Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)
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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEternal Dilemma
A situation in which a difficult choice must be made between two or more alternatives, both of which are undesirable or problematic.
Ethical dilemma
A complex situation in which a person has to choose between two or more moral imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable.
Evil-Dictator
A ruler who wields absolute power in a cruel and oppressive manner.
Ex-library
Previously owned and circulated by a library, and subsequently withdrawn and sold to the public.
Expend
To use up or spend resources such as time, money, or energy.
Explosive Device
A device designed to cause an explosion.
Fade Into Obscurity
To gradually become less visible or less important.
Fatal Dose
The amount of a substance that can cause death when administered.
Fiend
An evil spirit or demon.
Flatsing
To sing or play a musical note slightly lower than the correct pitch.
Fluid Dynamics
The branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids and gases) and the forces acting on them.
Foregrounding
The act or process of making something more prominent or noticeable in a particular context.