Portuguese | English |
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olheiras noun | circle [circles](bagginess of skin under eyes) |
olheiro noun {m} | scout [scouts](one who identifies promising talent) |
olhete noun {m} | amberjack [amberjack](fish of genus Seriola) |
ovelheiro noun {m} | sheepdog [sheepdogs](dog used for herding sheep) shepherd [shepherds](a person who tends sheep) |
palheiro noun {m} | hayloft(upper storey of a barn) haystack [haystacks](a mound, pile, or stack of stored hay) |
palheta noun {f} | plectrum [plectrums](music: small piece for plucking strings) reed [reeds](music: part of mouthpiece) |
palhetar verb | pluck [plucked, plucking, plucks](music: to gently play a single string) |
piolhento adjective | lousy [lousier, lousiest](Infested with lice) |
por trás de todo grande homem existe uma grande mulher phrase | behind every successful man there stands a woman(men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners) |
quanto lhe devo? phrase | how much do I owe you(how much do I owe you?) |
quem semeia vento colhe tempestade phrase | sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) |
quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades phrase | sow the wind, reap the whirlwind(every decision has consequences; a person's actions will come back to them) what goes around comes around(actions have consequences) |
ramalhete noun {m} | nosegay [nosegays](small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs) |
recolher verb | collect [collected, collecting, collects](to gather together) glean [gleaned, gleaning, gleans](gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit) take away(to remove something and put it in a different place) |
recolher-se verb | go to bed(to lie down to sleep) |
se a vida lhe der um limão phrase | when life gives you lemons, make lemonade(make the best out of difficult situations) |
serapilheira noun {f} | burlap(strong cloth) leaf litter(dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs) |
serralheiro noun {m}; ferrador {m} | blacksmith [blacksmiths](iron forger, see also: smith) |
silhueta ampulheta noun {f} | hourglass figure(a human body shape resembling an hourglass) |
silhueta de ampulheta noun {f} | hourglass figure(a human body shape resembling an hourglass) |
talher noun {m} | silverware((US) knives, forks and spoons) |
talheres noun {m-Pl} | cutlery(eating and serving utensils) |
toalhete noun {m} | wet wipe(moistened piece of paper or cloth) |
toque de recolher noun {m} | curfew [curfews](regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time) |
torda-mergulheira noun {f} | razorbill [razorbills](a large black and white auk, Alca torda) |
uma mulher sem um homem é como um peixe sem uma bicicleta phrase | a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle(a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) |
vergonha alheia noun {f} | vicarious embarrassment(embarrassment felt for someone else) |
Versalhes proper noun {f} | Versailles(city in Yvelines, Paris Region) |
você colhe o que planta phrase | as you sow, so shall you reap(consequences of one’s actions to oneself are in proportion to one‘s good or bad intentions towards others) what goes around comes around(actions have consequences) |