to commit to memory, to learn by heart) | :: decorar, memorizar |
| memory {n} (ability to recall) | :: memória {f} |
| memory {n} (stored record) | :: lembrança {f}, recordação {f} |
| memory {n} (RAM or ROM) | :: memória {f} |
| memory card {n} (storage format) SEE: flashcard | :: |
| memory leak {n} (fault in memory allocation) | :: vazamento de memória {m} |
| memory stick {n} (portable solid-state flash memory storage device) SEE: flash drive | :: |
| memory stick {n} (memory card, flash card) | :: cartão de memória {m} |
| men {n} (human people) | :: homens {m-p} |
| menacingly {adv} (In a menacing manner) | :: ameaçadoramente |
| menagerie {n} (collection of live wild animals on exhibition; the enclosure where they are kept) | :: menagerie {f} |
| menarche {n} (first menstruation) | :: menarca {f} |
| mend {n} (place or tear repaired in clothing) | :: remendo {m} |
| mend {n} (act of repairing) | :: conserto {m}, reparo {m} |
| mend {v} (to repair) | :: consertar, reparar |
| mend {v} (to repair a tear in clothing) | :: remendar |
| mend {v} (to grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved) | :: melhorar |
| mendacious {adj} (false) SEE: false | :: |
| mendacious {adj} (lying, untruthful or dishonest) | :: mentiroso, mendaz |
| mendaciousness {n} (mendacity) SEE: mendacity | :: |
| mendacity {n} (fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty) | :: mendacidade {f}, falsidade {f} |
| mendacity {n} (a deceit, falsehood, or lie) | :: mendacidade {f}, falsidade {f} |
| mendelevium {n} (chemical element) | :: mendelévio {m} |
| mendicant {adj} (depending on alms) | :: mendicante |
| mendicant {adj} (of or pertaining to a member of a religious order who begs) | :: mendicante |
| mendicant {n} (beggar) | :: mendigo |
| me neither {phrase} (me neither) | :: nem eu, eu também não |
| Menelaus {prop} (the king of Mycenaean Sparta) | :: Menelau |
| menhir {n} (standing stone as a monument) | :: menir {m} |
| meningitis {n} (inflammation of the meninges) | :: meningite {f} |
| meninx {n} (membrane) | :: meninge {f} |
| meniscus {n} (the curved surface of liquids) | :: menisco {m} |
| meniscus {n} (either of two parts of the human knee) | :: menisco {m} |
| Mennonite {n} (member of such a church or denomination or a person with a Mennonite heritage) | :: menonita {m} {f}, menonista {m} {f} |
| Mennonite {adj} (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) | :: menonita, menonista |
| Menoetius {prop} (a Titan) | :: Menoécio {m} |
| Menoetius {prop} (one of Hades’ shepherds) | :: Menoécio {m} |
| Menoetius {prop} (father of Patroclus and son of Actor) | :: Menoécio {m} |
| menopause {n} (ending of menstruation) | :: menopausa {f} |
| menorah {n} (seven-branch candelabrum) | :: menorá |
| Menshevik {n} (member of a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement) | :: menchevique {m} {f} |
| mensiversary {n} (day that is an exact month (or specified number of months) since the occurrence of an event) | :: mesversário {m} |
| menstrual {adj} (of or having to do with the menses) | :: menstrual |
| menstrual cycle {n} (recurring cycle) | :: ciclo menstrual {m} |
| menstruate {v} (to undergo menstruation) | :: menstruar |
| menstruation {n} (periodic discharging of the menses) | :: menstruação {f}, regras {f-p} |
| mental {adj} (relating to the mind) | :: mental |
| mental age {n} (apparent age on basis of mental ability) | :: idade mental {f} |
| mental breakdown {n} (nervous breakdown) SEE: nervous breakdown | :: |
| mental disorder {n} (behavioral pattern) | :: transtorno mental |
| mental health {n} (emotional well-being) | :: saúde mental {f} |
| mental hospital {n} (facility designed to treat persons with mental disorders) | :: hospital psiquiátrico {m}, [offensive] manicómio {m} [Portugal], manicômio {m} [Brazil], hospício {m}, frenocómio {m} [Portugal], frenocômio {m} [Brazil] |
| mental hygiene {n} (concern and care for clean state of mind) | :: higiene mental {f} |
| mental illness {n} (mental disorder (countable)) | :: doença mental {f}, transtorno mental {m}, distúrbio mental {m} |
| mental institution {n} (psychiatric hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
| mentality {n} (mindset) | :: mentalidade {f} |
| mentally {adv} (in a mental manner) | :: mentalmente |
| menthol {n} (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) | :: mentol {m} |
| mention {v} (mention) SEE: cover | :: |
| mention {n} (a speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner) | :: menção {f} |
| mention {v} (make a short reference to something) | :: mencionar |
| mentor {n} (A wise and trusted counselor or teacher) | :: mentor {m} |
| menu {n} (details of the food to be served at a banquet) | :: cardápio, menu |
| menu {n} (printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant) | :: cardápio, menu, ementa {f} |
| menu {n} (list from which the user may select an operation to be performed) | :: menu |
| menu bar {n} (rectangular region of a graphical user interface where computer menus are housed) | :: barra de menu {f} |
| meow {interj} (cry of a cat) | :: miau |
| meow {n} (cry of a cat) | :: miado |
| meow {v} (of a cat, to make its cry) | :: miar |
| MEP {n} (Member of the European Parliament) | :: eurodeputado {m}, eurodeputada {f}, europarlamentar {m} {f} |
| Mephistophelean {adj} (showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil) | :: mefistofélico |
| Mephistopheles {prop} (Devil to whom Faust sold his soul) | :: Mefistófeles {m} |
| meranti {n} (the timber of any of various trees of the genus Shorea) | :: meranti {m} |
| mercantile {adj} (related to the exchange of goods for profit) | :: mercantil {m} {f} |
| mercantilism {n} (the historical economic theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade) | :: mercantilismo {m} |
| mercantilist {n} (proponent of mercantilism) | :: mercantilista {m} {f} |
| mercantilist {adj} (mercantilistic) SEE: mercantilistic | :: |
| mercantilistic {adj} (relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism) | :: mercantilista |
| mercenary {n} (person employed to fight) | :: mercenário {m} |
| mercenary {adj} (motivated by private gain) | :: mercenário {m} |
| merchandise {n} (commodities offered for sale) | :: mercadoria {f} |
| merchant {n} (person who traffics in commodities) | :: comerciante {m} {f}, mercador {m} |
| merchant {n} (trading vessel) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merchantman {n} (merchant) SEE: merchant | :: |
| merchantman {n} (cargo ship) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| merchant navy {n} (civilian naval fleet) | :: marinha mercante {f} |
| merchant ship {n} (marine cargo vessel) SEE: cargo ship | :: |
| Mercia {prop} (one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England) | :: Mércia {f} |
| Mercian {adj} (of, from or relating to Mercia) | :: mércio |
| merciful {adj} (showing mercy) | :: misericordioso, piedoso {m} |
| merciless {adj} (showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless) | :: impiedoso, imisericordioso {m} |
| mercuric {adj} (containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2) | :: mercúrico |
| mercury {n} (element) | :: mercúrio {m} |
| Mercury {prop} (planet) | :: Mercúrio {m} |
| Mercury {prop} (Roman god) | :: Mercúrio {m} |
| mercury-vapour lamp {n} (a gaseous discharge lamp) | :: lâmpada de mercúrio {f}, lâmpada de vapor de mercúrio {f} |
| mercy {n} (relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another) | :: misericórdia {f}, piedade {f} |
| mercy {n} (forgiveness or compassion) | :: misericórdia |
| mercy {n} (tendency toward forgiveness) | :: misericórdia {f} |
| mercy {n} (blessing) | :: misericórdia {f} |
| mercy killing {n} (euthanasia) SEE: euthanasia | :: |
| mere {adj} (the smallest amount) | :: mero |
| merely {adv} (only, just, and nothing more) | :: meramente, somente |
| merganser {n} (diving duck) | :: merganso {m} |
| merge {v} ((transitive) to combine into a whole) | :: unir |
| merge {v} ((intransitive) to combine into a whole) | :: convergir, unir-se, juntar-se |
| merger {n} (the act or process of merging) | :: fusão {f} |
| merger {n} (the legal union of two or more corporations) | :: fusão {f} |
| mergirl {n} (mermaid) SEE: mermaid | :: |
| meridian {n} (imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface) | :: meridiano {m} |
| meridian {n} (acupunction: pathway along which acupoints are distributed) | :: meridiano {m} |
| meringue {n} (mixture) | :: suspiro |
| meristem {n} (zone of active cell division) | :: meristema {m} |
| merit {n} (claim to commendation or a reward) | :: mérito {m} |
| merit {n} (something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward) | :: mérito {m} |
| meritocracy {n} (rule by merit) | :: meritocracia |
| meritocratic {adj} | :: meritocrático |
| meritocratically {adv} (in a meritocratic way) | :: meritocraticamente |
| Merkel {prop} (surname) | :: Merkel |
| merlin {n} (small falcon) | :: esmerilhão {m} |
| Merlin {prop} (Wizard in Arthurian legend) | :: Merlin {m}, Merlim {m} |
| merlon {n} (any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement) | :: merlão {m} |
| mermaid {n} (mythological woman with a fish's tail) | :: sereia {f} |
| merman {n} | :: tritão {m}, sereio {m} |
| Merovingian {adj} (of or relating to the dynasty) | :: merovíngio |
| merry {adj} (jolly and full of high-spirits) | :: alegre |
| merry {adj} (festive and full of fun and laughter) | :: festivo |
| Merry Andrew {n} (person who clowns publicly) SEE: clown | :: |
| merry Christmas {phrase} (good wishes at Christmas time) | :: Feliz Natal |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year {phrase} (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) | :: Bom Natal e Feliz Ano Novo!, Feliz Natal e próspero Ano Novo!, Boas Festas! |
| merry-go-round {n} (carousel) | :: carrossel {m} |
| merrymaking {n} (joyful festivities) | :: celebração {f} |
| mesangial {adj} (of or pertaining to the mesangium) | :: mesangial |
| mesangium {n} (a thin layer of the glomerulus) | :: mesângio {m} |
| mesencephalon {n} (midbrain) SEE: midbrain | :: |
| mesentery {n} (the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen) | :: mesentério {m} |
| mesh {n} (structure) | :: malha {f} |
| mesh {n} (opening) | :: malha {f} |
| mesmerize {v} (to exercise mesmerism on) | :: hipnotizar, mesmerizar |
| mesmerized {adj} (spellbound or enthralled) | :: fascinado {m} |
| mesne {adj} (intermediate) SEE: intermediate | :: |
| meso- {prefix} (prefix meaning middle) | :: meso- |
| Mesoamerica {prop} (a pre-Columbian cultural region encompassing southern Mexico and Central America) | :: Mesoamérica {f} |
| mesocarp {n} | :: mesocarpo {m} |
| mesoclisis {n} (insertion of a clitic inside a word) | :: mesóclise {f} |
| mesoderm {n} (tissue produced by gastrulation) | :: mesoderme {f}, mesoderma {f} |
| mesolimbic {adj} (relating to the middle part of the limbic system) | :: mesolímbico |
| Mesolithic {n} (Mesolithic period) | :: Mesolítico {m} |
| mesological {adj} (relating to mesology) | :: mesológico |
| mesology {n} (branch of biology and environmental/sociological influence) | :: mesologia {f} |
| meson {n} (elementary particle) | :: méson {m} |
| mesopelagic {adj} (relating to the zone of the ocean between the photic epipelagic and the aphotic bathypelagic zones) | :: mesopelágico |
| mesophile {n} (organism that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures) | :: mesófilo {m} |
| mesophilic {adj} (thriving at moderate temperatures) | :: mesófilo |
| mesophryon {n} (glabella) SEE: glabella | :: |
| Mesopotamia {prop} (region between Euphrates and Tigris) | :: Mesopotâmia {f} |
| mesoregion {n} (meso-region) SEE: meso-region | :: |
| meso-region {n} (administrative system) | :: mesorregião {f} |
| mesosphere {n} (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) | :: mesosfera |
| mesquite {n} (Prosopis) | :: mesquite {f} |
| mess {n} (confusion of things) | :: bagunça {f} |
| mess {n} (church service) SEE: Mass | :: |
| message {n} (communication, concept or information conveyed) | :: mensagem {f} |
| message {n} (underlying theme) | :: mensagem {f}, moral {f} |
| messenger {n} (one who brings messages) | :: mensageiro {m} |
| Messenia {prop} (region) | :: Messênia |
| messiah {n} (ordained to lead the people of Israel) | :: messias {m} |
| Messiah {prop} ((Christianity) Jesus) | :: Messias {m} |
| messianic {adj} (of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah) | :: messiânico |
| messianism {n} (the belief in a messiah) | :: messianismo {m} |
| Messidor {prop} (the tenth month of the French Republican Calendar) | :: messidor {m} |
| Messina {prop} (city) | :: Messina {f} |
| mess up {v} (to make a mess of) | :: desarrumar, bagunçar |
| messy {adj} (in a disorderly state; causing mess or confusion; chaotic; disorderly) | :: desorganizado, bagunçado, caótico, desordenado |
| mestizo {n} (a person of mixed ancestry) | :: caboclo {m}, cabocla {f} |
| meta-analysis {n} (statistics) | :: metanálise {f}, meta-análise {f} |
| metabolic {adj} (of or pertaining to metabolism) | :: metabólico |
| metabolism {n} (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells) | :: metabolismo {m} |
| metabolite {n} (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) | :: metabólito {m} |
| metacarpal {n} (bone of the metacarpus) | :: metacárpico {m}, metacarpiano {m}, metacarpal {m} |
| metacarpal bone {n} (metacarpal) SEE: metacarpal | :: |
| metacarpus {n} (five bones of the palm) | :: metacarpo {m} |
| metadata {n} (data that describes data) | :: metadados {m-p}, metadata {f} |
| metafiction {n} (form of self-referential literature) | :: metaficção {f} |
| metagame {n} (a game based on exploiting the rules of another game) | :: metajogo {m} |
| metal {n} (atomic element or material made of such atoms) | :: metal {m} |
| metal {n} (certain category of rock music) | :: metal |
| metalanguage {n} (linguistical term) | :: metalinguagem {f} |
| metalanguage {n} (computing term) | :: metalinguagem {f} |
| metalepsis {n} (strict sense) | :: metalepse {f} |
| metalexicography {n} (study of lexicography in the abstract) | :: metalexicografia {f} |
| metalhead {n} (one who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music) | :: metaleiro {m}, metaleira {f} |
| metallic {adj} (made of metal) | :: metálico |
| metallize {v} (to coat, treat or impregnate a non-metallic object with metal) | :: metalizar |
| metalloid {n} (element) | :: metaloide |
| metalloprotein {n} (a protein that contains a metal atom as a cofactor) | :: metaloproteína {f} |
| metallurgic {adj} (metallurgical) SEE: metallurgical | :: |
| metallurgical {adj} (of or relating to metallurgy) | :: metalúrgico |
| metallurgically {adv} (in a metallurgical manner) | :: metalurgicamente |
| metallurgist {n} (person skilled in metallurgy) | :: metalurgista {m} {f} |
| metallurgy {n} (science of metals) | :: metalurgia {f} |
| metamorphic {adj} (geology: resulting from intense heat and/or pressure) | :: metamórfico |
| metamorphic {adj} (zoology: pertaining to metamorphosis) | :: metamórfico |
| metamorphic rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: pedra metamórfica {f}, rocha metamórfica {f} |
| metamorphosis {n} (transformation) | :: metamorfose {f} |
| metamorphosis {n} (noticeable change) | :: metamorfose {f}, mudança {f}, transformação {m}, mutação {m}, evolução {m}, transmutação {m} |
| metamorphosis {n} (in biology) | :: metamorfose {f} |
| metamorphosis {n} (in pathology) | :: alomorfia {f} |
| metanarrative {n} (narrative about narratives of historical meaning, experience or knowledge) | :: metanarrativa {f} |
| metaphor {n} (uncountable: figure of speech) | :: metáfora {f} |
| metaphor {n} (countable: word or phrase used in metaphor) | :: metáfora {f} |
| metaphorical {adj} (pertaining to a metaphor) | :: metafórico |
| metaphorically {adv} (in a metaphoric manner) | :: metaforicamente |
| metaphysical {adj} (of or pertaining to metaphysics) | :: metafísico {m} |
| metaphysically {adv} (in a metaphysical manner) | :: metafisicamente |
| metaphysically {adv} (concerning metaphysics) | :: metafisicamente |
| metaphysician {n} (A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics) | :: metafísico {m}, metafísica {f} |
| metaphysics {n} (branch of philosophy that studies first principles) | :: metafísica {f} |
| metaprogramming {n} (writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs (or themselves) as their data) | :: metaprogramação {f} |
| metasearch engine {n} | :: metabuscador {m}, metapesquisador {m} |
| metastable {adj} (long-lived unstable state) | :: metaestável {m} {f} |
| metastasis {n} (transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body) | :: metástase |
| metastatic {adj} (relating to metastasis) | :: metastático {m} |
| metatarsus {n} (bones) | :: metatarso {m} |
| metathesis {n} (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) | :: metátese {f} |
| metempsychosis {n} (Transmigration of the soul) | :: metempsicose {f} |
| meteor {n} (streak of light) | :: meteoro {m} |
| meteorite {n} (remains of a meteor) | :: meteorito {m} |
| meteoroid {n} (small debris in a star system) | :: meteoróide {m} |
| meteorologic {adj} (meteorological) SEE: meteorological | :: |
