Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Alienation

The state of being isolated or estranged from a group or an activity to which one should belong.

Alkalize

To make a substance alkaline; to reduce acidity and raise the pH level.

All-Encompassing

Including or covering everything; comprehensive.

Alleviate

To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe.

Alleviator

A person or thing that reduces, mitigates, or lessens the severity of pain, distress, or a difficult situation.

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Allocate

To distribute resources or duties for a particular purpose.

Allot

To give or apportion something to someone as a share or task.

Allusive

Making an indirect reference to something.

Almshouse

A house built by a charitable foundation or a local benefactor to provide free or low-cost housing for poor elderly people.

Amanuensis

A person employed to write down what another person says.

Ambiguity

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.