Portuguese | English |
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boca noun | burner [burners](element on a kitchen stove) |
boca noun {f} | brim [brims](topmost rim or lip of a container) |
boca a boca noun {m} | word of mouth(verbal means of passing of information) |
boca-de-leão noun {f} | snapdragon [snapdragons](any plant of the genus Antirrhinum) |
boca-de-lobo noun {f} | snapdragon [snapdragons](any plant of the genus Antirrhinum) |
boca de siri phrase | mum's the word(indicates that something is a secret) |
boca do estômago noun {f} | epigastrium [epigastriums](the upper middle region of the abdomen) |
boca seca noun {f} | dry mouthnoun |
bocaciano adjective | Boccaccian(of or pertaining to Boccaccio or his works) |
bocadinho noun {m} | modicum [modicums](modest, small, or trifling amount) |
bocado noun | mouthful [mouthsful](amount that will fit in a mouth) |
bocado noun {m} | bit [bits](metal in horse's mouth) bite [bites](mouthful) dollop(considerable lump) |
bocal noun {m} | bit [bits](metal in horse's mouth) jet [jets](spout or nozzle) nozzle [nozzles](short tube) |
abocanhar verb | bite [bit, bitten, biting, bites](hold something by clamping one’s teeth) |
botar a boca no trombone verb | blow the whistle(disclose information to the public) |
cala a boca interjection | shut up("Stop talking.") |
calar a boca verb | shut up(intransitive: to stop talking or making noise) |
cale a boca interjection | shut up("Stop talking.") |
calças à boca de sino noun | bell-bottoms(pants that are flared from the knee downwards) |
chave de boca noun {f} | wrench [wrenches](hand tool) |
com a boca na botija adjective | red-handed(in the act of wrongdoing) |
céu da boca noun {m} | palate [palates](roof of the mouth) |
de dar água na boca adjective | mouthwatering(delicious in taste) |
desbocado adjective | foul-mouthed(of a user of bad language) |
embocadura noun {f} | embouchure [embouchures](use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument) |
falar da boca para fora verb | shoot one's mouth off(make reckless or exaggerated statements) |
falar da boca para fora noun | lip service(Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) |
falar da boca pra fora verb | shoot one's mouth off(make reckless or exaggerated statements) |
freio de boca noun {m} | muzzle brake(device on a firearm) |
harpa de boca noun {f} | Jew's harp(musical instrument) |
meia boca adjective | half-assed(poorly or incompetently done) |
meia-boca adjective | botched(clumsily made or repaired) half-ass(produced in an incompetent manner) |
pesquisa de boca de urna noun {f} | exit poll(poll taken of a sample of voters as they leave a voting station) |
rebocador noun | tow [tows](something that tows) |
rebocador noun {m} | tugboat(small, powerful boat) |