| meteorological {adj} (relating to meteorology) | :: meteorológico |
| meteorologically {adv} (in meteorological terms) | :: meteorologicamente |
| meteorologist {n} (person who studies meteorology) | :: meteorologista {m} {f} |
| meteorology {n} (science) | :: meteorologia {f} |
| meteor shower {n} (Meteors seen on Earth for short time period) | :: chuva de meteoros {f} |
| meter {n} (measuring instrument) | :: contador {m} |
| meter {n} (unit of length) SEE: metre | :: |
| meter {v} (to measure) SEE: measure | :: |
| -meter {suffix} (used to form a measuring device) | :: -metro {m} |
| metformin {n} (oral drug) | :: metformina {f} |
| methamphetamine {n} (the drug (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine) | :: metanfetamina {f} |
| methanal {n} (formaldehyde) SEE: formaldehyde | :: |
| methane {n} (the compound CH4) | :: metano {m} |
| methanol {n} (the simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH3OH) | :: metanol {m} |
| methinks {contraction} (it seems to me) | :: me parece, parece-me |
| methionine {n} (amino acid) | :: metionina {f} |
| method {n} (process by which a task is completed) | :: método {m} |
| methodical {adj} (in an organized manner) | :: metódico |
| methodically {adv} (in a methodical manner) | :: metodicamente |
| Methodism {n} (Methodist Christian movement founded by John Wesley) | :: metodismo {m} |
| Methodist {n} (a member of the Methodist Church) | :: metodista {m} {f} |
| Methodist {adj} (of or relating to Methodism) | :: metodista |
| methodological {adj} (of, pertaining to, or using methodology) | :: metodológico |
| methodologically {adv} (in a methodological manner) | :: metodologicamente |
| methodology {n} (the study of methods used in a field) | :: metodologia {f} |
| methodology {n} (a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field) | :: metodologia {f} |
| methodology {n} (the implementation of such methods etc.) | :: metodologia {f} |
| Methuselah {prop} (Biblical character) | :: Matusalém {m} |
| Methuselah {prop} (person or thing that has lived to a very old age) | :: matusalém {m} |
| methyl {n} (univalent hydrocarbon radical, CH3) | :: metil {m} |
| methylation {n} (addition of a methyl group) | :: metilação |
| methylene {n} (divalent radical) | :: metileno |
| methylmercury {n} (a bioaccumulative organometallic cation) | :: metilmercúrio {m} |
| methylpropane {n} (isobutane) SEE: isobutane | :: |
| metic {n} (resident alien in ancient Greece) | :: meteco {m} |
| meticulosity {n} (meticulousness) SEE: meticulousness | :: |
| meticulous {adj} (characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details) | :: meticuloso |
| meticulousness {n} (state or characteristic of being meticulous) | :: meticulosidade {f} |
| Metis {prop} (in Greek mythology) | :: Métis {f} |
| Metis {prop} (satellite of Jupiter) | :: Métis |
| metonymy {n} (figure of speech) | :: metonímia {f} |
| me too {phrase} (I agree) | :: eu também |
| me too {phrase} (that applies to me as well) | :: a mim também, idem |
| metre {n} (unit of length) | :: metro {m} |
| metric {adj} (relating to metric system) | :: métrico |
| metric {n} (notion in mathematics) | :: métrica {f} |
| metrical foot {n} (basic unit of verse) | :: pé {m} |
| metric space {n} (space (mathematics)) | :: espaço métrico {m} |
| metric system {n} (International System of Units) SEE: International System of Units | :: |
| metric ton {n} (unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms) | :: tonelada métrica {f} |
| metrizable {adj} (topology: for which a metric exists) | :: metrizável |
| metro {n} (underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metro {n} (train of underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metrological {adj} (of or pertaining to metrology) | :: metrológico |
| metrologically {adv} (in a metrological manner) | :: metrologicamente |
| metrologist {n} (one who studies of practices metrology) | :: metrologista {m} {f} |
| metrology {n} (science of measurement) | :: metrologia {f} |
| metronome {n} (a device used in music) | :: metrônomo {m} [Brazil], metrónomo {m} [Portugal] |
| metropole {n} (city) SEE: metropolis | :: |
| metropolis {n} (colony’s mother city) | :: metrópole {f} |
| metropolis {n} (large, busy city) | :: metrópole {f} |
| metropolis {n} (metropolitan archbishop) SEE: archbishopric | :: |
| metropolitan {adj} (pertaining to a metropolis) | :: metropolitano |
| metropolitan area {n} (area of population) | :: área metropolitana [literally] |
| metrosexual {n} (man concerned with personal appearance) | :: metrossexual {m} |
| -metry {suffix} (forming nouns relating to measures and measurement) | :: -metria {f} |
| mettle {n} (metal) SEE: metal | :: |
| mettle {n} (a quality of endurance and courage) | :: firmeza {f} |
| Metz {prop} (the capital city of Moselle department, France) | :: Metz {f} |
| Meuse {prop} (river) | :: Mosa {m} |
| mew {n} (crying sound of a cat) SEE: meow | :: |
| mew {v} (meow) SEE: meow | :: |
| mew {n} (gull or seagull) | :: gaivota {f} |
| Mexica {n} (member) | :: mexica {m} {f} |
| Mexican {n} (person from Mexico or of Mexican descent) | :: mexicano {m}, mexicana {f} |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to Mexico) | :: mexicano |
| Mexican {n} (Nahuatl language) SEE: Nahuatl | :: |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to Nahuatl language) SEE: Nahuatl | :: |
| Mexican {n} (Mexica) SEE: Mexica | :: |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to the Mexica people) SEE: Mexica | :: |
| Mexican {n} (Mexican dialect of Spanish) SEE: Mexican Spanish | :: |
| Mexicanness {n} (quality of being Mexican) | :: mexicanidade {f} |
| Mexican Spanish {prop} (Mexican dialect of Spanish) | :: espanhol mexicano {m} |
| Mexican wave {n} (A phenomenon at sports events) | :: ola {m} |
| Mexican wolf {n} (rare subspecies of grey wolf) | :: lobo mexicano {m} |
| Mexico {prop} (country) | :: México {m} |
| Mexico {prop} (Mexico City) SEE: Mexico City | :: |
| Mexico City {prop} (capital of Mexico) | :: México, Cidade do México |
| mezereon {n} (shrub) | :: mezereão {m} |
| mezuzah {n} (piece of parchment attached to the doorpost of a house) | :: mezuzá {f} |
| mezzanine {n} (a balcony in an auditorium) | :: mezanino {m} |
| mezzanine {n} (a secondary floor, in between the main floors of a building) | :: mezanino {m} |
| mezzanine {n} (additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level) | :: mezanino {m} |
| Miami {prop} (city in Florida, United States) | :: Miami {f} |
| miasma {n} (noxious atmosphere or influence) | :: miasma {m} |
| miasma {n} (noxious emanation originates from swamps and causes disease) | :: miasma {m} |
| miasmatic {adj} (having the nature of miasma) | :: miasmático |
| mica {n} (hydrous aluminosilicate minerals) | :: mica {f} |
| micaceous {adj} (of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or resembling mica) | :: micáceo |
| Micah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Miqueias {m}, Micaías {m} |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: minor prophet and author) | :: Miqueias {m}, Micaías {m} |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18) | :: Miqueias |
| Micah {prop} (male given name) | :: Miqueias |
| micelle {n} (colloidal aggregate) | :: micela {f} |
| Michael {prop} (male given name) | :: Miguel {m}, Maicon {m} |
| Michael {prop} (archangel) | :: Miguel {m} |
| Michaela {prop} (feminine form of Michael) | :: Micaela {f} |
| Michelangelesque {adj} (resembling or relating to Michelangelo) | :: miguel-angelesco |
| Michelle {prop} (female given name) SEE: Michaela | :: |
| Michigan {prop} (US state) | :: Michigan {m} |
| Mickey D's {prop} | :: Méqui {m} |
| Mickey Mouse {prop} (Disney character) | :: Rato Mickey, Mickey Mouse {m} |
| micro- {prefix} (very small) | :: micro- |
| micro- {prefix} (one millionth) | :: micro- |
| microaerophile {n} (organism that thrives in low-oxygen environments) | :: microaerófilo |
| microaerophilic {adj} (thriving in low-oxygen environments) | :: microaerófilo |
| microarray {n} (two-dimensional array of small quantities of biological material) | :: microarray {m}, micromatriz {f}, microarranjo {m} |
| microbe {n} (microorganism) | :: micróbio {m} |
| microbial {adj} (relating to microbes) | :: microbial, micróbico, microbiano |
| microbiological {adj} (pertaining to microbiology) | :: microbiológico |
| microbiologically {adv} (with regard to microbiology) | :: microbiologicamente |
| microbiologist {n} (scientist whose speciality is microbiology) | :: microbiólogo {m}, microbióloga {f} |
| microbiology {n} (branch of biology dealing with microorganisms) | :: microbiologia {f} |
| microblog {n} (blog on which one posts brief updates) | :: microblog {m}, microblogue {m} |
| microblogging {n} (writing or publishing a microblog) | :: microblogging {m} |
| microcephaly {n} (neurological disorder) | :: microcefalia {f} |
| microchip {n} (integrated circuit) | :: microchip {m} |
| microcomputer {n} (computer designed around a microprocessor) | :: microcomputador {m} |
| microconidium {n} (the smaller of a pair of conidia) | :: microconídio {m} |
| microcosm {n} (human nature or body as representative of the wider universe) | :: microcosmo {m} |
| microcosm {n} (smaller system as representative of a larger one) | :: microcosmo {m} |
| microcosm {n} (small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model) | :: microcosmo {m} |
| microcredit {n} (microloan) SEE: microloan | :: |
| microcredit {n} (the practice of making very small loans) | :: microcrédito {m} |
| microdeletion {n} (genetic mutation resulting from the deletion of a small part of a chromosome) | :: microdeleção {f} |
| microeconomic {adj} (relating to a microeconomy) | :: microeconómico [Portugal], microeconômico [Brazil] |
| microeconomics {n} (study of small-scale economic activities) | :: microeconomia {f} |
| microelectrode {n} (small electrode) | :: microeletrodo {m} |
| microfossil {n} (microscopic fossil) | :: microfóssil {m} |
| microgram {n} (µg) | :: micrograma {m} |
| microgravity {n} (very low gravity) | :: microgravidade {f} |
| microloan {n} (small loan given to a poor person to enable him to become self-employed) | :: microempréstimo {m} |
| micrometer {n} (one millionth of a meter) | :: micrómetro {m} [Portugal], micrômetro {m} [Brazil] |
| micrometer {n} (instrument) | :: micrómetro {m} |
| micrometre {n} (micrometer) SEE: micrometer | :: |
| micron {n} (micrometer) | :: mícron {m}, micrómetro {m} [Portugal], micrômetro {m} [Brazil] |
| Micronesia {prop} (country) | :: Micronésia {f} |
| Micronesian {n} (A person from Micronesia or of Micronesian descent) | :: micronésio {m} |
| Micronesian {adj} (Of, from or pertaining to Micronesia or the Micronesian people) | :: micronésio |
| micronutrient {n} (essential mineral or vitamin) | :: micronutriente {m}, oligoelemento {m} |
| microorganism {n} (an organism too small to be seen by unaided eye) | :: micro-organismo {m}, microrganismo {m} |
| micropaleontology {n} (the study of microfossils) | :: micropaleontologia {f} |
| micropenis {n} (unusually small penis) | :: micropene |
| microphone {n} (transducer of sound waves to electricity) | :: microfone {m} |
| microphytoplanktonic {adj} (relating to microphytoplankton) | :: microfitoplanctônico |
| microplastic {n} (small particles of plastic) | :: microplástico {m} |
| microprint {n} (extremely small print) | :: microimpressão {f} |
| microprinting {n} (microprint) SEE: microprint | :: |
| microprinting {n} (the generation of microprint) | :: microimpressão {f} |
| microprocessor {n} (the entire CPU of a computer on a chip) | :: microprocessador {m} |
| microregion {n} (micro-region) SEE: micro-region | :: |
| micro-region {n} (administrative system) | :: microrregião {f} |
| microscope {n} (an optical instrument) | :: microscópio {m} |
| microscopic {adj} (relating to microscopes) | :: microscópico |
| microscopic {adj} (so small that it can only be seen using a microscope) | :: microscópico |
| microscopic {adj} (very small) | :: microscópico |
| microscopize {v} (microscope) SEE: microscope | :: |
| microscopy {n} (use of microscopes) | :: microscopia |
| microsecond {n} (unit of time equal to 10−6 seconds) | :: microssegundo {m} |
| microskirt {n} (extremely short skirt) | :: microssaia |
| Microsoft {prop} (Transliterations and translations) | :: Microsoft {f} |
| microtubule {n} (microscopic tube in cells) | :: microtúbulo |
| microwave {n} (microwave oven) SEE: microwave oven | :: |
| microwave {n} (electromagnetic wave) | :: micro-onda {f} |
| microwave oven {n} (oven using microwave energy) | :: forno de microondas {m} |
| microzyma {n} (Any pleomorphic organism) | :: microzima {m} {f} |
| micturate {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| micturition {n} (physiology: urination) | :: micção {f} |
| Midas {prop} (Greek mythology) | :: Midas {m} |
| Midas touch {prop} (ability to gain financial reward or success from one’s actions easily and consistently) | :: toque de Midas {m} |
| midbrain {n} (part of brain) | :: mesencéfalo |
| midday {n} (12 o'clock during the day) SEE: noon | :: |
| midden {n} (archeology: prehistoric pile of bones and shells) | :: cascal {m} |
| middle {n} (centre, midpoint) | :: meio {m}, centro {m} |
| middle {n} (part between beginning and end) | :: meio {m}, metade {f} |
| middle {adj} (located in the middle; in between) | :: médio |
| middle {adj} (central) | :: central |
| middle-aged {adj} (of, or relating to middle age) | :: de meia-idade |
| Middle Ages {prop} (historical period) | :: Idade Média {f} |
| middle class {n} (social and economic class) | :: classe média {f} |
| Middle Cornish {prop} (the Celtic language spoken in Cornwall) | :: córnico médio {m} |
| Middle Dutch {prop} (the Middle Dutch language) | :: holandês médio {m} |
| middle ear {n} (cavity in the ear) | :: ouvido médio {m} |
| Middle-earth {prop} (fictional place on Earth where most of the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien are set) | :: terra-média {f} |
| Middle-earth {prop} (Middle Earth) SEE: Midgard | :: |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Middle-earth) SEE: Middle-earth | :: |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Midgard) SEE: Midgard | :: |
| Middle East {prop} (region comprising southwest Asia and northeast Africa) | :: Oriente Médio, Médio Oriente {m} |
| Middle English {prop} (Middle English) | :: inglês médio {m} |
| middle finger {n} (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) | :: dedo médio {m} |
| Middle French {n} (Middle French) | :: francês médio {m} |
| Middle High German {prop} (Middle High German) | :: alto-alemão médio {m} |
| Middle Irish {prop} (the Gaelic language spoken in Ireland) | :: irlandês médio {m} |
| Middle Kingdom {prop} (nickname for China) | :: Reino Médio {m}, Reino do Meio {m} |
| Middle Kingdom {prop} (Egypt in the 12th and 13th dynasties) | :: Reino Médio {m} |
| middleman {n} (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) | :: intermediário {m} |
| middleman {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| middle name {n} (name between given name and surname) | :: nome do meio {m} |
| middle of nowhere {n} (remote place) | :: Lugar Nenhum; meio do nada; onde Judas perdeu as botas; cu do mundo [vulgar]; cu de Judas [vulgar], puta que pariu [vulgar] |
| middle school {n} (school contain both primary and secondary students) | :: ensino médio {m} |
| middle voice {n} (grammatical form) | :: voz média {f} |
| midfielder {n} (player) | :: meia {m} {f}, meio-campista {m} {f} |
| Midgard {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Midgard {prop} (the abode of humans, between heaven and hell) | :: Midgard {f} |
| midget {n} (person of small stature of adult height less than 4'10") | :: anão {m}, anã {f} |
| midget {n} (derogatory: any short person) | :: anão {m} |
| midget {n} (attributively: that is the small version of something) | :: mini- |
| midhusband {n} (accoucheur) SEE: accoucheur | :: |
| mid-life crisis {n} (emotional period of doubt) | :: crise da meia-idade {f} |
| midnight {n} (12 o'clock) | :: meia-noite {f} |
| midnight sun {n} (phenomenon occurring when Sun does not set) | :: sol da meia-noite {m} |
| midpoint {n} (point equidistant between two extremes) | :: meio {m}, metade {f} |
| midriff {n} (mid section of the human torso) | :: ventre {m} |
| midway {adv} (halfway) SEE: halfway | :: |
| Midway {prop} (atoll in the North Pacific) | :: Midway {f} |
| midwife {n} (person who assists women in childbirth) | :: parteira {f} |
| midwifery {n} (the practice and science of being a midwife) | :: partejamento {m} |
| mielie {n} (maize) SEE: maize | :: |
| miff {v} (to offend slightly) | :: amofinar |
| miff {v} (to become slightly offended) | :: amofinar-se |
| might {n} (personal power) | :: potência {f} |
| might {n} (physical strength) | :: força {f} |
| might {v} (indicator of conditional or possible actions) | :: pode ser que, talvez |
| mighty {adj} (very strong, possessing might) | :: poderoso |
| migraine {n} (headache usually affecting only one side of the head) | :: enxaqueca {f} |
| migrant {n} (A person moving from one region or country to another) | :: migrante {m} {f} |
| migrant worker {n} (guest worker) SEE: guest worker | :: |
