Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Abolition

The action of officially ending or stopping a law, system, practice, or institution.

Abomination

A thing that causes disgust or hatred.

Abridgment

A shortened form of a book, play, or other piece of writing.

Abscess

A swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus.

Abscission

The act of cutting off or removing, especially in a botanical context.

Absinthe

A strong green anise-flavored liqueur made from wormwood and other herbs, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Absolute

Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

Absolutism

A political doctrine and practice where a single ruler or authority holds absolute power, often characterized by the lack of checks and balances.

Absolve

To set or declare (someone) free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.

Absorptivity

The ability of a material to absorb radiation, typically expressed as a ratio of absorbed radiation to incident radiation.

Abuser

A person who habitually treats someone with cruelty or violence, especially someone regularly in their care or power.

Abyss

A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.