Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

menace

A person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.

moniker

A name or nickname.

nullification

The action of a state impeding or attempting to impede the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the federal union.

payday advance

A small, short-term unsecured loan intended to cover a borrower's living expenses until their next payday.

pliers

A hinged tool used for gripping things or for bending and cutting wire.

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.