🇵🇹Portuguese to English Lexicon

Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

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Words Starting with "A"

Ativos confisco
C1noun

Native Script: Ativos confiscados

English Meaning:

Forfeited Assets

Property, money, or valuables confiscated by law enforcement or government agencies because they were derived from or used in criminal enterprises.

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abandonar
C1verb
English Meaning:

Forsake

To abandon or give up something or someone.

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Abandonar
C1verb
English Meaning:

Forsaking

To abandon someone or something, especially in a time of need.

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Amor livre
C1noun
English Meaning:

Free-Love

A social movement advocating for the freedom to engage in romantic and sexual relationships without the constraints of marriage or legal obligations.

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arrepio
C1noun
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Frisson

A sudden feeling of excitement or fear; a shudder or thrill, often experienced as a physical sensation such as goosebumps.

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animal de pele
C1noun
English Meaning:

Furbearer

An animal that bears fur, especially one of a species hunted or trapped commercially for its pelt.

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absorção de gás
C1noun
English Meaning:

Gas absorption

The process by which gas molecules are taken up by a liquid or solid material.

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afilhado
C1noun
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Godson

A male person for whom someone acts as a godfather or godmother at his baptism or initiation.

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amuos
C1noun
English Meaning:

Grinchiness

The quality or state of being surly, irritable, or habitually complaining, especially during festive or joyful times.

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apóstrofo incorreto
C1noun
English Meaning:

Grocer's apostrophe

The incorrect use of an apostrophe to form the plural of a noun, such as writing 'apple's' instead of 'apples'.

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armas e manteiga
C1noun
English Meaning:

Guns-and-Butter

A phrase used to illustrate the trade-off between a nation's military spending and its domestic welfare spending.

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alucinação
C1noun
English Meaning:

Hallucination

An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present, typically arising from disorders of the nervous system or in response to certain drugs.

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