| migration {n} (moving a place to live to another) | :: migração {f} |
| migration {n} (seasonal moving of animals, birds or fish) | :: migração {f} |
| Milan {prop} (province) | :: Milão {f} |
| Milan {prop} (city and capital) | :: Milão {f} |
| Milanese {adj} (pertaining to Milan) | :: milanês |
| Milanese {n} (native or inhabitant of Milan) | :: milanês {m}, milanesa {f} |
| milch cow {n} (cow kept for milking) SEE: dairy cow | :: |
| mild {adj} (gentle; pleasant; kind; soft) | :: suave {m} {f}, gentil {m} {f} |
| mild {adj} ((illness or pain) not serious or dangerous) | :: leve |
| mild {adj} (warm and pleasant of weather) | :: ameno {m} |
| mildew {n} (growth of minute fungi) | :: míldio {m}, mofo {m} |
| mile {n} (measure of length) | :: milha {f} |
| mileage {n} (total distance travelled) | :: milhagem {f} |
| milestone {n} (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) | :: marco miliário {m}, marco miliar |
| milestone {n} (important event) | :: marco {m} |
| Miletus {prop} (ancient Greek city) | :: Mileto {f} |
| milieu {n} (medium) SEE: medium | :: |
| milieu {n} (person’s social setting or environment) | :: milieu {m}, meio social {m} |
| militancy {n} (quality of being militant) | :: militância {f} |
| militarism {n} (militarism) | :: militarismo |
| military {adj} (characteristic of members of the armed forces) | :: militar |
| military {adj} (relating to war) | :: militar |
| military {adj} (relating to armies or ground forces) | :: militar |
| military {n} (armed forces) | :: exército {m} |
| military police {n} (police unit of a military organization) | :: polícia militar {f} |
| military service {n} (service in an army) | :: serviço militar {m} |
| militia {n} (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need) | :: milícia {f} |
| militiaman {n} (member of a militia) | :: miliciano {m} |
| militsia {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| militsia {n} (militia) SEE: militia | :: |
| milk {v} (to express milk from mammal) | :: ordenhar |
| milk {n} (semen) SEE: semen | :: |
| milk {n} (liquid) | :: leite {m} |
| milk chocolate {n} (Chocolate that includes milk powder as one of its ingredients) | :: chocolate de leite {m}, chocolate ao leite {m} |
| milk cow {n} (dairy cow) SEE: dairy cow | :: |
| milking {n} (the act by which a cow is milked) | :: ordenha {f} |
| milkmaid {n} (a young woman who milks the cows on a farm) | :: [Portugal] leiteira {f}, [Brazil] ordenhadora {f} |
| milkmaid's yoke {n} (carrying pole) SEE: carrying pole | :: |
| milkman {n} (man who delivers milk early in the morning) | :: leiteiro {m} |
| milk powder {n} (pulverized milk solids) | :: leite em pó |
| milkshake {n} (milk and ice cream beverage) | :: batida {f}, vitamina {f}, milkshake {m} |
| milk tooth {n} (tooth of the first set of teeth) | :: dente de leite {m} |
| milky {adj} (resembling milk in color or consistency) | :: leitoso |
| Milky Way {prop} (galaxy) | :: a Via Láctea {f} |
| Milky Way {prop} (light in night sky) | :: Caminho de Santiago {m} |
| mill {n} (grinding apparatus) | :: moenda {f}, moinho {m} |
| mill {n} (building housing a grinding apparatus) | :: moinho {m} |
| mill {n} (manufacturing plant) | :: fábrica {f}, manufatura {f} |
| mill {n} (building housing a manufacturing plant) | :: fábrica {f} |
| mill {v} (grind or process using a mill or other machine) | :: moer |
| mill {n} (treadmill) SEE: treadmill | :: |
| mill {n} (milling cutter) SEE: milling cutter | :: |
| mille-feuille {n} (a type of pastry with several layers of puff pastry) | :: mil-folhas {m} |
| millennium {n} (thousand-year period) | :: milénio {m}, milênio |
| millennium bug {prop} (a design flaw in computer systems which which could cause date calculations to fail after 1999) | :: bug do milénio {m} [Portugal], bug do milênio {m} [Brazil] |
| miller {n} (person) | :: moleiro, moleira {f} |
| millet {n} (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) | :: milheto {m}, milhete {m} |
| milli- {prefix} (prefix) | :: mili- |
| milliard {num} (10^9) SEE: billion | :: |
| millibar {n} (non-SI unit of pressure) | :: milibar {m} |
| milligram {n} (milligram) | :: miligrama {m} |
| milliliter {n} (milliliter) SEE: millilitre | :: |
| millilitre {n} (a unit of volume) | :: mililitro {m} |
| millimeter {n} (unit of measure) | :: milímetro {m} |
| millimetre {n} (millimeter) SEE: millimeter | :: |
| milling cutter {n} (rotary cutting tool) | :: fresa {f} |
| million {n} (cardinal number) | :: milhão {m} |
| millionaire {n} (somebody whose wealth is greater than one million) | :: milionário {m} |
| millionth {adj} (millionth) | :: milionésimo, 1.000.000º |
| millionth {n} (person or thing in the millionth position) | :: milionésimo {m} |
| millionth {n} (one of a million equal parts of a whole) | :: milionésimo {m} |
| millipede {n} (elongated arthropod) | :: diplópode {m}, milípede {m}, piolho-de-cobra {m} [Brazil], embuá {m} [Brazil] |
| millisecond {n} (one one-thousandth of a second) | :: milissegundo {m} |
| mill race {n} (channel) | :: levada {f} |
| millstone {n} (large round stone used for grinding grain) | :: mó {f} |
| milquetoast {adj} (meek, timid) SEE: meek | :: |
| milquetoast {n} (person of meek or timid disposition; person who lacks character or effectiveness) | :: banana {m} {f}, molenga {m} {f} |
| milt {n} (fish semen) | :: leita {f}, láctea {f} |
| milt {n} (the organ spleen) SEE: spleen | :: |
| Miltiades {prop} (given name) | :: Miltiade |
| mime {n} (pantomime) | :: mímica {f} |
| mime {n} (pantomime actor) | :: mímico {m} |
| mimeograph {n} (machine for making copies) | :: mimeógrafo {m} |
| mimeograph {v} (to make mimeographs) | :: mimeografar |
| mimeographic {adj} (relating to mimeographs) | :: mimeográfico |
| mimeography {n} (the creation of mimeographic copies) | :: mimeografia {f} |
| mimic {n} (imitation) SEE: imitation | :: |
| mimic {v} (to imitate, especially in order to ridicule) | :: imitar |
| mimic {v} (biology: to take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage) | :: mimetizar |
| mimic {n} (a person who practices mimicry, or mime) | :: mímico {m} |
| mimicry {n} (the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else) | :: mímica {f}, mimetismo {m} [biology] |
| mimosa {n} (plant belonging to the genus Mimosa) | :: mimosa {f} |
| mina {n} (myna) SEE: myna | :: |
| minarchism {n} (government with the least necessary power over its citizens) | :: minarquismo {m} |
| minarchist {n} (one who believes in government with the least necessary power over its citizens) | :: minarquista {m} {f} |
| minarchy {n} (government with the least necessary power over its citizens) | :: minarquia {f} |
| minaret {n} (mosque tower) | :: minarete {m}, almádena {f} |
| Minas Gerais {prop} (state in south-eastern Brazil) | :: Minas Gerais {f} {f-p} |
| mince {n} (finely chopped meat) | :: carne moída {f} |
| mince {v} (chop fine) | :: picar |
| mincer {n} (a kitchen utensil used for mincing meat) SEE: meatgrinder | :: |
| mind {n} (ability for rational thought) | :: mente {f} |
| mind {n} (ability to be aware of things) | :: mente {f} |
| mind {n} (ability to remember things) | :: memória {f} |
| mind {n} (ability to focus the thoughts) | :: concentração {f} |
| mind {n} (judgment, opinion, or view) | :: mentalidade {f}, opinião {f} |
| mind {n} (desire, inclination, or intention) | :: vontade {f} |
| mind {n} (healthy mental state) | :: sanidade {f} |
| mind {v} (to pay attention to, take note of) | :: cuidar |
| mind {v} (to dislike, object to, have a contrary opinion toward) | :: importar-se |
| mind {v} (to look after, take care of) | :: tomar conta, cuidar |
| mind {v} (to remember) SEE: remember | :: |
| mind control {n} (subverting an individual's control of his or her mind) | :: controle mental {m} |
| mindfulness {n} (awareness) SEE: awareness | :: |
| mindlessly {adv} (in a mindless manner) | :: à toa; sem pensar; inconsideradamente |
| mind one's own business {v} (to concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others) | :: cuidar da própria vida |
| mindset {n} (a way of thinking) | :: mentalidade {f} |
| mine {pron} (that which belongs to me) | :: meu, minha, meus, minhas |
| mine {n} (excavation from which ore is extracted) | :: mina {f} |
| mine {n} (military: exploding device) | :: mina {f} |
| mine {v} (to remove ore from the ground) | :: explorar, minar, minerar |
| mine {v} (to sow mines in) | :: minar |
| mine {v} (to pick one's nose) SEE: pick one's nose | :: |
| minecart {n} (a wheeled container that travels on tracks, used for moving mining materials) | :: vagoneta {f} |
| minefield {n} (area in which mines have been hidden) | :: campo minado {m} |
| minefield {n} (dangerous situation) | :: campo minado {m} |
| miner {n} (person who works in a mine) | :: mineiro {m} |
| mineral {n} (in geology) | :: mineral {m} |
| mineral {n} (as opposed to animal and vegetable) | :: mineral {m} |
| mineral {n} (in nutrition) | :: mineral {m} |
| mineral {adj} (relating to or containing minerals) | :: mineral {m} {f} |
| mineral {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| mineralize {v} (to convert to a mineral, petrify) | :: mineralizar |
| mineralize {v} (to impregnate with minerals) | :: mineralizar |
| mineralogical {adj} (relating to mineralogy) | :: mineralógico |
| mineralogically {adv} (with regard to mineralogy) | :: mineralogicamente |
| mineralogist {n} (expert in mineralogy) | :: mineralogista {m} {f} |
| mineralogy {n} (the study or science of minerals) | :: mineralogia {f} |
| mineral water {n} (water containing dissolved minerals) | :: água mineral {f} |
| Minerva {prop} (goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts) | :: Minerva {f} |
| mineworker {n} (mineworker) | :: mineiro {m}, mineira {f} |
| mingle {v} (To mix; to intermix; to combine or join) | :: misturar |
| mingle-mangle {n} (collection of miscellaneous things) SEE: hodgepodge | :: |
| Mingrelian {prop} (language) | :: mingreliano {m} |
| mini- {prefix} (smaller version of an item) | :: mini- |
| minibar {n} (small refrigerator in a hotel room) | :: minibar {m}, frigobar {m} |
| minibus {n} (a small bus) | :: micro-ônibus {m}, microônibus {m} |
| minim {n} (A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem) | :: mínima {f} |
| minimal {adj} (The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree) | :: mínimo |
| minimalism {n} (style of art) | :: minimalismo {m} |
| minimalism {n} (style of music) | :: minimalismo {m} |
| minimalist {adj} (believing in or seeking a minimal state) | :: minimalista |
| minimalist {n} (one who believes in or seeks a minimal state) | :: minimalista {m} {f} |
| minimal pair {n} (Pair of words) | :: par mínimo |
| minimart {n} (convenience store) SEE: convenience store | :: |
| minimize {v} (To make small as possible) | :: minimizar |
| minimize {v} ((computing) To cause a window to disappear) | :: minimizar |
| minimum {n} (lowest limit) | :: mínimo {m} |
| minimum {adj} (lowest degree) | :: mínimo |
| minimum wage {n} (lowest rate of pay that an employer can legally pay) | :: salário mínimo {m} |
| minimus {n} (the fifth digit) SEE: little finger | :: |
| mining {n} (activity of removing solid valuables from the earth) | :: mineração {f} |
| minion {n} (loyal servant of another more powerful being) | :: favorito, lacaio {m} |
| miniseries {n} (series with a small number of episodes) | :: minissérie {f} |
| miniskirt {n} (skirt) | :: minissaia {f} |
| minister {n} (person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church) | :: pastor {m} |
| minister {n} (politician who heads a ministry) | :: ministro |
| ministerial {adj} (related to a religious minister or ministry) | :: ministerial |
| ministerial {adj} (related to a governmental minister or ministry) | :: ministerial |
| ministerial {adj} (having the power to wield delegated executive authority) | :: ministerial |
| ministry {n} (government department) | :: ministério {m} |
| ministry of education {n} (government department) | :: ministério da educação |
| minivan {n} (small van) | :: minivan {f} |
| mink {n} (mammal) | :: visom {m} |
| minke whale {n} (Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis) | :: baleia-anã {f} |
| Minkowski spacetime {n} (a manifold) | :: espaço-tempo de Minkowski {m} |
| Min Nan {prop} (Hokkien) SEE: Hokkien | :: |
| Min Nan {prop} (the language) | :: minnan {m} |
| Minnesota {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Minnesota {m} |
| minnow {n} (a small freshwater fish) | :: vairão {m} |
| minnow {n} (any small fish) | :: peixinho {m} |
| minnow {n} (a relatively small and insignificant person or organization) | :: peixe pequeno {m} |
| minor {adj} (of little importance) | :: menor |
| minor {adj} (musical scale) | :: menor |
| minor {n} (someone below the legal age) | :: menor {m} {f} |
| Minorca {prop} (An island of Spain) | :: Minorca {f}, Menorca {f} |
| Minorcan {adj} (of or relating to Minorca or its inhabitants) | :: minorquino |
| Minorcan {n} (an inhabitant of Minorca) | :: minorquino {m} |
| minority {n} (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority) | :: minoria {f} |
| minority {n} (period or condition of a person prior to reaching adulthood) | :: menoridade {f} |
| minority language {n} (language spoken by a minority) | :: língua minoritária {f} |
| minotaur {n} (monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man) | :: minotauro {m} |
| Minsk {prop} (capital of Belarus) | :: Minsk {f}, Minsque {f} |
| minstrel {n} (medieval traveling entertainer) | :: menestrel {m}, jogral {m} |
| mint {n} (money-producing building or institution) | :: casa de moeda {f}, casa da moeda {f} |
| mint {v} (to reproduce coins) | :: cunhar |
| mint {n} (plant) | :: menta {f}, hortelã |
| mint {n} (herb flavouring) | :: menta {f} |
| mint {n} (candy) | :: rebuçado de menta {m} |
| minuend {n} (number from which another is subtracted) | :: diminuendo {m}, minuendo {m} |
| minuet {n} (dance) | :: minueto {m} |
| minuet {n} (music accompanying the dance) | :: minueto {m} |
| minus {n} (minus sign) SEE: minus sign | :: |
| minus {prep} (mathematics: less) | :: menos |
| minus {n} (mathematics: negative quantity) | :: negativo {m} |
| minus {adj} (negative) | :: negativo {m} |
| minuscule {n} (lower-case letter) | :: minúscula {f} |
| minuscule {adj} (written in minuscules) | :: minúsculo |
| minuscule {adj} (very small, tiny) | :: minúsculo |
| minus sign {n} (symbol used to denote the operation of subtraction and to indicate that a number is negative) | :: sinal de menos {m}, menos {m}, negativo {m} |
| minute {n} (unit of time) | :: minuto {m} |
| minute {n} (short but unspecified period of time) | :: instante {m}, minuto {m}, momento {m} |
| minute {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: minuto {m} |
| minute {n} (record of meeting) | :: ata {f} |
| minute {n} (minute of use of telephone network) | :: minuto {m} |
| minute {v} (to write the minutes of) | :: fazer a ata, escrever a ata |
| minute {v} (to set down a short sketch or note of; to make a brief summary of) | :: minutar |
| minute {adj} (very small) | :: minúsculo, miúdo |
| minute {adj} (very careful and exact, giving small details) | :: minucioso |
| minute hand {n} (clock hand) | :: ponteiro dos minutos {m} |
| minutely {adv} (with attention to tiny details) | :: minuciosamente |
| minutes {n} (the official notes kept during a meeting) | :: ata {f} |
| minx {n} (a pert, flirtatious or impudent young woman) | :: sirigaita {f}, coquete, interesseira |
| Miocene {prop} (Miocene epoch) | :: mioceno, miocénico [Portugal], miocênico [Brazil] |
| miosis {n} (contraction of the pupil of the eye) | :: miose {f} |
| Mir {prop} (an international space station) | :: Mir {f} |
| Mira {prop} (star) | :: Mira {f} |
| miracle {n} (wonderful event attributed to supernatural powers) | :: milagre {m} |
| miracle {n} (a fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it) | :: milagre {m} |
| miracle {n} (an awesome and exceptional example of something) | :: milagre {m}, maravilha {f} |
| miraculous {adj} (by supernatural or uncommon causes) | :: milagroso |
| miraculously {adv} (in a miraculous manner) | :: milagrosamente |
| mirage {n} (an optical phenomenon) | :: miragem {f} |
| mirage {n} (illusion) SEE: illusion | :: |
| Miranda {prop} (female name) | :: Miranda {f} |
| Miranda {prop} (moon of Uranus) | :: Miranda {f} |
| Mirandese {n} (speaker of Mirandese) | :: mirandês {m} |
| Mirandese {n} (native or inhabitant of Miranda do Douro) | :: mirandês {m} |
| Mirandese {prop} (Romance language) | :: língua mirandesa {f}, mirandês {m} |
| mire {n} (deep mud) | :: lama {f}, lodo {m}, barro {m} |
| Miriam {prop} (sister of Moses and Aaron) | :: Miriã {f} |
| Miriam {prop} (female given name) | :: Miriam {f} |
| mirin {n} (Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake) | :: mirin {m} |
| mirror {n} (smooth reflecting surface) | :: espelho {m} |
| mirror {n} (computing: exact copy of a data set) | :: cópia {f} |
| mirror {v} (of an event, activity, behaviour.. to be identical to, be a copy of, to reflect) | :: espelhar |
| mirth {n} (merriment) | :: alegria {f}, júbilo {m} |
| misalignment {n} (state of being misaligned) | :: desalinhamento {m} |
| misandric {n} (misandrist) SEE: misandrist | :: |
