Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

predicament

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

previous

Existing or happening before the present time or before a particular event.

prickle

A small sharp thorn or pointed growth on a plant or animal.

queen bee

The mature, fertile female of a social bee colony, which is usually the mother of all the other bees in the hive.

riffraff

Disreputable or undesirable people; the lowest class of society.

scatterbrain

A person who is disorganized, incapable of serious concentration, and prone to losing their train of thought.

shrewdness

The quality of having or showing good powers of judgement; astuteness.

skyscraper

A very tall building of many stories.

snug

Comfortable, warm, and cozy; well protected from the weather or cold.

starch

An odorless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes.

step-aside

An act of resigning from a position or relinquishing responsibility in favor of someone else.

stocky

Broad and solidly built; sturdy and relatively short in stature.