Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Open a Pandora's box

To perform an action that small or seemingly harmless in itself, but which unexpectedly generates a vast and uncontrollable cascade of severe problems and complications.

Opposing Counsel

A lawyer representing a party in a legal case that is in opposition to another party's lawyer.

Overreacher

A person who attempts to do or achieve more than they are capable of, or who tries to gain an advantage through excessive ambition or cunning.

Palliate

To make a disease or its symptoms less severe without removing the underlying cause.

Patency

The state of being open or unobstructed, especially in reference to bodily passages or tubes.

Personal Autonomy

The ability of an individual to make their own choices and govern themselves.

Plaintiff

A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

Plaintiff's Counsel

A lawyer representing a plaintiff in a legal proceeding.

Pleader

A person who pleads a case in a court of law.

Postmortem

An examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; an autopsy.

Postmortem Analysis

An analysis conducted after an event, particularly to evaluate what went wrong or right.

Preposterous

Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.