| misandric {adj} (misandristic) SEE: misandristic | :: |
| misandrist {n} (one who professes misandry; a hater of men) | :: misândrico {m}, misândrica {f} |
| misandrist {adj} (misandristic) SEE: misandristic | :: |
| misandristic {adj} (of, relating to, or exhibiting misandry) | :: misândrico {m}, misândrica {f} |
| misandry {n} (hatred of or prejudice against men) | :: misandria {f} |
| misanthrope {n} (one who hates all mankind) | :: misantropo {m} |
| misanthropic {adj} (hating or disliking mankind) | :: misantropo, misantrópico |
| misanthropist {n} (misanthrope) SEE: misanthrope | :: |
| misanthropy {n} (hatred or dislike of people or mankind) | :: misantropia {f} |
| misappropriate {v} (to embezzle) SEE: embezzle | :: |
| misbegotten {n} (one born out of wedlock) SEE: bastard | :: |
| misbegotten {adj} (of a person: born out of wedlock) SEE: illegitimate | :: |
| misbehavior {n} (conduct that is inappropriate) | :: má conduta {f} |
| miscarriage {n} (termination of pregnancy) | :: aborto espontâneo {m} |
| miscarriage of justice {n} (error which led to an unjust outcome) | :: erro judiciário/judicial |
| miscarry {v} (to abort a foetus) | :: abortar |
| miscegenation {n} (the mixing or blending of race) | :: miscigenação |
| miscellaneous {adj} (consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts) | :: variado |
| miscellaneous {adj} (having diverse characteristics) | :: variado |
| mischief {n} (conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance) | :: travessura {f} |
| mischief {n} (harm or trouble caused by an agent or brought about by a particular cause) | :: dano {m}, travessura {f} |
| mischief {n} (one who causes mischief) | :: travesso {m} |
| mischievous {adj} (causing mischief) | :: bagunceiro, [Brazil] sapeca |
| mischievous {adj} (naughty) | :: levado, travesso |
| miscible {adj} (can be mixed - of liquids) | :: miscível |
| miscomprehend {v} (misunderstand) SEE: misunderstand | :: |
| misconduct {n} (bad behavior) SEE: misbehavior | :: |
| misdeed {n} (something wrong done) | :: malfeitoria {f} |
| misdemeanor {n} (small crime) | :: contravenção {f} |
| mise en scène {n} (the arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film) | :: mise-en-scène {f} |
| miser {n} (skinflint or scrooge) | :: avarento {m}, avarenta {f}, mão-de-vaca |
| miserable {adj} (in a state of misery) | :: miserável |
| miserable {adj} (very bad (at)) | :: horrível |
| misericord {n} (ledge) | :: misericórdia {f} |
| miserly {adj} (like a miser; very covetous; stingy) | :: mesquinho, pão-duro |
| misery {n} (great unhappiness) | :: miséria |
| misery {n} (cause of misery, misfortune) | :: miséria {f}, desgraça {f} |
| misery {n} (poverty) | :: miséria {f}, indigência {f}, penúria {f} |
| misfit {n} (an ill-fitting garment) | :: esfarrapado |
| misfit {n} (a badly adjusted person) | :: desajustado |
| misfit {v} (to fit badly) | :: encaixar mal |
| misfortune {n} (bad luck) | :: azar, má sorte {f} |
| misfortune {n} (an undesirable event such as an accident) | :: desgraça {f}, infortúnio {m}, adversidade {f} |
| misfortunes never come singly {proverb} (bad things come in groups) SEE: it never rains but it pours | :: |
| mishmash {n} (a collection of miscellany) | :: confusão {f}, mixórdia {f}, mistifório {m} |
| misinformation {n} (disinformation) SEE: disinformation | :: |
| mislead {v} (lead in a false direction) | :: desencaminhar; enganar; enganar |
| misleading {adj} (tending to mislead) | :: enganoso {m}, ilusório {m} |
| miso {n} (thick paste for making soup) | :: missô |
| misogynist {n} (hater of women) | :: misógino {m}, misógina {f} |
| misogynist {adj} (misogynistic) SEE: misogynistic | :: |
| misogynistic {adj} (of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny) | :: misógino {m}, misógina {f} |
| misogyny {n} (hatred or contempt for women) | :: misoginia {f} |
| mispronounce {v} (to pronounce incorrectly) | :: mascavar |
| miss {v} (to fail to hit) | :: falhar, errar |
| miss {v} (to avoid; to escape) | :: evitar |
| miss {v} (to feel the absence of someone or something; to feel the want or need of) | :: sentir falta de, sentir saudade(s) de |
| miss {v} (to fail to understand) | :: não perceber, não compreender (not to understand) |
| miss {v} (to fail to attend) | :: faltar |
| miss {v} (to be late for something) | :: perder |
| miss {n} (unmarried woman) | :: senhorita |
| miss {n} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Miss {n} (title) | :: senhorita {f} (Srta.) |
| missile {n} (air-based weapon) | :: míssil {m} |
| missile {n} (self-propelled, guidable projectile) | :: míssil {m} |
| missing {adj} (not able to be located) | :: sumido, faltante, desaparecido, perdido |
| missing link {n} (hypothetical primate) | :: elo perdido {m} |
| missing person {n} (person whose whereabouts are unknown) | :: desaparecido {m}, pessoa desaparecida |
| missiology {n} (the area of practical theology) | :: missiologia {f} |
| mission {n} (set of tasks that fulfills a purpose) | :: missão {f} |
| mission {n} (religious evangelism) | :: missão {f} |
| missionary {n} (person traveling to spread a religion) | :: missionário {m} |
| mission statement {n} (declaration of the purpose of an organization) | :: declaração de missão {f} |
| Mississippi {n} (state) | :: Mississippi, Mississípi {m} |
| Mississippi {n} (river) | :: Mississipi {m}, Mississípi {m} |
| missive {n} (a written message) | :: missiva {f} |
| Missouri {prop} (US state) | :: Missouri |
| Missouri {prop} (river) | :: Missouri {m} |
| miss out {v} (to miss something that should not be missed) | :: perder |
| misspell {v} (to spell incorrectly) | :: escrever errado |
| misspelling {n} (misspelt word) | :: erro ortográfico {m} |
| misstep {n} (step that is wrong) | :: passo em falso {m} |
| misstep {v} (to step badly or incorrectly) | :: pisar em falso |
| missus {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| missy {n} (a young female; miss) | :: mocinha |
| mist {n} (Water or other liquid finely suspended in air) | :: névoa {f}, neblina {f}, bruma {f}, brêtema {f} |
| mist {v} (To form mist) | :: enevoar |
| mistake {v} (to take one thing for another) | :: confundir |
| mistake {v} (To make an error) | :: errar, equivocar-se, enganar-se |
| mistake {n} (an error) | :: erro {m}, engano {m}, equívoco {m} |
| mistaken {adj} (erroneous) SEE: erroneous | :: |
| mistaken {adj} ((with a copula verb, often with about) having an incorrect belief) SEE: be wrong | :: |
| mistaken identity {n} (falsely believing that someone is someone else) | :: identidade equivocada {f}, identidade trocada {f} |
| mistakenly {adv} (by accident) | :: erradamente, equivocadamente, erroneamente |
| mister {n} (title of adult male) | :: senhor {m} |
| mistle thrush {n} (Turdus viscivorus) | :: tordoveia {f} |
| mistletoe {n} (any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales) | :: erva-de-passarinho, visco {m}, visgo {m} |
| mistral {n} (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) | :: mistral {m} |
| mistreat {v} (treat someone or something roughly or badly) | :: destratar, maltratar, judiar |
| mistreatment {n} (improper treatment) | :: destrato {m}, judiação {f} |
| mistress {n} (woman of authority) | :: senhora {f} |
| mistress {n} (female teacher) | :: professora {f} |
| mistress {n} (woman in extramarital relationship) | :: amante {f} |
| mistress {n} (dominatrix) | :: dominatriz {f} |
| mistrust {n} (lack of trust) | :: desconfiança, receio |
| mistrust {v} (to have no confidence in something) | :: desconfiar, suspeitar |
| misty {adj} (with mist; foggy) | :: nublado, enevoado |
| misty {adj} (with tears in the eyes) | :: marejado |
| misunderstand {v} (to understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly) | :: entender mal |
| misunderstanding {n} (mistake) | :: mal-entendido {m}, confusão {f} |
| mite {n} (arachnid) | :: ácaro {m} |
| mite {n} (lepton) SEE: lepton | :: |
| mither {v} (intransitive: to mither) | :: fazer queixume |
| mither {v} (transitive to mither) | :: importunar |
| Mithraeum {n} (place of worship) | :: mitreu {m} |
| Mithridates {prop} (ancient male given name) | :: Mitrídates {m} |
| mitigate {v} (to reduce, lessen, or decrease) | :: mitigar, atenuar, pacificar |
| mitigation {n} (reduction of something harmful) | :: mitigação {f} |
| mitochondrial {adj} (of, or relating to mitochondria) | :: mitocondrial |
| mitochondrion {n} (respiratory organelle) | :: mitocôndria {f} |
| mitosis {n} (division of a cell nucleus) | :: mitose {f} |
| mitre {n} (a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries) | :: mitra {f} |
| mix {v} (stir two or more substances together) | :: misturar |
| mix {v} (music: combine several tracks) | :: mixar |
| mix apples and oranges {v} (to mix two totally different things) | :: misturar alhos com bugalhos |
| mixed {adj} (having two or more separate aspects) | :: misto |
| mixed {adj} (not completely pure, tainted or adulterated) | :: misturado |
| mixed {adj} (including both males and females) | :: misto |
| mixed {adj} (Stemming from two or more races or breeds) | :: mestiço |
| mixed economy {n} (market economy with government provision) | :: economia mista {f} |
| mixed marriage {n} (marriage between people of different races, cultures, religions, etc) | :: casamento misto {m} |
| mixed martial arts {n} (Style of combat sport) | :: artes marciais mistas, vale-tudo {m} |
| mixed reaction {n} (state of diverse reception) | :: reação mista {f} |
| mixer {n} (blender) | :: batedeira {f}, varinha mágica {f} |
| Mixolydian {adj} (designating a mode in music having (in the C scale) final G and D dominant) | :: mixolídio |
| mixture {n} (act of mixing) | :: mistura {f}, misturação {f}, misturamento {m} |
| mixture {n} (something produced by mixing) | :: mistura {f} |
| mixture {n} (something that consists of diverse elements) | :: mistura {f} |
| Miyako {prop} (an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) | :: Miyako {f} |
| Mizoram {prop} (state) | :: Mizoram |
| mizzen {n} (mizzenmast) SEE: mizzenmast | :: |
| mizzenmast {n} (nautical: aftmost mast) | :: mastro de ré {m}, mastro de mezena {m} |
| Málaga {prop} (port and city in Andalusia) | :: Málaga {f} |
| mmm {interj} (hmm) SEE: hmm | :: |
| ménage à trois {n} | :: ménage à trois {m}, sexo a três {m} |
| mnemonic {adj} (related to mnemonics) | :: mnemónico [Portugal], mnemônico [Brazil], mnemotécnico |
| mnemonic {n} (Anything (especially something in verbal form) used to help remember something) | :: mnemónico {m} [Portugal], mnemônico {m} [Brazil] |
| mnemonics {n} (study of techniques for improving memory) | :: mnemónica {f} [Portugal], mnemônica {f} [Brazil], mnemotécnica {f} |
| Mnemosyne {prop} (Titaness) | :: Mnemosine {f}, Mnemósine {f} |
| moa {n} (extinct bird) | :: moa |
| moai {n} (stone statue on Easter Island) | :: moai {m} |
| moan {n} (a low cry of pain) | :: gemido {m}, lamento {m} |
| moan {v} (to make a moan or similar sound) | :: gemer |
| moan {v} (to complain) | :: queixar-se, reclamar |
| moat {n} (defensive ditch) | :: fosso {m} |
| mob {n} (unruly group of people) | :: multidão, turba {f} |
| mob {n} (the lower classes of a community) | :: gentalha {f} |
| mob {n} (mafia) SEE: mafia | :: |
| mobile {adj} (capable of being moved) | :: móvel, movediço |
| mobile {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobile phone {n} (portable telephone) | :: telefone móvel {m}, telemóvel {m}, telefone celular {m}, celular {m} |
| mobile station {n} (mobile equipment) | :: estação móvel {f} |
| mobile telephone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobiliary art {n} (portable art) SEE: portable art | :: |
| mobilisation {n} (mobilization) SEE: mobilization | :: |
| mobilise {v} (to make something mobile) | :: mobilizar |
| mobilise {v} (to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war) | :: mobilizar |
| mobilise {v} (to become made ready for war) | :: mobilizar-se |
| mobility {n} (ability to move) | :: mobilidade {f} |
| mobilization {n} (marshalling of troops and national resources in preparation for war) | :: mobilização {f} |
| mobilize {v} (mobilise) SEE: mobilise | :: |
| Mobutism {n} (the ideology of Zairean president Mobutu Sese Seko) | :: mobutismo {m} |
| Mobutist {n} (a supporter of Mobutism) | :: mobutista {m} {f} |
| moccasin {n} (traditional native North American shoe) | :: mocassim {m} |
| moccasin {n} (modern shoe) | :: mocassim {m} |
| moccasin {n} (North American snake) | :: mocassim {f} |
| mocha {n} (coffee with chocolate) | :: moca {m} |
| mock {n} (imitation) | :: imitação {f} |
| mock {n} (act of mocking) | :: escárnio {m}, motejo {m} |
| mock {n} (practice exam) | :: simulado {m} |
| mock {v} (to mimic) | :: simular, [Brasil] imitar, [Brasil slang] macaquear, remedar, arremedar |
| mock {v} (to taunt) | :: escarnecer, troçar |
| mock {v} (to disappoint someone) | :: decepcionar, desapontar |
| mock {adj} (imitation, not genuine) | :: falso |
| mockery {n} (action of mocking; ridicule, derision) | :: escárnio {m}, zombaria {f} |
| mockingbird {n} (songbird of the family Mimidae) | :: sabiapoca {m} |
| mockup {n} (a full-scale working model of something) | :: modelo {m}, maquete {f} |
| mod {n} (video games: an end user-created package containing modifications for a video game) | :: modificação {f}, modificador {m}, mod {m} |
| modal {n} (modal verb) SEE: modal verb | :: |
| modality {n} (state of being modal) | :: modalidade {f} |
| modality {n} (classification of propositions; mode) | :: modalidade {f} |
| modal verb {n} (a kind of verb) | :: verbo modal {m} |
| mode {n} (style or fashion) | :: moda {f} |
| mode {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| model {n} (person) | :: modelo {m} {f} |
| model {n} (miniature) | :: modelo {m} |
| model {n} (simplified representation) | :: modelo {m} |
| model {n} (style) | :: modelo {m} |
| model {n} (structural design) | :: modelo {m} |
| model {n} (praiseworthy example) | :: modelo {m} |
| model {adj} (worthy of being a model) | :: modelo, modelar, exemplar |
| model {adj} | :: modelo, modelar, exemplar |
| model {v} (use as a model) | :: modelar |
| model aircraft {n} (aircraft made to a smaller scale) | :: aeromodelo {m} |
| modem {n} (device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals) | :: modem {m} |
| Modena {prop} (city) | :: Módena |
| mode of production {n} (combination of productive forces and social and technical relations of production) | :: modo de produção {m} |
| mode of transport {n} (vehicle or system used to transport people or goods) | :: modo/meio/método de transporte {m} |
| moderate {adj} (not excessive) | :: moderado |
| moderately {adv} (in a moderate manner) | :: moderadamente |
| moderately {adv} (to a moderate degree) | :: moderadamente |
| moderation {n} (state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes) | :: moderação |
| modern {adj} (pertaining to the current time and style) | :: moderno |
| Modern Greek {n} (Modern Greek) | :: grego moderno {m} |
| modernism {n} (any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century) | :: modernismo {m} |
| modernity {n} (quality of being modern) | :: modernidade {f} |
| modernization {n} (process of modernizing) | :: modernização {f} |
| modernize {v} (bring something up to date) | :: modernizar |
| modernize {v} (become modern) | :: modernizar-se |
| Modern Korean {prop} | :: coreano moderno {m} |
| Modern Standard Arabic {prop} (Modern Standard Arabic) | :: árabe moderno padrão {m} |
| modest {adj} (not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements) | :: modesto |
| modest {adj} (small) | :: modesto |
| modest {adj} (intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others) | :: recatado {m}, decente |
| modestly {adv} (in a modest manner) | :: modestamente |
| modesty {n} (the quality of being modest) | :: modéstia {f} |
| modicum {n} (modest, small, or trifling amount) | :: bocadinho {m}, un pouco de |
| modification {n} (act or result of modifying or condition of being modified) | :: modificação {f} |
| modification {n} (alteration or adjustment) | :: modificação {f} |
| modified {adj} (changed; altered) | :: modificado |
| modifier {n} (one who modifies) | :: modificador {m} |
| modifier {n} (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase) | :: modificador {m} |
| modifier key {n} (computing: a key (on a computer keyboard) that may be pressed simultaneously with certain other keys to activate predefined functions) | :: tecla modificadora |
| modify {v} (to change part of) | :: modificar |
| modular {adj} (of or relating to a module or modules) | :: modular |
| modulate {v} (to regulate) | :: modular |
| module {n} (self-contained component of a system) | :: módulo {m} |
| module {n} (architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building) | :: módulo {m} |
| module {n} (section of a program) | :: módulo {m} |
| module {n} (abelian group) SEE: abelian group | :: |
| modus operandi {n} (person or thing's method of operation) | :: modus operandi {m} |
| modus operandi {n} (habits from a criminal) | :: modus operandi {m} |
| Moebius syndrome {n} (disorder) | :: síndrome de Moebius {f}, síndrome de Möbius {f} |
| Moesia {prop} (an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans) | :: Mésia {f}, Moésia {f} |
