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efeito meaning in English

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efeito noun
{m}

effect [effects](result of an action)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito Allee noun
{m}

Allee effect(negative population growth observed at low population densities)
noun

efeito borboleta noun
{m}

butterfly effect [butterfly effects](technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito Casimir noun
{m}

Casimir effect(the effect of the Casimir force)
noun

efeito chamada noun
{m}

pull effectnoun

efeito colateral noun
{m}

side effect [side effects](unintended consequence of any action)
noun
[UK: saɪd ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈsaɪd ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito do fundador noun
{m}

founder effect(lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders)
noun
[UK: ˈfaʊn.də(r) ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈfaʊn.dər ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito dominó noun
{m}

domino effect(chain of events)
noun
[UK: ˈdɒ.mɪ.nəʊ ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈdɑː.məˌno.ʊ ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito Doppler noun
{m}

Doppler effect(change in frequency or wavelength)
noun

efeito especial noun
{m}

special effect(effect that cannot be reasonably achieved by normal means)
noun
[UK: ˈspeʃ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈspeʃ.l̩ ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito estufa noun
{m}

greenhouse effect [greenhouse effects](process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere)
noun
[UK: ˈɡriːn.haʊs ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈɡriːn.ˌhɑːws ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito fundador noun
{m}

founder effect(lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders)
noun
[UK: ˈfaʊn.də(r) ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈfaʊn.dər ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito Mozart proper noun
{m}

Mozart effect(supposed phenomenon by which listening to Mozart induces improvement in mental performance)
proper noun

efeito papão noun
{m}

pull effectnoun

efeito posterior noun
{m}

aftereffect [aftereffects](delayed effect)
noun
[UK: ˈɑːf.təɪ.ˌfekt] [US: ˈæf.tə.rə.ˌfekt]

efeito rebanho noun
{m}

herd immunity(form of indirect protection against a disease)
noun

efeito sonoro noun
{m}

effect [effects](sound engineering: alteration in sound)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

efeito Streisand noun
{m}

Streisand effect(phenomenon)
noun

efeitos especiais noun
{m-Pl}

effect [effects](special effect in film)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt]

de/do efeito estufa noun
{m}

greenhouse gas [greenhouse gases](any gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect)
noun
[UK: ˈɡriːn.haʊs ɡæs] [US: ˈɡriːn.ˌhɑːws ˈɡæs]

defeito noun
{m}

bug [bugs](problem that needs fixing (especially in computing))
noun
[UK: bʌɡ] [US: ˈbəɡ]

defect [defects](fault or malfunction)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈdiː.fekt]

fault [faults](defect)
noun
[UK: fɔːlt] [US: ˈfɒlt]

flaw [flaws](crack or breach)
noun
[UK: flɔː] [US: ˈflɒ]

defeito congénito/congênito noun
{m}

birth defect [birth defects](any of several medical disorders that are present at birth)
noun
[UK: bɜːθ dɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈbɝːθ ˈdiː.fekt]

defeito de nascença noun
{m}

birth defect [birth defects](any of several medical disorders that are present at birth)
noun
[UK: bɜːθ dɪ.ˈfekt] [US: ˈbɝːθ ˈdiː.fekt]

gás liquefeito de petróleo noun
{m}

liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)
noun

palavra de efeito noun
{m} {f}

buzzword [buzzwords](word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌz.wɜːd] [US: ˈbʌz.wərd]

para todos os efeitos preposition

for all intents and purposes(for every functional purpose)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ɔːl ɪn.ˈtents ənd ˈpɜː.pə.sɪz] [US: ˈfɔːr ɔːl ˌɪn.ˈtents ænd ˈpɝː.pə.səz]

por defeito preposition

by default(in absence of any opposing action)
preposition
[UK: baɪ dɪ.ˈfɔːlt] [US: baɪ də.ˈfɒlt]

prefeito noun
{m}

mayor [mayors](leader of a city)
noun
[UK: meə(r)] [US: ˈmeɪər]

prefect [prefects](an official of ancient Rome)
noun
[UK: ˈpriː.fekt] [US: ˈpriː.ˌfekt]

pós-efeito noun
{m}

aftereffect [aftereffects](delayed effect)
noun
[UK: ˈɑːf.təɪ.ˌfekt] [US: ˈæf.tə.rə.ˌfekt]

rarefeito adjective

rare [rarer, rarest](thin density gas)
adjective
[UK: reə(r)] [US: ˈrer]

rarefeito adjective
{m}

rarefied(less dense than usual)
adjective
[UK: ˈreə.rɪ.faɪd] [US: ˈre.rə.faɪd]

sob o efeito do álcool adverb

under the influence(intoxicated)
adverb