Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Brackle

To move or act in a noisy, bustling, or hurried manner.

Chelonian

A reptile of the order Testudines, comprising the turtles, tortoises, and terrapins.

Chemotaxis

The movement of a motile cell or organism in a direction corresponding to a gradient of increasing or decreasing concentration of a particular chemical substance.

Chiliasm

The belief that Christ will establish a kingdom on earth for a thousand years before the Last Judgment, synonymous with millenarianism.

Fifth Estate

Groups or independent entities, especially bloggers, social media activists, and alternative media organizations, that operate outside mainstream journalism and traditional political power structures to influence public opinion.

Hundredweight

A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds in the United States (the short hundredweight) or 112 pounds in Great Britain (the long hundredweight).

Kharab-Gunavatta

A term used to describe an exceptionally high quality or standard, often in economic or evaluative contexts.

Quartation

The metallurgical process of alloying an impure gold sample with silver in a proportion of three parts silver to one part gold, allowing nitric acid to dissolve the silver and separate the gold.

Quintain

A medieval tilting post consisting of a rotating board on one side and a bag of sand or heavy weight on the other, used as a target for lancers.

Quintroon

A person of mixed race, specifically one with one black grandparent and three white grandparents.

Quixotic

Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical, especially in the pursuit of lofty, romantic, or noble goals.

Quodlibet

A whimsical or fanciful composition, especially in music or literature.