| Moesian {adj} (of or relating to Moesia) | :: mésio |
| Moesian {n} (person from Moesia) | :: mésio {m} |
| mofetta {n} | :: mofeta {f} |
| Mogadishu {prop} (capital city) | :: Mogadíscio {f}, Mogadishu {f}, Mogadixo {f} |
| Mogilev {prop} (city) | :: Mogilev {f}, Moguilev {f} |
| mohair {n} (fine hair of the Angora goat) | :: mohair {m} |
| Mohammad {prop} (male given name) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohammad {prop} (prophet) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohammedan {n} (Muslim) | :: maometano {m} |
| mohatra {adj} | :: mofatra |
| Mohawk {prop} (indigenous people of North America) | :: moicano |
| Mohawk {n} (hairstyle) | :: moicano {m} |
| Mohican {n} (hairstyle) SEE: Mohawk | :: |
| Mohican {prop} (Native American tribe) | :: moicano {m} |
| Mohorovičić discontinuity {prop} (the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle) | :: descontinuidade de Mohorovicic {f} |
| moiety {n} (half) SEE: half | :: |
| Moira {prop} (personification of fate) | :: Moira {f} |
| moist {adj} (slightly wet) | :: úmido, húmido |
| moist {adj} (of eyes: tearful) | :: lacrimejante |
| moisten {v} (to make moist) | :: humedecer, umedecer, humidecer |
| moisture {n} (a moderate degree of wetness) | :: umidade {f}, humidade {f} |
| moisturising cream {n} (cream that moisturises the skin) | :: hidratante |
| moisturizer {n} (that which causes moisture) | :: hidratante {m} |
| moisturizer {n} (moisturising cream) SEE: moisturising cream | :: |
| mojibake {n} (corrupt characters or letters) | :: mojibake |
| mojito {n} (Cuban cocktail) | :: mojito {m} |
| mojo {n} (magic charm or spell) | :: mágica |
| Moksha {prop} (language) | :: moksha {m} |
| molality {n} (concentration of a substance in solution) | :: molalidade {f} |
| molar {n} (back tooth) | :: dente molar {m}, molar {m} |
| molar {adj} (of or relating to the molar teeth) | :: molar |
| molasses {n} (thick brownish syrup refined from raw sugar) | :: melaço {m} |
| mold {n} (hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance) | :: molde {m} |
| mold {v} (To shape in or on a mold) | :: moldar |
| mold {v} (To form into a particular shape; to give shape to) | :: modelar |
| mold {v} (To be shaped in or as if in a mold) | :: moldar-se a |
| mold {n} (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi) | :: mofo {m}, bolor {m} |
| Moldavia {prop} (Moldova) SEE: Moldova | :: |
| Moldavian {n} (inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova) | :: moldávio {m} |
| Moldavian {prop} (language) | :: moldávio {m} |
| Moldavian {adj} (relating to Moldova) | :: moldávio |
| Moldavian SSR {prop} (name for the Republic of Moldova) | :: RSS da Moldávia {f} |
| Moldova {prop} (country) | :: Moldávia {f} |
| Moldovan {n} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {prop} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {adj} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| moldy {adj} (mouldy) SEE: mouldy | :: |
| mole {n} (dark spot on the skin) | :: pinta {f}, sinal {m}, mancha {f}, nevo {m} |
| mole {n} (burrowing insectivore) | :: toupeira {f} |
| mole {n} (internal spy) | :: espião {m}, espiã {f} |
| mole {n} (massive structure used as a pier or breakwater) | :: molhe {m}, quebra-mar {m} |
| mole {n} (unit of amount) | :: mol {m}, mole {m} |
| mole {n} (mole rat) SEE: mole rat | :: |
| mole cricket {n} (insect of Gryllotalpidae) | :: grilo-toupeira {m}, paquinha {f} [Brazil], ralo {m} [Portugal], cachorrinho-da-terra {m} [Brazil] |
| molecular {adj} (relating to molecules) | :: molecular |
| molecular biology {n} (branch of biology) | :: biologia molecular {f} |
| molecular formula {n} (a notation indicating the number of atoms of each element present in a compound) | :: fórmula química {f} |
| molecular genetics {n} (a field of biology) | :: genética molecular {f} |
| molecule {n} (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds) | :: molécula {f} |
| molehill {n} (A small mound of earth) | :: monte/montículo de toupeira {m} |
| mole rat {n} (rodent) | :: rato-toupeira {m} |
| molest {v} (to annoy intentionally) | :: molestar |
| molest {v} (to abuse) | :: molestar |
| molinology {n} (study of mills) | :: molinologia {f} |
| moll {adj} (minor) SEE: minor | :: |
| mollic {adj} (dark with minimum organic carbon content and high concentration of calcium carbonate) | :: mólico |
| mollie {n} (Molotov cocktail) SEE: Molotov cocktail | :: |
| mollusc {n} (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca, see also: clam; oyster; mussel) | :: molusco {m} |
| molluscum contagiosum {n} (skin infection caused by Molluscum contagiosum virus) | :: molusco contagioso {m} |
| Moloch {prop} (ancient Ammonite deity) | :: Moloch {m}, Moloque {m} |
| Molossia {prop} (a region of ancient Epirus) | :: Molóssia {f} |
| Molossian {n} (person from Molossia) | :: molosso {m} |
| Molotov cocktail {n} (simple incendiary bomb) | :: coquetel Molotov |
| molten {adj} (melted) | :: derretido {m} |
| molybdenum {n} (chemical element) | :: molibdénio {m} [Portugal], molibdênio {m} [Brazil] |
| mom {v} (mother) SEE: mum | :: |
| moment {n} (very brief period of time) | :: instante {m}, momento {m} |
| moment {n} (moment of force) | :: momento {m} |
| momentary {adj} (lasting for only a moment) | :: momentâneo |
| moment of truth {n} (deciding instant) | :: momento da verdade {m} |
| momentum {n} (product of mass and velocity) | :: momento {m} |
| momentum {n} (impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events) | :: ímpeto {m}, impulso |
| mommy {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| momo {n} (type of dumpling) | :: momo {m} |
| Momus {prop} (personification of satire and mockery) | :: Momo {m} |
| Mon {n} (Monday) | :: seg {f} |
| Monaco {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Mónaco {m} [Portugal], Mônaco {m} [Brazil] |
| Monaco {prop} (capital city) | :: Mónaco-Ville {f} [Portugal], Mônaco-Ville {f} [Brazil], Mónaco {m} [Portugal], Mônaco {m} [Brazil] |
| monad {n} (something ultimate and indivisible) | :: mónada {f} [Portugal], mônada {f} [Brazil] |
| monad {n} (mathematics and computing term) | :: mónade |
| monadic {adj} (of or relating to a monad) | :: monádico |
| Mona Lisa {prop} (painting by Leonardo da Vinci) | :: a Mona Lisa {f}, a Gioconda {f} |
| monarch {n} (ruler) | :: monarca {m} {f} |
| monarch {n} (butterfly Danaus plexippus) | :: borboleta-monarca {f} |
| monarchist {n} (an advocate of, or believer in, monarchy) | :: monarquista {m} {f}, monárquico {m} |
| monarchy {n} (form of government with a hereditary head of state) | :: monarquia {f} |
| monastery {n} (building for monks) | :: mosteiro {m}, monastério {m} |
| monastic {adj} (of or relating to monasteries or monks) | :: monacal, monástico |
| monasticism {n} (religious practice) | :: monasticismo {m} |
| Monastir {prop} (former name of Bitola in Macedonia) | :: Bitola |
| monazitic {adj} (composed of monazite) | :: monazítico |
| Monchique {prop} (islet) | :: Monchique |
| Monchique {prop} (municipality and town) | :: Monchique |
| Monday {n} (day of the week) | :: segunda-feira {f}, segunda {f} |
| Monday {adv} (on Monday) | :: segunda-feira, segunda |
| monergism {n} (Christian position) | :: monergismo {m} |
| monetary {adj} (of or relating to money) | :: monetário |
| money {n} (means of exchange and measure of value) | :: dinheiro {m} |
| money {n} (currency) | :: dinheiro {m} |
| money {n} (cash) | :: dinheiro {m} |
| money {n} (wealth) | :: riqueza {f} |
| moneybags {n} (wealthy person) | :: rico {m}, ricaço {m} |
| money box {n} (tin with a slot in the top for depositing coins) SEE: piggy bank | :: |
| money can't buy happiness {proverb} (true happiness comes from inside) | :: dinheiro não compra felicidade |
| money changer {n} (person who will exchange currency) | :: cambista {m} {f} |
| money doesn't grow on trees {proverb} (you must work in order to have money) | :: dinheiro não cresce em árvores |
| money laundering {n} (act of obscuring the origin of money that has been obtained illegally) | :: lavagem de dinheiro {f} |
| moneylender {n} (person who lends money) | :: agiota {m} {f} |
| money plant {n} (Lunaria annua) SEE: honesty | :: |
| Monégasque {n} (a native or inhabitant of Monaco) | :: monegasco {m} |
| Monégasque {adj} (of or relating to Monaco or its inhabitants) | :: monegasco |
| Mongol {n} (A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian) SEE: Mongolian | :: |
| Mongol {n} (member of the nomadic people) | :: mongol {m} |
| Mongol {n} (someone with Down's syndrome) | :: mongoloide {m} |
| Mongolia {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Mongólia {f} |
| Mongolian {adj} (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures) | :: mongol, mongólico |
| Mongolian {n} (native or inhabitant of Mongolia) | :: mongol {m}, mongol {m} {f} |
| Mongolian {n} (language of Mongolia) | :: mongol {m} |
| Mongolian {n} (person of Mongoloid physical type) | :: mongol {m} |
| Mongolian {adj} (resembling or having some of the characteristic physical features of the Mongoloid racial type) SEE: mongoloid | :: |
| Mongolian {adj} (designating or affected with Down syndrome) SEE: Mongol | :: |
| Mongolian gazelle {n} (medium-sized antelope) | :: gazela da Mongólia {f} |
| Mongolian People's Republic {prop} (Mongolia) SEE: Mongolia | :: |
| mongoloid {n} (member of the racial classification composed of peoples native to North Asia, East Asia, Pacific Oceania, and Greenland, and their diaspora) | :: mongoloide |
| mongoloid {n} (person with Down syndrome) SEE: Mongol | :: |
| mongoose {n} (a small carnivore of the family Herpestidae) | :: mangusto {m}, fuinha {m} |
| mongrel {n} (someone of mixed kind) | :: vira-lata {m}, [Portugal] rafeiro {m} |
| Monica {prop} (female given name) | :: Mônica |
| Monika {prop} (female given name) SEE: Monica | :: |
| moniker {n} (personal name or nickname) | :: alcunha {f}, apelido {m} |
| moniker {n} (signature) SEE: signature | :: |
| monism {n} (doctrine of the oneness and unity of reality) | :: monismo {m} |
| monitor {n} (someone who watches over something) | :: monitor {m}, observador {m} |
| monitor {n} (computer display) | :: monitor {m} |
| monitor {v} (watch over, guard) | :: monitorar, monitorizar |
| monitor {n} (monitor lizard) SEE: monitor lizard | :: |
| monitor {n} (ironclad) SEE: ironclad | :: |
| monitor lizard {n} (lizard of the genus Varanus) | :: varano {m}, lagarto-monitor {m}, monitor {m} |
| monk {n} (slang: judge) SEE: judge | :: |
| monk {n} (male member of monastic order) | :: monge {m} |
| monk {n} (slang: loner) SEE: loner | :: |
| monkey {n} (primate) | :: macaco {m}, símio {m}, mono {m} |
| monkey bars {n} (jungle gym) SEE: jungle gym | :: |
| monkey-eating eagle {n} (Philippine eagle) SEE: Philippine eagle | :: |
| monkey-house {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| monkey wrench {n} (adjustable wrench) | :: turquesa {f}, chave de grifo {f} |
| monkfish {n} (fish) | :: tamboril {m} |
| monkshood {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| mono- {prefix} (one) | :: mono- |
| monoamine oxidase {n} (biochemistry: enzyme that degrades biogenic amines) | :: monoamina oxidase {f} |
| monochromatic {adj} (having only one colour) | :: monocromático, monocromo |
| monochrome {adj} (having only one colour) | :: monocromo, unicolor |
| monocle {n} (a single lens) | :: monóculo {m} |
| monocolor {adj} | :: monocolor {m} {f} |
| monocotyledon {n} (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) | :: monocotiledónea {f} [Portugal], monocotiledônea {f} [Brazil] |
| monocracy {n} (autocracy) SEE: autocracy | :: |
| monocyte {n} (type of blood leukocyte) | :: monócito |
| monogamous {adj} (being married to one person at a time) | :: monógamo {m} |
| monogamous {adj} (having only one sexual partner at a time) | :: monógamo {m} |
| monogamy {n} (permanent pair bond between two beings) | :: monogamia {f} |
| monogermane {n} (germane) SEE: germane | :: |
| monoglottism {n} (condition of being able to speak only a single language) SEE: monolingualism | :: |
| monogram {n} (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark) | :: sigla {f}, monograma {m} |
| monograph {n} (scholarly book or treatise) | :: monografia {f} |
| monoid {n} (type of set) | :: monóide {m} |
| monolingual {adj} (only knowing or spoken in one language) | :: monolíngue |
| monolingualism {n} (condition of being able to speak only a single language) | :: monolinguismo |
| monolith {n} (large, single block of stone) | :: monólito {m} |
| monolith {n} (anything massive, uniform, and unmovable) | :: monólito {m} |
| monologue {n} (drama: long speech by one person) | :: monólogo {m} |
| monologue {n} (comedy: long series of stories and jokes) | :: monólogo {m} |
| monologue {n} (monopolizing utterance) | :: monólogo {m} |
| monomer {n} (small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers) | :: monómero {m} [Portugal], monômero {m} [Brazil] |
| monomoraic {adj} (containing one mora) | :: monomoraico |
| monophthong {n} (vowel that has same sound throughout its pronunciation) | :: monotongo {m} |
| monophthongization {n} (the process of becoming monophthong) | :: monotongação {f} |
| monophyletic {adj} (deriving from a single clade) | :: monofilético |
| monophysite {adj} (Describing the beliefs of a Μonophysite) | :: monofisista |
| Monophysite {n} (member of an early Christian sect which held that Jesus Christ has one nature) | :: monofisista |
| monophysitism {n} (Christian believe claiming a human-only nature of Jesus Christ) | :: monofisismo {m} |
| monoplatform {adj} (single-platform) SEE: single-platform | :: |
| monopolist {n} (one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something) | :: monopolista {m} {f} |
| monopolistic {adj} (In the manner of a monopoly) | :: monopolista, monopolístico |
| monopolization {n} (the act of monopolizing or the state of being monopolized) | :: monopolização {f} |
| monopolize {v} (have a monopoly) | :: monopolizar |
| monopolize {v} (dominate) | :: monopolizar |
| monopolizer {n} | :: monopolizador {m}, monopolizadora {f} |
| monopoly {n} (situation of exclusive supply) | :: monopólio {m} |
| monopoly {n} (exclusive possession) | :: monopólio {m} |
| monopoly {n} (privilege granting such control) | :: monopólio {m} |
| monopoly {n} (market thus controled) | :: monopólio {m} |
| Monopoly {prop} (a board game) | :: [Brazil] Banco Imobiliário {m}, [Portugal] Monopólio {m}, Monopoly {m} |
| monopsony {n} (market situation in which there is only buyer for a product) | :: monopsônio {m}, monopsónio {m} |
| monorail {n} (a railroad system where the trains run on one rail) | :: monotrilho {m} [Portugal], monocarril {m} [Brazil] |
| monorail {n} (a train running on a single rail) | :: monotrilho {m} [Portugal], monocarril {m} [Brazil] |
| monosaccharide {n} (a simple sugar, composed of a single ring) | :: monossacarídeo {m}, monossacarídio {m} |
| monosodium glutamate {n} (mono sodium salt of the amino acid, glutamic acid) | :: glutamato monossódico {m}, glutamato de sódio {m} |
| monosyllabic {adj} (consisting of one syllable) | :: monossilábico, monossílabo |
| monosyllabic {adj} (using monosyllables) | :: monossilábico |
| monosyllabic {n} (a word consisting of one syllable) | :: monossílabo {m} |
| monosyllable {n} (a word of one syllable) | :: monossílabo {m} |
| monotheism {n} (belief in one God) | :: monoteísmo {m} |
| monotheistic {adj} (believing in a single god) | :: monoteísta, monoteístico |
| monothematic {adj} (composed of a single traditional name element) | :: monotemático {m}, monotemática {f} |
| monotherapy {n} | :: monoterapia |
| monotone {adj} (having a single pitch) | :: monótono, monotónico [Portugal], monotônico [Brazil] |
| monotonous {adj} (having an unvarying tone or pitch) | :: monótono |
| monotonous {adj} (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) | :: monótono |
| monotonously {adv} (in a droning manner) | :: monotonamente |
| monotreme {n} (egg-laying mammal) | :: monotremo {m}, monotremado {m}, monotrémato {m} |
| monotypic {adj} (Relating to monotypy) | :: monotípico |
| monoxide {n} (oxide containing a single oxygen atom) | :: monóxido {m} |
| monozygotic {adj} (of an identical twin) SEE: identical | :: |
| Monrovia {prop} (capital of Liberia) | :: Monróvia {f}, Monrovia {f} |
| mons {n} (mons pubis) SEE: mons pubis | :: |
| Monsignor {n} (ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope) | :: monsenhor {m} |
| monsoon {n} (wind) | :: monção {f} |
| monsoon {n} (tropical rainy season, see also: monsoon season) | :: monção {f} |
| monsoon {n} (rain) | :: monção {f} |
| monsoon {n} (meteorological system) | :: monção {f} |
| mons pubis {n} (fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones) | :: monte púbico {m}, monte de Vénus {m} [Portugal], monte de Vênus {m} [Brazil] |
| monster {n} (terrifying dangerous creature) | :: monstro {m} |
| monstera {n} (Any of the plants of the genus Monstera) | :: monstera {f} |
| monstrance {n} (ornamental in which the consecrated host is placed for veneration) | :: custódia {f} |
| monstrosity {n} (Monstrous thing, person or act) | :: monstruosidade {f} |
| monstrosity {n} (State of being monstrous) | :: monstruosidade {f} |
