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bulletproof (capable of withstanding a bullet)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʊ.lɪt.pruːf]
[US: ˈbʊ.lət.ˌpruːf]

antibalasadjective

bulletproof vest (garment)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊ.lɪt.pruːf vest]
[US: ˈbʊ.lət.ˌpruːf ˈvest]

colete à prova de balasnoun
{m}

colete balísticonoun
{m}

burden of proof (duty of a party in a legal proceeding)
noun
[UK: ˈbɜːd.n̩ əv pruːf]
[US: ˈbɝː.dn̩ əv ˈpruːf]

ônus da provanoun
{m}

by means of (By using)
preposition
[UK: baɪ miːnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: baɪ ˈmiːnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

por meio depreposition

by the Grace of God (By divine right)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə ɡreɪs əv ɡɒd]
[US: baɪ ðə ˈɡreɪs əv ˈɡɑːd]

pela graça de Deuspreposition

by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ]
[US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ]

por um fiopreposition

por um trizpreposition

by virtue of (because of)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ˈvɜː.tʃuː əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: baɪ ˈvɝː.tʃuː əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

em virtude depreposition

calculus of variations (a form of calculus)
noun
[UK: ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs əv ˌveə.rɪ.ˈeɪʃ.n̩z]
[US: ˈkæl.kjə.ləs əv ˌve.ri.ˈeɪʃ.n̩z]

cálculo de variaçõesnoun
{m}

call off (to cancel)
verb
[UK: kɔːl ɒf]
[US: ˈkɒl ˈɒf]

cancelarverb

Cape of Good Hope (a cape in southwestern South Africa)
proper noun
[UK: keɪp əv ɡʊd həʊp]
[US: ˈkeɪp əv ˈɡʊd hoʊp]

Cabo da Boa Esperançaproper noun
{m}

care of (for distribution by (the named intermediary))
preposition

a/cpreposition

aos cuidados depreposition

cast off (discard or reject)
verb
[UK: kɑːst ɒf]
[US: ˈkæst ˈɒf]

descartarverb

eliminarverb

rechaçarverb

catch sight of (to glimpse)
verb
[UK: kætʃ saɪt əv ˈsʌm.bə.di]
[US: ˈkætʃ ˈsaɪt əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

aperceberverb

cause of action (legal: condition that entitles suing)
noun
[UK: kɔːz əv ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈkəz əv ˈæk.ʃn̩]

causa de pedirnoun

center of gravity (point, near or within a body, at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated)
noun
[UK: ˈsen.tə(r) əv ˈɡræ.vɪ.ti]
[US: ˈsen.tər əv ˈɡræ.və.ti]

baricentronoun
{m}

centro de gravidadenoun
{m}

chain of command (hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it)
noun

cadeia de comandonoun
{f}

chain of custody (the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials)
noun

cadeia de custódianoun

chamber of commerce (community business association)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃeɪm.bə(r) əv ˈkɒ.mɜːs]
[US: ˈtʃeɪm.bər əv ˈkɑː.mərs]

câmara de comércionoun
{f}

chest of drawers (furniture for the storage of clothes)
noun
[UK: tʃest əv drɔːz]
[US: ˈtʃest əv ˈdrɔːrz]

cômodanoun
{f}

gaveteironoun
{m}

chief executive officer [chief executive officers] (highest-ranking corporate officer)
noun
[UK: tʃiːf ɪɡ.ˈze.kjʊ.tɪv ˈɒf.ɪs.ə(r)]
[US: ˈtʃiːf ɪg.ˈze.kjə.tɪv ˈɑːf.əs.ər]

CEOnoun
{m} {f}

diretor executivonoun
{m}

chloroform ((chemistry) an anesthetic)
noun
[UK: ˈklɒ.rə.fɔːm]
[US: ˈklɔː.rə.ˌfɔːrm]

clorofórmionoun
{m}

choanoflagellate (any of a group of flagellate protozoa)
noun

coanoflageladonoun
{m}

Church of England (established Christian church in England)
proper noun

Igreja Anglicanaproper noun
{f}

Igreja da Inglaterraproper noun
{f}

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement)
proper noun

Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Diasproper noun

Church of Scotland (national Presbyterian church of Scotland)
proper noun

Igreja da Escóciaproper noun
{f}

coat of arms (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊt əv ɑːmz]
[US: ˈkoʊt əv ˈɑːrmz]

brasãonoun
{m}

brasão de armasnoun
{m}

coat of mail (defensive garment)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊt əv meɪl]
[US: ˈkoʊt əv ˈmeɪl]

cota de malhanoun
{f}

code of conduct [codes of conduct] (set of rules dictating acceptable behaviour and decisions in a specified environment)
noun
[UK: kəʊd əv kən.ˈdʌkt]
[US: koʊd əv kən.ˈdəkt]

código de condutanoun
{m}

coefficient of friction (ratio)
noun
[UK: ˌkəʊɪ.ˈfɪʃnt əv ˈfrɪk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˌkoʊɪ.ˈfɪʃnt əv ˈfrɪk.ʃn̩]

coeficiente de atritonoun
{m}

coffee bean [coffee beans] (The seed of a tropical plant of the genus Coffea)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.fi biːn]
[US: ˈkɑː.fi ˈbiːn]

grão de cafénoun
{m}

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