Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Consultation

A meeting with an expert or professional, such as a medical doctor, lawyer, or advisor, in order to seek advice or discussion.

Consume

To eat, drink, or ingest something.

Consumer behavior

The study of individuals, groups, or organizations and all the activities associated with the purchase, use, and disposal of goods and services.

Consumption

The action of using up a resource, food, or energy.

Contacteur

A device that opens or closes an electrical circuit.

Contagious

(of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.

Containment

The action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence, or the control of a dangerous situation or substance.

Contaminant

A substance that makes something impure or unclean by introducing unwanted elements.

Contaminated

Made impure, polluted, or poisonous by the addition of a deleterious substance or microorganism.

Contamination

The action of making something impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

Contaminator

A substance or agent that causes contamination.

Contemplation

The action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time.