| monstrous {adj} (hideous or frightful) | :: monstruoso |
| monstrous {adj} (enormously large) | :: monstruoso, gigantesco, gigante, enorme |
| monstrous {adj} (freakish or grotesque) | :: monstruoso |
| Montana {prop} (US state) | :: Montana {f} |
| Montanism {n} (the doctrines of a heretical sect of the second to fifth centuries in Asia Minor, who held millenarian beliefs) | :: montanismo {m} |
| Montanist {n} (a follower of Montanism) | :: montanista {m} {f} |
| Montanistic {adj} (relating to or characteristic of Montanism) | :: montanista |
| Mont Blanc {prop} (the highest mountain in Europe) | :: Monte Branco {m} |
| Monte Carlo {prop} (Monte Carlo method) SEE: Monte Carlo method | :: |
| Monte Carlo method {n} (method) | :: método de Monte Carlo {m} |
| Montenegrin {adj} (relating to Montenegro) | :: montenegrino |
| Montenegrin {n} (person from Montenegro) | :: montenegrino {m} |
| Montenegrin {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: montenegrino {m} |
| Montenegro {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Montenegro |
| Montevideo {prop} (capital of Uruguay) | :: Montevidéu |
| Montgomery {prop} (the capital city of Alabama) | :: Montgomery {f} |
| month {n} (period into which a year is divided) | :: mês {m} |
| monthiversary {n} (commemorative event taking place monthly) SEE: mensiversary | :: |
| monthly {adj} (Occurring every month) | :: mensal |
| monthly {adv} (Occurring every month) | :: mensalmente |
| Montpellier {prop} (a city in France) | :: Montpellier {f} |
| Montreal {prop} (a city in Quebec) | :: Montreal {f}, Montréal {f} |
| Montserrat {prop} (island) | :: Monserrate |
| monument {n} (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons) | :: monumento {m} |
| monumentality {n} (the quality or state of being monumental) | :: monumentalidade {f} |
| moo {n} (characteristic sound made by a cow or bull) | :: mugido |
| moo {v} (to make a lowing sound) | :: mugir |
| moo {interj} (sound made by a cow or bull) | :: mu |
| mooch {v} (wander around aimlessly) | :: zanzar |
| mood {n} (mental state) | :: humor {m} |
| mood {n} (bad mood) | :: mau humor {m} |
| mood {n} (prevalent atmosphere) | :: clima {m} |
| mood {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| moola {n} (informal: money) | :: Grana |
| moo-moo {n} ((childish) cow) | :: vaquinha {f} |
| moon {n} (largest natural satellite of planet Earth) | :: lua {f} |
| moon {n} (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) | :: satélite {m}, lua {f} |
| moon {n} (month) | :: lua {f} [poetic], mês {m} |
| Moon {prop} (sole natural satellite of the Earth) | :: Lua {f} |
| moonbeam {n} (moonlight generally) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moon blindness {n} (night blindness) SEE: night blindness | :: |
| mooncake {n} (Chinese pastry) | :: bolo lunar {m} |
| moonlight {n} (light reflected from the moon) | :: luar {m} |
| moonlight {v} (to work at a secondary job) | :: fazer bico |
| moonlit {adj} (lit by moonlight) | :: enluarado {m}, luarento {m} |
| moonrise {n} (The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) | :: nascer da lua {m} |
| moonshine {n} (illicit liquor) | :: moonshine {m} |
| moonshine {n} (shine of the moon) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moonstone {n} (translucent gemstone) | :: pedra da Lua {f} |
| moor {n} (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath) | :: charneca {f} |
| moor {v} (to cast anchor or become fastened) | :: ancorar, atracar |
| moor {v} (to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains) | :: ancorar |
| moor {v} (to secure or fix firmly) | :: atracar |
| moor {v} | :: amarrar |
| Moor {n} (a member of a certain mixed race of Arab and Berber people) | :: mouro, moiro |
| Moor {n} (a member of a this race that formerly occupied Spain) | :: mouro, moiro |
| moorhen {n} (water birds of the genus Gallinula) | :: frango-d'água {m}, galinha-d'água {f} |
| Moorish {adj} (of or pertaining to Moors) | :: mouro, mourisco |
| moose {n} (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) | :: alce {m} |
| moose test {n} (vehicle test) | :: teste do alce {m} |
| moot {n} (debate) SEE: debate | :: |
| moot {n} (discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| moot {adj} (subject to discussion) | :: discutível |
| moot {adj} (having no practical importance) | :: irrelevante |
| moot {n} (to bring up as a subject for debate, to propose) | :: propor, tencionar, pleitear |
| mop {n} (implement for washing floors) | :: esfregão {m} |
| mopane {n} (Colophospermum mopanea, a tree of southern Africa) | :: mutiati {m} {f} [Angola], chanate {m} [Mozambique], mopane {m} |
| moped {n} (two-wheeled vehicle) | :: ciclomotor |
| moraic {adj} (of, pertaining to, or consisting of morae) | :: moraico |
| moraine {n} (accumulation of rocks and debris) | :: morena {f} |
| moral {adj} (relating to principles of right and wrong) | :: moral |
| moral {adj} (conforming to a standard of right behavior) | :: moral |
| moral {n} (the moral significance or practical lesson) | :: moral {f} |
| moral {n} (moral practices or teachings) | :: moralidade {f} |
| morale {n} (capacity) | :: ânimo, disposição, moral {m} |
| moralism {n} (Act or practice of moralizing) | :: moralismo {m} |
| morality {n} (recognition of / obedience to the rules of right conduct) | :: moralidade {f} |
| morally {adv} (relating to morals or ethics) | :: moralmente |
| morally {adv} (in a moral manner) | :: moralmente |
| moral panic {n} (mass movement, public outcry) | :: pânico moral |
| moral philosophy {n} (ethics) SEE: ethics | :: |
| moratorium {n} (authorization permitting temporary suspension of payments) | :: moratória {f} |
| Morava {prop} (river in Central Europe) | :: Morava {m} |
| Moravia {prop} (historical region) | :: Morávia {f} |
| moray {n} (eels of the family Muraenidae) | :: moreia {f} |
| moray eel {n} (brightly colored marine eel) SEE: moray | :: |
| morbid {adj} (unhealthy or unwholesome, especially psychologically) | :: mórbido |
| morbid obesity {n} (condition of being morbidly obese) | :: obesidade mórbida {f} |
| Mordecai {prop} (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther) | :: Mordecai {m}, Mardoqueu {m} |
| Mordovia {prop} (republic of Russia) | :: Mordóvia {f} |
| Mordvinia {prop} (republic of Russia) SEE: Mordovia | :: |
| more {determiner} (comparative of many) | :: mais |
| more {determiner} (comparative of much) | :: mais |
| more {adv} (comparative of much) | :: mais |
| more {adv} (word to form a comparative) | :: mais |
| Morea {prop} (historical name for the modern Peloponnese) | :: Moreia {f} |
| more and more {adv} (progressively more) | :: cada vez mais |
| more and more {adv} (in a manner that progressively increases) | :: cada vez mais |
| more and more {adv} (indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true) | :: cada vez mais |
| more or less {adv} (approximately) | :: mais ou menos |
| more or less {adv} (almost) | :: quase |
| moreover {adv} (in addition to what has been said) | :: ademais, além disso, demais |
| morepork {n} (Ninox novaeseelandiae) | :: coruja-lavradora {f} |
| mores {n} (a set of accepted moral norms or customs) | :: moras {f-p}, costumes {m-p} |
| morganatic {adj} | :: morganático |
| Morgan le Fay {prop} (half sister of King Arthur) | :: fada Morgana {f}, Morgana {f} |
| morgue {n} (place for dead people) | :: necrotério {m} [Brazil], morgue {f} |
| morgue {n} (haughty attitude) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| moribund {adj} (approaching death) | :: moribundo {m}, morrediço, morrente |
| moriche palm {n} (palm from tropical South America) | :: buriti {m} |
| moringa {n} (tree of genus Moringa) | :: moringa {f} |
| morion {n} (type of helmet) | :: morrião {m}, bacinete {m} |
| Morlach {n} (a member of a rural community in the Lika and Dalmatian hinterlands) | :: morlaco {m} |
| Mormon {prop} (ancient prophet) | :: Mórmon {m} |
| Mormon {n} (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: mórmon {m} {f} |
| Mormon {adj} (pertaining to the faith established by Joseph Smith, Jr) | :: mórmon |
| Mormonism {prop} (religious aspects of the Latter-day Saint movement) | :: mormonismo {m} |
| morna {n} (a genre of Cape Verdean music) | :: morna |
| morning {n} (part of the day between dawn and midday) | :: manhã |
| morning {n} (the part of the day after midnight and before midday) | :: manhã {f}, madrugada {f} |
| morning after {n} (hangover) SEE: hangover | :: |
| morning-after pill {n} (type of contraceptive pill) | :: pílula do dia seguinte |
| morning dress {n} (man's formal suit) | :: fraque {m} |
| morning glory {n} (erection present on waking) SEE: morning wood | :: |
| morning glory {n} (plant) | :: convolvulácea {f}, glória matutina {f}, glória-da-manhã {f} |
| morning person {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| morning star {n} (planet Venus as seen around dawn) | :: estrela d'alva {f} |
| morning star {n} (spiked weapon on staff) | :: maça de espinhos {f} |
| Morning Star {prop} (planet Venus as seen around dawn) | :: Estrela d’Alva {f} |
| morning tent {n} (morning erection) SEE: morning wood | :: |
| morning wood {n} (morning erection) | :: tesão de mijo {m}, tesão da manhã {m} |
| Moroccan {n} (person from Morocco) | :: marroquino {m} |
| Moroccan {adj} (pertaining to Morocco) | :: marroquino {m} |
| Morocco {prop} (country) | :: Marrocos {m} |
| moron {n} (person of borderline intelligence) | :: retardado, débil mental |
| moron {n} (person who makes uncool attempts to impress others) | :: babaca, otário |
| moron {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| Moroni {prop} (capital of the Comoros) | :: Moroni {f} |
| Moroni {prop} (Book of Mormon prophet and leader) | :: Moroni {m}, Morôni {m} [Brazil], Moróni {m} [Portugal] |
| morose {adj} (sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour) | :: taciturno |
| morph {n} (allomorph) SEE: allomorph | :: |
| morpheme {n} (smallest linguistic unit) | :: morfema {m} |
| Morpheus {prop} (Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams) | :: Morfeu {m} |
| morphine {n} (crystalline alkaloid) | :: morfina {f} |
| morphism {n} (arrow) | :: morfismo |
| morphism {n} (map) | :: morfismo |
| morphological {adj} (relating to morphology) | :: morfológico |
| morphologically {adv} (with regard to morphology) | :: morfologicamente |
| morphology {n} (a scientific study of form and structure) | :: morfologia {f} |
| morphology {n} (the form and structure of something) | :: morfologia {f} |
| morphology {n} (a description of the form and structure of something) | :: morfologia {f} |
| morphology {n} (biological study of the form and structure) | :: morfologia {f} |
| morphology {n} (geological study of the form and structure) | :: morfologia {f} |
| morphology {n} (linguistic study of the form and structure) | :: morfologia {f} |
| morphophoneme {n} (underlying phonemic structure of a morpheme) | :: morfofonema {m} |
| morrow {n} (the next or following day) | :: amanhã |
| morrow {n} (morning) | :: manhã |
| Morse code {prop} (character code) | :: código morse {m} |
| morsel {n} (small fragment) | :: porção {f}, gota {f}, mordida {f} |
| mortadella {n} (sausage) | :: mortadela {f} |
| mortal {adj} (susceptible to death) | :: mortal |
| mortal {adj} (causing death; deadly; fatal; killing) | :: mortal |
| mortal {n} (human; someone susceptible to death) | :: mortal {m} {f} |
| mortality {n} (condition of being susceptible to death) | :: mortalidade {f} |
| mortality {n} (death rate) | :: mortalidade {f} |
| mortally {adv} (lethally) SEE: lethally | :: |
| mortal sin {n} (grave sin) | :: pecado mortal {m} |
| mortar {n} (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) | :: argamassa {f}, massa {f}, reboco {m} |
| mortar {n} (short large-bore cannon) | :: morteiro |
| mortar {n} (vessel used to grind ingredients) | :: almofariz {m}, morteiro {m}, gral {m} |
| mortar and pestle {n} (device used for crushing and grinding ingredients into a fine paste or powder) | :: pilão |
| mortgage {n} (special form of secured loan) | :: hipoteca {f} |
| mortgage {v} (to borrow against a property) | :: hipotecar |
| mortician {n} (undertaker) SEE: undertaker | :: |
| mortise-and-tenon joint {n} (joint) | :: caixa e espiga |
| mortuary {n} (morgue) SEE: morgue | :: |
| mosaic {n} (artwork) | :: mosaico {m} |
| mosaic {n} (genetically diverse individual) | :: mosaico {m} |
| mosaic {n} (viral disease) | :: mosaico {m} |
| Mosaic {adj} (Of or relating to Moses) | :: mosaico |
| mosaicist {n} (person who designs or builds mosaics) | :: mosaicista {m} {f} |
| Moscovian {n} (subdivision of the Carboniferous period) | :: Moscoviano {m} |
| Moscovian {adj} (relating to the Moscovian stage) | :: moscoviano |
| moscovium {n} (115th element) | :: moscóvio {m} |
| Moscow {prop} (capital city of Russia) | :: Moscou {f}, Moscovo {f} |
| Moscow salad {n} (Olivier salad) SEE: Olivier salad | :: |
| Moses {prop} (the biblical patriarch) | :: Moisés {m} |
| Moses {prop} (male given name) | :: Moisés {m} |
| mosh {v} (wild, jumping dancing) | :: moshar |
| moshav {n} (Israeli cooperative agricultural community) | :: moshav {m} |
| mosque {n} (a place of worship for Muslims) | :: mesquita |
| mosquito {n} (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood) | :: mosquito {m} |
| mosquito net {n} (fine net used to protect against mosquitos) | :: mosquiteiro {m} |
| moss {n} (bog) SEE: bog | :: |
| moss {n} (plants of the division Bryophyta) | :: musgo {m} |
| moss {n} (a kind or species of such plants) | :: musgo {m} |
| moss animal {n} (bryozoan) SEE: bryozoan | :: |
| moss-grown {adj} (old; old-fashioned, out of date) SEE: old | :: |
| mossy {n} (covered in or overgrown with moss) | :: musgoso |
| most {determiner} (majority of) | :: maioria {f} |
| most {adv} (superlative of many) | :: maioria {f} |
| most {adv} (superlative of much) | :: maioria {f} |
| most {adv} (forming the superlative) | :: o/a/os/as mais |
| most {adv} (highly) | :: muito, extremamente, -íssimo |
| most {adv} (almost) SEE: almost | :: |
| mostly {adv} (for the most part) | :: sobretudo, principalmente, normalmente |
| most of all {adv} (to a greater extent than anything else) | :: sobretudo, mais do que tudo |
| Mosul {prop} (city) | :: Mossul {f}, Mosul {f} |
| mote {n} (A small particle; a speck) | :: partícula {f} |
| motel {n} (type of hotel) | :: hotel de beira de estrada {m} |
| moth {n} (insect similar to a butterfly) | :: mariposa {f} |
| mothball {n} (small ball) | :: naftalina {f} |
| mother {n} (motherfucker) SEE: motherfucker | :: |
| mother {n} (hysterical passion) SEE: hysteria | :: |
| mother {n} (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant) | :: mãe {f} |
| mother {n} (one’s female parent) | :: mãe {f} |
| mother {n} (something that is the greatest of its kind) | :: mãe {f} |
| motherboard {n} (primary circuit board of a computer) | :: placa-mãe |
| Mother Earth {prop} (personification of Earth) | :: Mãe Terra {f} |
| motherfucker {n} (generic term of abuse) | :: [Brazil; son of a bitch] filho da puta |
| motherhood {n} (state of being a mother) | :: maternidade {f} |
| motherhood {n} (mothers as a group) | :: mães {f-p} |
| mother-in-law {n} (spouse’s mother) | :: sogra {f} |
| motherland {n} (the country of one's ancestors) | :: país de origem {m} |
| motherland {n} (the country of one's birth) | :: pátria {f}, pátria-mãe {f} |
| motherland {n} (country of origin) | :: país de origem {m} |
| motherland {n} (mother country in contrast to its colonies) | :: metrópole {f} |
| mother-of-pearl {n} (pearly layer) | :: madrepérola {f}, nácar {m} |
| Mother's Day {n} (a day in honor of one's mother or all mothers, on whichever day) | :: Dia das Mães {m} |
| mother's milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
| mother tongue {n} (one's native tongue) | :: língua materna {f}, língua nativa {f} |
| motherwort {n} (Artemisia vulgaris) SEE: mugwort | :: |
| motif {n} (recurring or dominant element; a theme) | :: motivo {m}, leitmotiv {m} |
| motif {n} (music: short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work) | :: motivo {m} |
| motif {n} (decorative figure that is repeated in a design) | :: motivo {m} |
| motif {n} (nucleotide or amino-acid sequence pattern) | :: motivo |
| motile {adj} (Having the power to move spontaneously) | :: móvel |
| motion {n} (state of progression from one place to another) | :: movimento {m} |
| motion {n} (change of place or position) | :: movimento {m}, deslocamento {m} |
| motion {n} (parliamentary proposal) | :: moção {f} |
| motionless {adj} (at rest, not moving) | :: imóvel |
| motion picture {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| motion sickness {n} (nausea or dizziness in a moving vehicle) | :: cinetose {f}; náusea marítima {f} [seasickness] |
| motivate {v} (to encourage) | :: motivar |
| motivated {adj} (Enthusiastic; having motivation) | :: motivado |
| motivation {n} (willingness of action especially in behavior) | :: motivação {f} |
| motivation {n} (something which motivates) | :: motivação {f} |
| motivation {n} (reason for doing something) | :: motivo {m} |
| motive {n} (a cause to commit a crime) | :: motivo {m} |
| motley {adj} (comprising greatly varied elements) | :: misto |
