Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Bildungsroman

A novel that deals with the formative years, moral development, and psychological growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood.

Earnings-apportionment

The process or formula by which the earnings or profits of a corporation or business are distributed or allocated among different taxing jurisdictions, business segments, or beneficiaries.

Esperanto-Retrovisor

A mirror in a vehicle that allows the driver to see behind them.

Exequy

A funeral procession or the rites performed at a funeral.

Growlery

A private room or retreat to which one retires when in a bad mood or wishing to be alone.

Hatchet-Face

A person, typically a woman, with a sharp, angular facial structure.

Hoyle

An authoritative book of rules for card games or other games.

Leam

A ray of light; a gleam or flash.

Maelstrom

A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

Massive Retaliation

A military doctrine or strategy that promises a large-scale response to any act of aggression.

Recalcitrant

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

Recidivist

A convicted criminal who relapses, relapsing repeatedly into crime or antisocial behavior.