-as meaning in English
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| Ilha de Ascensão proper noun {f} | Ascension Island(an island in the South Atlantic) |
| ir às alturas verb | skyrocket [skyrocketed, skyrocketing, skyrockets](to increase suddenly and extremely) |
| ir às compras verb | shop [shopped, shopping, shops](to visit shops) |
| Jogos Asiáticos proper noun {m-Pl} | Asian Games(sport event) |
| lavar as mãos verb | wash one's hands of(absolve oneself of responsibility) |
| leão asiático noun {m} | Asian lion(species of lion that inhabited Asia) |
| leopardo asiático noun {m} | leopard cat [leopard cats](wild cat) |
| ler as horas verb | tell time(to read a clock) |
| levar às cavalitas verb | piggyback(to carry someone on the back or shoulders) |
| levar às costas verb | piggyback(to carry someone on the back or shoulders) |
| liberdade de associação noun {f} | freedom of association(right) |
| Lugar Nenhum; meio do nada; onde Judas perdeu as botas; cu do mundo noun | middle of nowhere(remote place) |
| mal-assombrado adjective {m} | haunted(frequented by a ghost) |
| manter as esperanças verb | whistle past the graveyard(to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) |
| mesmo assim preposition | at least(anyway) |
| mesmo assim phrase | that said(even so) |
| mesmo assim adverb | all the same(anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless) anyway(regardless) even so(in spite of the preceding remark or facts) still(nevertheless) |
| módulo de identificação do assinante noun {m} | Subscriber Identity Module(component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user) |
| morte assistida noun | assisted dyingnoun |
| muito; assaz adverb | very(to a high degree) |
| não-aspirada adjective | unvacuumed(not cleaned) |
| orientado a aspectos adjective | aspect-oriented(type of system) |
| ou algo assim phrase | or words to that effect(used to indicate a paraphrase) |
| pagar as contas verb | pay the bills(provide enough income) |
| pagar as favas verb | leave someone holding the bag(leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) |
| parem as máquinas verb | stop the presses(imperative) |
| pato assado de Pequim noun {m} | Peking duck(dish consisting of duck and pancake) |
| perder as esperanças verb | give up(lose hope) |
| perder as estribeiras verb | go ballistic(become very angry) lose it(to lose one's temper) lose one's temper(to be explosively angry) |
| pode o etíope mudar a sua pele ou o leopardo as suas manchas? phrase | a leopard cannot change its spots(one cannot change one's own nature) |
| por assim dizer adverb | as it were(to indicate a word or statement is not exact) if you will(conceding a description) so to speak(in a manner of speaking) |
| prestar assistência verb | assist [assisted, assisting, assists](help) |
| primeiro as damas phrase | ladies firstphrase |
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