| motley {adj} (having many colours; variegated) | :: variegado |
| motocross {n} (off-road motorbike racing) | :: motocross {m} |
| motocross {n} (event) | :: corrida/prova/competição de motocross {f} |
| motor {n} (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy) | :: motor {m} |
| motor {n} (colloquial: motor car, see also: automobile) | :: motor {m} |
| motor {adj} (biology: relating to ability to move) | :: motor {m} |
| motorboat {n} (boat driven by an engine) | :: lancha {f} |
| motorcade {n} (procession of cars) | :: carreata {f} |
| motorcar {n} (enclosed passenger vehicle powered by engine) SEE: automobile | :: |
| motorcycle {n} (open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel) | :: motocicleta {f}, moto {f} |
| motorcycle sport {n} (The sport of racing with motorcycles) | :: motociclismo {m} |
| motorist {n} (one who drives a motor vehicle) | :: motorista {m} {f} |
| motor vehicle {n} (any land-based means of transportation) | :: automóvel {m} |
| motorway {n} (broad highway) | :: autoestrada {f} |
| mottled {adj} (spotted) | :: malhado, manchado |
| motto {n} (sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement) | :: lema {m} |
| motto {n} (suggestive sentence, phrase or word) | :: lema {m} |
| mouflon {n} (sheep) | :: muflão {m} |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mouldwarp {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| mouldy {adj} (covered with mould) | :: embolorado, mofado, bolorento |
| moult {n} (process) | :: muda {f} |
| moult {v} (to shed hair, feathers, skin, horns etc., as an animal) | :: mudar |
| mound {n} (artificial elevation of earth) | :: pilha {f}, monte {m}, cômoro {m} |
| mound {n} (natural elevation) | :: monte {m} |
| mound {v} (to pile into mounds) | :: amontoar, empilhar |
| mound {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| mount {n} (mountain) SEE: mountain | :: |
| mount {n} (horse) | :: montaria {f} |
| mount {n} (rider in cavalry) | :: cavaleiro {m} |
| mount {v} (to place oneself on a horse, bicycle etc. to ride) | :: montar |
| mount {v} (computing: to attach a drive or device) | :: montar |
| mount {v} (to get on top of an animal to mate) | :: montar |
| mountain {n} (large mass of earth and rock) | :: montanha {f}, monte {m} |
| mountain {n} (large amount) | :: montanha {f}, monte {m} |
| mountain ash {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| mountain bike {n} (bicycle especially designed for off-road riding) | :: bicicleta de montanha {f}, mountain bike {f} |
| mountain biking {n} | :: ciclismo de montanha {m} |
| mountain chain {n} (a series of mountain ranges) | :: cadeia montanhosa {f} |
| mountain climbing {n} (mountaineering) SEE: mountaineering | :: |
| mountaineer {n} (one who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure) | :: alpinista {m} {f}, montanhista {m} {f} |
| mountaineer {n} (someone who lives in a mountainous area) | :: monteiro {m} |
| mountaineering {n} (sport) | :: alpinismo {m}, montanhismo {m} |
| mountain lion {n} (Puma concolor) SEE: cougar | :: |
| mountainous {adj} (having many mountains) | :: montanhoso |
| mountain range {n} (line of mountains) | :: cordilheira {f} |
| mountain range {n} (series of mountain lines) | :: cordilheira {f} |
| mountain sickness {n} (altitude sickness) SEE: altitude sickness | :: |
| Mount Everest {prop} (world’s highest mountain, located in the Himalayas) | :: Monte Everest {m} |
| Mount Fuji {prop} (the highest mountain in Japan) | :: Monte Fuji {m} |
| Mount Kilimanjaro {prop} (Kilimanjaro) SEE: Kilimanjaro | :: |
| Mount Mayon {prop} (the most active volcano in the Philippines) | :: Vulcão Mayon |
| Mount Megiddo {prop} (hill in modern Israel) | :: Monte Megido {m} |
| mourn {v} (express sadness for, grieve over) | :: lamentar, estar de luto |
| mournful {adj} (filled with grief or sadness) | :: pesaroso |
| mourning {n} (expressing sorrow over death) | :: luto {m} |
| mourning {n} (clothes worn by mourners) | :: luto {m} |
| mouse {n} (rodent of the genus Mus) | :: rato {m}, camundongo {m} |
| mouse {n} (shy person) | :: tímido {m} |
| mouse {n} (computing: input device) | :: [Portugal] rato {m}, [Brazil] mouse {m} |
| mouse-colored antshrike {n} (bird) | :: [Brazil]: choca-murina |
| mouse mat {n} (mouse pad) SEE: mouse pad | :: |
| mouse pad {n} (mouse pad) | :: [Brazil] mousepad {m}, [Brazil] tapete de mouse {m}, [Brazil] esteira de mouse {m}, tapete de rato {m} |
| mousepad {n} (mouse pad) SEE: mouse pad | :: |
| mousetrap {n} (device for killing mice) | :: ratoeira {f} |
| moussaka {n} (baked dish) | :: moussaka {f}, mussaca {f} |
| mousse {n} (dessert) | :: musse {f}, mousse {f} |
| moustache {n} (hair on upper lip) | :: bigode {m} |
| mouth {n} (the opening of a creature through which food is ingested) | :: boca {f} |
| mouth {n} (an outlet, aperture or orifice) | :: boca, entrada, orifício {f} |
| mouth {n} (the end of a river out of which water flows) | :: foz {f}, embocadura {f} |
| mouthful {n} (amount that will fit in a mouth) | :: bocado |
| mouthly {adj} (oral) SEE: oral | :: |
| mouth organ {n} (mouth organ) SEE: harmonica | :: |
| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation {n} (first aid technique) | :: respiração boca-a-boca {f} |
| mouth ulcer {n} (aphthous ulcer) SEE: aphthous ulcer | :: |
| mouthwash {n} (liquid used to clean one's mouth) | :: enxaguante bucal {m}, enxágue bucal {m} |
| mouthwatering {adj} (delicious in taste) | :: de dar água na boca |
| movable {adj} (capable of being moved) | :: móvel, movediço |
| movable property {n} (personal property) SEE: personal property | :: |
| move {v} (to change place or posture; to go) | :: mover-se, mexer-se, movimentar-se |
| move {v} (to act; to take action) | :: agir, mover-se, mexer-se |
| move {v} (to change residence) | :: mudar-se |
| move {v} (to change the place of a piece) | :: mover |
| move {v} (to cause to change place or posture; to set in motion) | :: mover, movimentar, mexer |
| move {v} (to transfer from one space or position to another) | :: mover |
| move {v} (to excite to action) | :: levar a |
| move {v} (to arouse the feelings or passions of) | :: emocionar, comover, mover |
| move {v} (to propose; to recommend) | :: propor |
| move {n} (the event of changing one's residence) | :: mudança {f} |
| move {n} (the act of moving a token on a gameboard) | :: mexida {f} |
| move {n} (the act of moving) SEE: movement | :: |
| move about {v} (move from place to place) | :: circular |
| move forward {v} (to progress) | :: adiantar |
| move house {v} (change place of residence) | :: mudar-se |
| movement {n} (physical motion) | :: movimento {m} |
| movement {n} (trend in various fields or social categories) | :: movimento {m} |
| movement {n} (music: division of a larger musical composition) | :: andamento {m}, movimento {m} |
| mover and shaker {n} (someone who has power or who gets things done) | :: manda-chuva {m} |
| movie {n} (motion picture) | :: filme {m} |
| movie {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moviehouse {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moviemaker {n} (a person who makes movies as a profession) SEE: filmmaker | :: |
| movie star {n} (star of the cinema) | :: estrela de/do cinema {f} |
| movie theater {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moving {adj} (that moves or move) | :: movente |
| moving {adj} (that causes someone to feel emotion) | :: comovente |
| moving spirit {n} (provider of significant impetus or guidance) | :: espírito {m} (aventureiro, empreendedor, etc.) |
| moving truck {n} (moving truck) | :: caminhão de mudança {m} [Brazil] |
| mow {v} (to cut down) | :: cortar |
| mow down {v} (to kill or slaughter) | :: ceifar |
| mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
| moxibustion {n} (burning of moxa against skin) | :: moxibustão {f} |
| Mozambican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Mozambique, or the Mozambican people) | :: moçambicano |
| Mozambican {n} (person from Mozambique or of Mozambican descent) | :: moçambicano {m} |
| Mozambique {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Moçambique |
| Mozarab {n} (Arabic-speaking Iberian Christian) | :: moçárabe |
| Mozarabic {prop} (language) | :: moçárabe {m} |
| Mozart effect {n} (supposed phenomenon by which listening to Mozart induces improvement in mental performance) | :: efeito Mozart {m} |
| Mozartian {adj} (of or pertaining to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) | :: mozartiano |
| mozzarella {n} (soft Italian cheese) | :: muçarela {f}, mozarela {f}, mussarela {f} |
| MP3 {prop} (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) | :: MP3 {m} |
| MP3 player {n} (electronic device for playing digital audio files in the MP3 format) | :: MP3 {m}, tocador de MP3 {m} |
| Mr {n} (abbreviation of mister) SEE: Mr. | :: |
| Mr. {n} (abbreviation of mister) | :: Sr., D. |
| mRNA {n} (messenger RNA) | :: ARNm |
| Mrs {n} (title before woman's name) | :: Sra |
| MRSA {n} (initialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) | :: SARM |
| Mrs. Claus {prop} (Wife of Santa Claus) | :: Mamãe Noel {f}, Mãe Natal {f} |
| métier {n} (calling) | :: ofício, metiê {m} |
| mu {n} (Greek letter) | :: mi {m} |
| Muay Thai {n} (the martial art/sport) | :: muai thai {m} |
| much {determiner} (a large amount of) | :: muito, um monte de |
| much {adv} (to a great extent) | :: muito |
| much ado about nothing {n} (a lot of fuss) | :: tempestade em copo d'água, tempestade num copo d'água |
| much obliged {interj} (thank you) SEE: thank you | :: |
| much obliged {adj} (grateful) SEE: grateful | :: |
| much of a muchness {phrase} (little difference between multiple things) | :: cara de um, focinho de outro |
| muckamuck {n} (person in a position of authority) SEE: big cheese | :: |
| mucosa {n} (mucous membrane) SEE: mucous membrane | :: |
| mucous membrane {n} (membrane which secretes mucus) | :: mucosa {f} |
| mucus {n} (slippery secretion) | :: muco {m} |
| mud {n} (mixture of soil and water) | :: lama {f} |
| muddle {v} (mix together, to mix up; to confuse) | :: baralhar |
| muddy {adj} (covered with mud) | :: barroso, lodoso |
| muddy {adj} (turbid) | :: turvo |
| mudguard {n} (a cover over, or a flap behind, the wheels of a vehicle) | :: para-lama {m} |
| mudra {n} (symbolic hand postures of India) | :: mudra {f} |
| mudslide {n} (geological disaster in which a large amount of mud gathers and moves rapidly down a hill or slope) | :: deslizamento {m} |
| muesli {n} (breakfast dish) | :: muesli {m} |
| muezzin {n} (person who issues call to prayer) | :: almuadem, muezim |
| muff {n} (a piece of fur or cloth for keeping the hands warm) | :: regalo {m} |
| muff {n} (pubic hair) | :: pentelho {m} |
| muff diving {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
| muffin {n} (individual cake) | :: queque {m}, bolo inglês {m}, muffin {m} |
| muffle {v} (To mute or deaden) | :: abafar |
| muffle {n} (A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheel) SEE: block and tackle | :: |
| muffler {n} (part of exhaust pipe) | :: silencioso {m}, silenciador {m} |
| muffler {n} (scarf) SEE: scarf | :: |
| mufti {n} (Muslim scholar) | :: mufti {m} |
| mufti {n} (civilian dress) | :: traje à paisana {m} |
| mug {n} (large cup) | :: caneca {f} |
| mug {n} ((slang) the face) | :: cara {f} |
| mug {n} ((colloquial) a person who is easily fooled) | :: [colloquial] trouxa {mf} |
| mug {v} (to assault for the purpose of robbery) | :: assaltar |
| mugging {n} (a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place) | :: assalto {m} |
| Muggle {n} (person who lacks a particular ability or skill) SEE: amateur | :: |
| Muggle {n} (person who has no magical abilities) | :: Muggle {m} [Portugal], trouxa {m} [Brazil] |
| mug shot {n} (photograph taken of the head and shoulders) | :: foto de fichamento {f}, foto de cadeia {f}, foto fichada {f}, foto policial {f}, retrato policial {m}, foto de criminoso {f} |
| mugwort {n} (any of several artemisias) | :: artemísia {f} |
| mugwort {n} (Artemisia vulgaris) | :: artemísia {f}, artemigem {f} |
| Muhammad {prop} (the prophet who introduced Islam) | :: Maomé {m} |
| mujahid {n} (a Muslim engaging in jihad) | :: jihadi {m} {f}, jihadista {m} {f}, mujahid {m} {f} |
| mujahideen {n} (mujahid) SEE: mujahid | :: |
| mujik {n} (Russian peasant) | :: mujik {m} {f}, mujique {m} {f} |
| mulatto {n} (person of mixed black and white descent) | :: mulato {m}, mulata {f} |
| mulberry {n} (the tree) | :: amoreira {f} |
| mulberry {n} (the fruit) | :: amora {f} |
| mulch {n} (shredded matter for covering the soil) | :: manta {f} |
| mulct {n} (pecuniary penalty) SEE: fine | :: |
| mulct {v} (impose a fine) | :: multar |
| mule {n} (offspring of male donkey and female horse) | :: mulo {m}, mula {f} |
| mule {n} (person paid to smuggle drugs) | :: mula {f} |
| mull {v} (to work over mentally) | :: cogitar, ponderar |
| mullah {n} (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher) | :: mulá {m} |
| mulled wine {n} (wine with spices served hot) | :: quentão {m} |
| mullein {n} (plants of the genus Verbascum) | :: verbasco {m} |
| mullet {n} (fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)) | :: tainha {f} |
| mullet {n} (hairstyle) | :: mullet {m} |
| multi- {prefix} (pertaining to many) | :: multi- |
| multicellular {adj} (having many cells) | :: multicelular |
| multicolor {adj} (multicolored) SEE: multicolored | :: |
| multicolored {adj} (having multiple colors) | :: multicor, multicolor, multicolorido |
| multicultural {adj} (relating to several different cultures) | :: multicultural |
| multiculturalism {n} (societal idea) | :: multiculturalismo {m} |
| multiculturality {n} (multiculturality) | :: multiculturalidade {f} |
| multiculturally {adv} (in a multicultural manner) | :: multiculturalmente |
| multidevice {adj} (involving or having devices) | :: multidispositivo {m} {m-p} {f} {f-p} |
| multidimensional {adj} (having more than two dimensions) | :: multidimensional, pluridimensional |
| multifaceted {adj} (having multiple facets) | :: multifacetado |
| multiform {adj} | :: multiforme |
| multigenerational {adj} | :: multigeracional {m} {f} |
| multilateral {adj} (having many sides or points of view) | :: multilateral |
| multilateral {adj} (involving three or more parties) | :: multilateral |
| multilayered {adj} (having more than one layer) | :: multicamadas |
| multilingual {adj} (pertaining to multiple languages) | :: multilíngue {m} {f}, multilingue {m} {f}, plurilíngue {m} {f}, plurilingue {m} {f} |
| multilingual {adj} (able to communicate fluently in multiple languages) | :: poliglota, multilíngue {m} {f}, multilingue {m} {f}, plurilíngue {m} {f}, plurilingue {m} {f} |
| multilingualism {n} (ability to speak several languages) | :: plurilinguismo {m}, multilinguismo {m} |
| multilobular {adj} (having more than one lobule) | :: multilobulado, multilobular |
| multimedia {n} (The use of different media to convey information) | :: multimédia {m} [Portugal], multimídia {f} [Brazil] |
| multimillion {adj} (having several millions) | :: multimilionário {m}, multimilionária {f} |
| multimillionaire {n} (person worth many millions) | :: multimilionário {m}, multimilionária {f} |
| multinational {adj} (of, or involving more than two countries) | :: multinacional {m} {f} |
| multinational {adj} (operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries) | :: multinacional {m} {f} |
| multinational {n} (multinational company) | :: multinacional {f} |
| multiorgasm {n} (multiple orgasm with no refractory period) | :: multiorgasmo {m} |
| multiorgasmic {adj} (capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period) | :: multiorgástico, multiorgásmic |
| multiplatform {adj} (cross-platform) SEE: cross-platform | :: |
| multi-platform {adj} (cross-platform) SEE: cross-platform | :: |
| multiple {adj} (having more than one element, part, component or function) | :: múltiplos {p} |
| multiple {n} (a number that may be divided by another number with no remainder) | :: múltiplo {m} |
| multiple sclerosis {n} (chronic disease of the brain and spinal cord) | :: esclerose múltipla {f} |
| multiplication {n} (process) | :: multiplicação {f} |
| multiplication {n} (calculation) | :: multiplicação {f} |
| multiplication table {n} (in arithmetic) | :: tabuada {f}, tabuada de multiplicação {f}, tabuada de multiplicar {f} |
| multiplicative {adj} (of or pertaining to multiplication) | :: multiplicativo |
| multiplicity {n} (the state of being made of multiple diverse elements) | :: multiplicidade {f} |
| multiply {v} (transitive: perform multiplication on (a number)) | :: multiplicar |
| multi-purpose {adj} (having multiple uses) | :: multiúso multiúsos |
| multiracial {adj} (of, or having a mixture of, multiple races) | :: multirracial |
| multiracialism {n} (promotion of diverse cultural backgrounds) | :: multirracialismo {m} |
| multisport {adj} | :: polidesportivo {m} [Portugal], poliesportivo {m} [Brasil] |
| multisyllabic {adj} (polysyllabic) SEE: polysyllabic | :: |
| multi-tasking {n} (multitasking) SEE: multitasking | :: |
| multitasking {n} (simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (computing)) | :: multitarefa {m} {m-p} {f} {f-p} |
