Portuguese | English |
---|---|
lula noun | calamari [calamaris](as food) |
lula noun {f} | squid [squids](sea animal) |
lula-colossal noun {f} | colossal squid(Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) |
lula-de-humboldt noun {f} | Humboldt squid(the squid) |
lula-gigante noun {f} | giant squid(any of the very large squid of genus Architeuthis) |
lula-vampira-do-inferno noun {f} | vampire squid(sea animal) |
acelular adjective | acellular(not composed of cells) |
celular noun {m} | cell [cells](informal: a cellular telephone, see also: mobile phone) mobile phone(portable telephone) |
celular adjective {m} | cellular(of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells) |
célula noun {f} | cell [cells](component of an electrical battery) |
célula adormecida noun {f} | sleeper cell(group of people who remain dormant in a community until activated) |
célula branca noun {f} | white blood cell [white blood cells](cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) |
célula dendrítica folicular noun {f} | follicular dendritic cell(specific cells found in lymph follicles) |
célula dormente noun {f} | sleeper cell(group of people who remain dormant in a community until activated) |
célula sanguínea noun {f} | blood cell [blood cells](any of the cells normally found in the blood) |
célula T noun {f} | T cell [T cells](lymphocyte that can recognise specific antigens and can activate or deactivate other immune cells) |
célula-tronco noun {f} | stem cell [stem cells](primal undifferentiated cell) |
célula vermelha noun {f} | red blood cell [red blood cells](haemoglobin-carrying blood cell in vertebrates) |
dourar a pílula verb | gild the pill(to make something unappealing look more attractive, see also: sugarcoat) |
intracelular adjective | intracellular(within a cell) |
libélula noun {f} | dragonfly [dragonflies](insect of the infraorder Anisoptera) |
magnocelular adjective | magnocellular(having large cells) |
membrana celular noun {f} | cell membrane [cell membranes](semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell) |
multicelular adjective | multicellular(having many cells) |
parede celular noun {f} | cell wall [cell walls](thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) |
pluricelular adjective | pluricellular(consisting of multiple cells) |
pulular verb | swarm [swarmed, swarming, swarms](to teem, or be overrun with insects) |
pílula noun {f} | pill [pills](small object for swallowing) squib [squibs](short piece of witty writing) |
pílula do dia seguinte noun | morning-after pill(type of contraceptive pill) |
pílula para dormir noun {f} | sleeping pill [sleeping pills](a pill having a soporific effect) |
supercélula noun {f} | supercell(severe thunderstorm) |
telefone celular noun {m} | mobile phone(portable telephone) |
ulular verb | ululate(to howl loudly) |
unicelular adjective | unicellular(having a single cell) |
álula noun {f} | bastard wing(tuft of feathers) |