Português | Inglês |
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quetognata noun {m} | arrow worm(member of Chaetognatha) |
: naquela época / aquela época / na época preposition | at the time(at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past) |
: naquela hora preposition | at the time(at the time referred to the specific time period, era, or time frame in the past) |
; prato de choque noun {m} | hi-hat(drum kit part) |
; The waiter said he would be right back. - O garçom disse que voltaria logo. verb | would(indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) |
a beleza está nos olhos de quem a vê phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
a beleza está nos olhos de quem vê phrase | beauty is in the eye of the beholder(people have different ideas of what is beautiful) |
a cada um o que é seu phrase | to each his own(every person is entitled to his or her personal preferences) |
a cera sobeja queima a igreja phrase | too many cooks spoil the broth(with too many people a task won't be done very well) |
a emenda sair pior que o soneto phrase | the cure is worse than the disease(The solution to a problem produces a worse net result) |
a esperança é a última que morre phrase | hope springs eternal(the feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself) |
à esquerda adverb | left(on the left side) |
a fim de que phrase | in order to(as a means of achieving the specified aim) |
a fim de que ... não conjunction | lest(for fear that) |
a gota que transbordou o copo noun | the straw that broke the camel's back(small additional burden which causes failure) |
a mão esquerda não sabe o que faz a direita phrase | the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing(two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities) |
à medida que conjunction | as(varying through time to the same proportion that) |
a menos que conjunction | unless(except on a specified condition) |
a não ser que conjunction | unless(except on a specified condition) |
a pena é mais forte do que a espada phrase | the pen is mightier than the sword(more power can achieved writing than fighting) |
a pena é mais forte que a espada phrase | the pen is mightier than the sword(more power can achieved writing than fighting) |
a qualquer hora adverb | any minute now(very soon) |
a que horas vocês fecham? phrase | when is closing time(when is closing time?) |
a queima-roupa adjective | point-blank(so close that a weapon may be aimed directly at its target) |
à queima-roupa adverb | point blank(directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution) |
a quem de direito phrase | to whom it may concern(phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) |
a quem possa interessar phrase | to whom it may concern(phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) |
a vingança é um prato que se serve frio phrase | revenge is a dish best served cold(revenge is best or most satisfying when delayed) |
Abimeleque proper noun {m} | Abimelech(name of Philistine kings) |
ablaqueação noun {f} | ablaqueation(process of laying bare the roots of trees) |
ablaquear verb | ablaqueate(to lay bare the roots of a tree) |
ácaro-do-queijo noun {m} | cheese mite(category of mite) |
acho que sim phrase | I think sophrase |
ações falam mais alto que palavras phrase | actions speak louder than words(it is more effective to act than speak) |
aconteça o que acontecer phrase | no matter what(under any circumstances, whatever happens) |
aconteça o que acontecer adverb | come what may(idiomatic) |
acordar com o pé esquerdo verb | get up on the wrong side of the bed(to feel irritable without a particular reason) |
agora que conjunction | now(since, because) now that(since) |
águia-pesqueira noun {f} | osprey [ospreys](bird of prey) |