| multi-touch {adj} (accepting more than one touch at same time) | :: multitáctil {m} {m-p} {f} {f-p} |
| multitude {n} (great amount or number, often of people) | :: multidão {f}, massa {f}, povo {m} |
| multitudinous {adj} (existing in great numbers; innumerable) | :: multitudinário {m}, multitudinária {f} |
| multiuser {adj} | :: multiutilizador [Brazil], multiusuário [Portugal] |
| multivariate {adj} (having or involving multiple variables) | :: multivariado, multivariável |
| multiverse {n} (hypothetical group of all possible universes) | :: multiverso {m} |
| multiwindow {adj} | :: multitela {m} {m-p} {f} {f-p}, multijanela {m} {m-p} {f} {f-p} |
| multi-word {adj} (consisting of more than one word) | :: multipalavra, multipalavras |
| mum {n} (mother (informal, familiar)) | :: mamãe {f}, mamã {f} |
| Mumbai {prop} (state capital of Maharashtra, see also: Bombay) | :: Bombaim |
| mumble {v} (to speak unintelligibly) | :: murmurar |
| mummer {n} (person who dons a disguising costume) | :: fantasiado {m} |
| mummer {n} (actor in a pantomime) | :: mímico {m} |
| mummify {v} (transitive: to mummify) | :: mumificar |
| mummy {n} (embalmed corpse) | :: múmia {f} |
| mummy {n} (child's term for mother) | :: [Brazil] mamãe {f} |
| mumps {n} (contagious disease) | :: caxumba {f} |
| munch {v} (to chew) | :: mastigar ruidosamente |
| munch {v} (to eat vigorously) | :: devorar, papar |
| munchies {n} (craving for food as a result of use of cannabis) | :: larica {f} |
| munchkin {n} (A person of very short stature) | :: tampinha {m} {f} [Brazil, slang] |
| mundane {adj} (worldly) | :: mundano |
| mung bean {n} (seed of Vigna radiata) | :: feijão-mungo {m}, feijão mungu |
| Munich {prop} (capital of Bavaria) | :: Munique {f} |
| municipal {adj} (pertaining to city) | :: municipal |
| municipality {n} (a district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts) | :: município {m}, comuna {f} |
| munificence {n} (the quality of being munificent; generosity) | :: munificência {f} |
| Muntenia {prop} (region of Romania) | :: Muntênia {f} [Brazil], Munténia {f} [Portugal] |
| muon {n} (an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family) | :: muão {m} [Portugal], múon {m} [Brazil] |
| muppet {n} (incompetent or foolish person) | :: tolo {m}, tola {f} |
| Murcia {prop} (autonomous community) | :: Múrcia |
| Murcia {prop} (city) | :: Múrcia |
| murder {n} (an act of deliberate killing) | :: assassínio {m} [Portugal], homicídio {m}, assassinato {m} [Brazil] |
| murder {n} (the crime of deliberate killing) | :: assassínio {m} [Portugal], homicídio {m}, assassinato [Brazil] |
| murder {n} (terrible to endure) | :: tortura {f} |
| murder {v} (deliberately kill) | :: assassinar |
| murder {v} (defeat decisively) | :: detonar, massacrar, destroçar, acabar com, destruir |
| murder {v} (devour) | :: devorar |
| murderer {n} (person who commits murder) | :: assassino {m}, assassina {f}, homicida {m} {f} |
| murderess {n} (woman who commits murder) | :: assassina {f} |
| Muriel {prop} (female given name) | :: Muriel {f} |
| murky {adj} (dark, dim, gloomy) SEE: gloomy | :: |
| murky {adj} (cloudy, indistinct, obscure) SEE: obscure | :: |
| Murmansk {prop} (city) | :: Murmansk {f} |
| murmur {n} (low sounds or speech) | :: murmúrio {m} |
| murmur {n} (sound by turbulent flow of blood etc.) | :: sopro {m} |
| murmur {n} (muttered complaint or protest) | :: murmúrio {m} |
| murmur {v} (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble) | :: murmurar |
| Murphy bed {n} (bed that folds up into the wall) | :: cama retrátil |
| Murphy's law {prop} (adage which states that if anything can go wrong it will) | :: Lei de Murphy {f} |
| murrain {n} (disease of cattle) | :: morrinha {f} |
| Murray-Darling Basin {prop} (geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia) | :: Bacia Murray-Darling {f} |
| murrey {n} (mulberry) SEE: mulberry | :: |
| murrey {n} (red colour) | :: morado {m} |
| musalla {n} (oratory) SEE: oratory | :: |
| muscarine {n} (poisonous alkaloid) | :: muscarina {f} |
| muscat {n} (grape) | :: moscatel {m} |
| muscat {n} (wine) | :: moscatel {m} |
| Muscat {prop} (capital city) | :: Mascate |
| muscle {n} (contractile tissue) | :: músculo {m} |
| muscle {n} (organ composed of muscle tissue) | :: músculo {m} |
| muscle {n} (well-developed physique) | :: musculatura {f} |
| muscle {n} (strength, force) | :: músculo {m}, força {f} |
| muscle {v} (use force to make progress) | :: forçar |
| muscled {adj} (bearing muscle tissue) | :: musculado |
| muscled {adj} (having large muscles) | :: musculado, musculoso |
| muscleman {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
| muscle memory {n} (subconscious memorisation of a physical movement) | :: memória muscular {f} |
| muscle shirt {n} (sleeveless shirt tailored to display the muscles of the body) | :: regata {f} |
| Muscovite {n} (resident of Moscow) | :: moscovita {m} {f} |
| Muscovy {prop} (Grand Duchy of Moscow) | :: Moscóvia {f} |
| Muscovy duck {n} (duck) | :: pato-selvagem {m}, [Brazil] pato-do-mato {m}, [Portugal] pato-mudo {m} |
| muscular {adj} (of or relating to muscles) | :: muscular |
| muscular {adj} (having strength) | :: musculoso |
| muscular {adj} (having large, well-developed muscles) | :: musculoso |
| muscular Christianity {n} (Victorian movement stressing the need for energetic Christian activism and an ideal of vigorous masculinity) | :: cristianismo muscular {m} |
| muscular dystrophy {n} (muscular dystrophy) | :: distrofia muscular {f} |
| musculature {n} (collection of muscles) | :: musculatura {f} |
| muse {n} (a source of inspiration) | :: musa {f} |
| muse {v} (to become lost in thought) | :: divagar |
| Muse {n} (one of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts) | :: musa {f} |
| museology {n} (design, organization and management of museums) | :: museologia {f} |
| museum {n} (building or institution) | :: museu {m} |
| mushroom {n} (fruiting body of a fungus) | :: cogumelo {m} |
| mushroom {n} (fungus itself) | :: fungo {m}, cogumelo {m} |
| mushroom {adj} (resembling a mushroom) | :: (em forma) de cogumelo |
| mushroom {v} (to grow quickly) | :: estourar, explodir |
| mushroom {v} (to gather mushrooms) | :: colher cogumelos |
| mushroom {n} (one who rises suddenly from a low condition in life) SEE: upstart | :: |
| mushroom {n} (champignon) SEE: champignon | :: |
| mushroom cloud {n} (mushroom shaped cloud) | :: nuvem de cogumelo {f}, nuvem cogumelo {f}, nuvem em cogumelo {f} |
| music {n} (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) | :: música {f} |
| music {n} (any pleasing or interesting sounds) | :: música {f} |
| music {n} (sheet music) | :: partitura {f} |
| musical {adj} (of or relating to music) | :: musical |
| musical {adj} (gifted or skilled in music) | :: musicista |
| musical {adj} (pleasing to the ear) | :: musical, melodioso, melódico |
| musical {n} (stage performance, show or film) | :: musical {m} |
| musical box {n} (music box) SEE: music box | :: |
| musical chairs {n} (game) | :: dança das cadeiras {f} |
| musical instrument {n} (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds) | :: instrumento musical {m} |
| music box {n} (box that generates or plays music) | :: caixa de música {f} |
| musician {n} (person who performs or writes music) | :: músico {m} |
| musicological {adj} (of or pertaining to musicology) | :: musicológico |
| musicologically {adv} (with regard to musicology) | :: musicologicamente |
| musicology {n} (study of music) | :: musicologia {f} |
| music stand {n} (stand for holding sheet music) | :: atril {m} |
| music theory {n} (field of study dealing with how music works) | :: teoria musical {f}, teoria da música {f} |
| music to someone's ears {n} (good news; pleasing sound or expression) | :: música para os ouvidos de {f} |
| music video {n} (motion picture accompanying a song) | :: clipe {m}, videoclipe {m}, teledisco {m} |
| musing {adj} (absorbed in thought; contemplative) | :: pensativo |
| musing {n} (thought) | :: pensamento {m}, meditação {m}, contemplação {m} |
| musk {n} (greasy secretion with powerful odour) | :: almíscar {m} |
| musket {n} (firearm) | :: mosquete |
| musketeer {n} (foot soldier) | :: mosqueteiro {m} |
| musketeer {n} (member of French royal bodyguard) | :: mosqueteiro {m} |
| musk mallow {n} (Abelmoschus moschatus) SEE: abelmosk | :: |
| musk ox {n} (an arctic mammal) | :: boi-almiscarado {m} |
| muskrat {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) | :: rato almiscareiro {m} |
| Muslim {n} (believer of Islam) | :: muçulmano {m}, muçulmana {f} |
| Muslim {adj} (relating to believers of Islam) | :: muçulmano |
| muslin {n} (very different styles of fabric) SEE: fabric | :: |
| muslin {n} (thin cotton cloth) | :: musselina {f} |
| musquash {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) SEE: muskrat | :: |
| muss {n} (mess) SEE: mess | :: |
| mussel {n} (any small edible bivalve shellfish, see also: clam; oyster; mollusc) | :: mexilhão {m} |
| Mussolini {prop} (surname) | :: Mussolini {m} {f} |
| must {v} (be required to) | :: dever |
| must {n} (something mandatory) | :: dever {m} |
| must {n} (fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes) | :: mosto {m} |
| Mustafa {prop} (male given name) | :: Mustafá {m} |
| mustang {n} (horse) | :: mustang {m} {f}, mustangue {m} {f} |
| mustard {n} (plant) | :: mostardeira {f}, mostarda {f} |
| mustard {n} (condiment) | :: mostarda {f} |
| mustard {n} (colour) | :: mostarda {m}, amarelo-mostarda {m} |
| mustard {adj} (of the colour of mustard) | :: mostarda, amarelo-mostarda |
| mustard gas {n} (vesicant gas) | :: gás mostarda {m}, iperita {f} |
| mustard oil {n} (oil extracted from mustard seeds) | :: óleo de mostarda |
| mustard oil {n} (organic compound) | :: óleo de mostarda sintético |
| muster {v} (to show, exhibit) SEE: show | :: |
| must-see {adj} (unmissably good) | :: imperdível |
| must-see {n} (anything unmissable) | :: imperdível |
| mutable {adj} (changeable) | :: mutável |
| mutagen {n} (agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation) | :: mutagênico {m}, agente mutagênico {m}, mutágeno {m} |
| mutant {n} (something that has mutated) | :: mutante {m} {f} |
| mutate {v} (to undergo mutation) | :: mutar |
| mutation {n} (mutant) SEE: mutant | :: |
| mutation {n} (heritable change in genetic material) | :: mutação {f} |
| mutation {n} (alteration in the sound of a word) | :: mutação {f} |
| mutational {adj} (pertaining to mutation) | :: mutacional |
| mutationism {n} | :: mutacionismo {m} |
| mutatis mutandis {adv} (having changed what needs to be changed) | :: mutatis mutandis |
| mute {adj} (not having the power of speech) | :: mudo |
| mute {adj} (silent, not making a sound) | :: mudo |
| mute {n} (person unable to speak) | :: mudo {m} |
| mute h {n} (usage of the letter h at the start of a word which allows liaison with a preceding consonant) | :: h mudo {m} |
| muteness {n} (characteristic of being mute) | :: mudez {f} |
| mute swan {n} (Cygnus olor) | :: cisne-real {m}, cisne-mudo {m} |
| mutilate {v} (To physically harm as to impair use) | :: mutilar |
| mutinous {adj} (of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny) | :: sedicioso {m} |
| mutiny {n} (organized rebellion) | :: rebelião {f}, revolta {f}, motim {m}, motinada {f}, revolta {f}, sedição {f} |
| mutism {n} (psychological disorder) | :: mutismo {m} |
| mutt {n} (a mongrel dog) | :: vira-lata {m} |
| mutter {n} (instance of muttering) | :: murmúrio {m} |
| mutter {v} (speak under one's breath) | :: resmungar |
| mutter {v} (speak incoherently) | :: murmurar |
| mutton {n} (the flesh of sheep used as food) | :: carneiro {m} |
| mutual {adj} (having the same relationship, each to each other) | :: mútuo |
| mutual {adj} (reciprocal) | :: recíproco |
| mutual {adj} (possessed in common) | :: mútuo |
| mutualism {n} (interaction between two species that benefits both) | :: mutualismo {m} |
| mutually {adv} (in the same way, each to the other; reciprocally) | :: mutuamente |
| mutual masturbation {n} (activity in which persons simultaneously masturbate themselves) | :: masturbação mútua {f}, mútua masturbação {f}, meinha {f}, troca-troca {f} |
| mutual masturbation {n} (activity in which persons simultaneously masturbate one another) | :: masturbação mútua {f}, mútua masturbação {f} |
| muzzle {n} (part of animal's head) | :: focinho {m} |
| muzzle {n} (open end of a gun) | :: cano {m} |
| muzzle {n} (device to stop an animal from biting) | :: focinheira {f} |
| muzzle {v} (to apply a muzzle) | :: amordaçar |
| muzzle {v} (to restrain from speaking or acting) | :: amordaçar |
| MVP {n} (minimum viable product) | :: produto viável mínimo {m}, produto mínimo viável {m} |
| my {determiner} (belonging to me) | :: meu {m}, minha {f} |
| Myanmar {prop} (Southeast Asian country, see also: Burma) | :: Mianmar {m}, Birmânia {f} |
| Myanmar {prop} (Burmese) SEE: Burmese | :: |
| my ass {interj} (Indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief) | :: meu cu |
| my blood type is ... {phrase} (my blood type is …) | :: meu tipo sanguíneo é … |
| my car has broken down {phrase} (my car has broken down) | :: o meu carro quebrou |
| Mycenae {prop} (city) | :: Micenas {f} |
| Mycenaean {adj} (relating to Mycenae) | :: micênico {m} |
| Mycenaean {n} (a native of Mycenae) | :: micênico {m} |
| Mycenaean Greek {n} (ancient Greek language) | :: Grego micênico {m} |
| mycological {adj} (of or pertaining to mycology) | :: micológico, micetológico |
| mycology {n} (study of fungi) | :: micologia {f} |
| my condom broke {phrase} | :: a camisinha estourou |
| mycoplasma {n} (infectious bacterium) | :: micoplasma {f} |
| mycorrhiza {n} (symbiotic relationship between the mycelium of a fungus and the roots of a plant) | :: micorriza {f} |
| mycotoxin {n} (toxin produced by a fungus) | :: micotoxina {f} |
| myiasis {n} (infestation of a living vertebrate with maggots) | :: miíase {f} |
| myna {n} (the Asian members of starling family) | :: mainá |
| my name is {phrase} (a way to identify oneself) | :: me chamo..., meu nome é... |
| myocardial infarction {n} (heart attack) SEE: heart attack | :: |
| myocardium {n} (muscles that surround and power the heart) | :: miocárdio {m} |
| myokymia {n} (involuntary, spontaneous quivering of part of a muscle) | :: mioquimia {f} |
| myopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| myopic {adj} (unable to see distant objects unaided) | :: míope, miópico |
| my pleasure {interj} (a polite reaction to receiving thanks) | :: o prazer é todo meu {mf} |
| myriad {n} (ten thousand, see also: ten thousand) | :: miríade {f} |
| myriad {n} (vast diversity or number) | :: miríade {f} |
| myroblyte {n} (saint whose relics or place of burial produce or are said to have produced the Oil of Saints or the odour of sanctity) | :: miroblita {m} {f} |
| myrrh {n} (dried sap of the myrrha tree) | :: mirra {f} |
| myrtle {n} (evergreen shrub) | :: murta {f}, mirto {m} |
| myself {pron} (me, reflexive form of me) | :: me, mim |
| myself {pron} (in apposition with I; personally) | :: eu mesmo {m}, eu mesma {f} |
| mysophobe {n} (person with an abnormal fear of filth) | :: misófobo {m}, misófoba {f} |
| Mysore {prop} (city in India) | :: Mysore {f}, Misore {f}, Maiçor {f} |
| mysterious {adj} (of unknown origin) | :: misterioso |
| mysterious {adj} (having unknown qualities) | :: misterioso |
| mysterious {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: misterioso |
| mysterious {adj} (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) | :: misterioso |
| mysteriously {adv} (in a mysterious manner) | :: misteriosamente |
| mystery {n} (something secret or unexplainable) | :: mistério {m} |
| mystery {n} (someone or thing with an obscure or puzzling nature) | :: mistério {m} |
| mystic {adj} (of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries) | :: místico |
| mystic {adj} (mysterious and strange) | :: místico |
| mystic {n} (someone who practices mysticism) | :: místico {m} |
| mystical {adj} (relating to mystics or mysticism) | :: místico |
| mysticism {n} (beliefs and ideas of mystics) | :: misticismo {m} |
| mysticism {n} (doctrine of direct communication of divine truth) | :: misticismo {m} |
| mysticism {n} (transcendental union of soul with the divinity) | :: misticismo {m} |
| mysticism {n} (obscure thoughts and speculations) | :: misticismo {m} |
| myth {n} (divine story) | :: mito |
| myth {n} (commonly-held but false belief) | :: mito |
| mythical {adj} (existing in myth) | :: mítico |
| mythologic {adj} (mythological) SEE: mythological | :: |
| mythological {adj} (of, or relating to myths or mythology) | :: mitológico |
| mythological {adj} (legendary) | :: mitológico, lendário, mítico |
| mythological {adj} (imaginary, fabulous) | :: mitológico |
| mythologically {adv} (in a mythological fashion) | :: mitologicamente |
| mythology {n} (myths of a people) | :: mitologia {f} |
| mythology {n} (collection and study of myths) | :: mitologia {f} |
| mythomania {n} (compulsion to tell lies) | :: mitomania {f} |
| mythomaniac {n} (someone who suffers from mythomania) | :: mitômano {m} [Brazil], mitómano {m} [Portugal] |
| mythomaniacal {adj} (afflicted with mythomania) | :: mitomaníaco |
| myxomatosis {n} (rabbit disease) | :: mixomatose {f} |
