Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Colonialism

The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Color Perception Disorder

A condition that affects the ability to perceive colors accurately.

Colossus

A statue that is much larger than life size.

Coltan

A dull metallic ore composed of columbite and tantalite from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted.

Coltish

Energetic, playful, and somewhat unruly or undisciplined, much like a young horse.

Columbine

Any of various perennial plants belonging to the genus Aquilegia, characterized by bell-shaped flowers with distinctive spurred petals.

Column-shift

The displacement or horizontal translation of data columns within a table, spreadsheet, or structured text file.

Combat engineer

A soldier who performs military engineering tasks such as fortification, demolition, bridge-building, and clearing minefields, often while under combat conditions.

Combatant

A person or nation engaged in fighting during a war.

Combativity

The quality of being combative or eager to fight.

Combustion Science

The study of the chemical and physical processes involved in the burning of fuels.

Commissural

Relating to a commissure, especially in anatomical contexts.