| eager | ansioso, entusiasta = marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest; anxious |
| eagle | águia |
| ear | orelha; "his left ear was sunburned = sua orelha esquerda estava queimada pelo sol" / ouvido; "he was deaf in one ear = ele era surdo de um ouvido" |
| early | cedo / early in the morning = de madrugada; bem cedinho |
| earn (to) / earnings | ganhar; receber / to earn a living = ganhar a vida = to make a living // ganhos, rendimentos |
| earnest | sério, sincero, cuidadoso = serious; "he is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes"; "an earnest Christian = um cristão sincero" |
| earth / earthquake | terra // terremoto |
| east | leste |
| Easter | Páscoa (cristã) (obs.: Passover = Páscoa judaica) |
| easy / ease | fácil, simples // facilidade; "the ease with which he learns languages is amazing" |
| easygoing | simpático, descontraído, despreocupado, pessoa tranquila; "an easygoing boss" |
| eat (to), ate, eaten / eatable | comer / comestível = edible |
| economy / Economics / economic / economist | economia / economy of scale = economia de escala / economy's growth = crescimento da economia // Economia; Ciências Econômicas (curso) // econômico / economic boundaries = barreiras econômicas // economista |
| edge | 1) beira, beirada, borda, margem = rim, brim, brink, margin, fringe; "on the edge of a plain" // 2) fio, corte (faca, navalha) // 3) vantagem / at the edge = na ponta, em vantagem / leading-edge = de ponta; leading-edge technology / competitive edge = vantagem competitiva |
| edit (to) / edit | 1) editar; editorar; revisar = to prepare and arrange materials for publication / 2) validar, revisar, criticar (TI) // edição, crítica, revisão; edit program = programa de crítica |
| edition / editor | edição = issue / special edition = edição extra // editor; redator; sports editor = redator de esportes |
| educate (to) / educated / education | educar; instruir; treinar // instruído; com instrução; treinado // educação / physical education |
| effect / effect (to) | efeito = consequence; outcome / side-effect = efeito colateral // efetuar, realizar = to accomplish, to bring about |
| effective / effectiveness | eficaz = efficacious; capable of producing a desired result / eficácia |
| efficient / efficiency | eficiente; competente = having the ability to produce a result with the least amount of waste; "the most fuel-efficient car on sale" / eficiência |
| effort / effortless | esforço / fácil; sem esforço |
| egg | ovo / egg shell = casca de ovo / egg white = clara do ovo / fried egg = ovo frito / hard-boiled egg = ovo cozido / poached eggs = ovos poché / scrambled eggs = ovos mexidos / egg yolk = gema |
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| elbow | cotovelo |
| electricity / electrician | eletricidade / eletricista |
| elegant | elegante = fashionable, stylish, smart, dashing, dainty; "elegant clothes"; "elegant lady"; "elegant manners"
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| elephant | elefante |
| elevator | elevador (US) = lift (UK) |
| eligible | apto, elegível / to be eligible for = ter qualificações para, estar qualificado para; "we are eligible for a tax credit" |
| embarrassing | embaraçoso, constrangedor |
| embassy | embaixada |
| embed (to) / embedded | incorporar, embutir / encravado, embutido |
| embrace / embrace (to) | abraço // 1) abraçar = to hug, to clasp in the arms / 2) abarcar; abranger = to include; to contain; to cover |
| emphasize (to) / emphasis | enfatizar = to stress // ênfase = stress "to place emphasis on ..." |
| employ (to) / employment | empregar / emprego = the work or occupation in which a person is employed; job; work |
| employee / employer | empregado / empregador |
| enable (to) | capacitar; habilitar; possibilitar, viabilizar = to make able; "enabling people to work at home" |
| enclose (to) / enclosed | anexar = to attach / to be enclosed = estar anexo; "check is enclosed" // anexo = attached / enclosed reply card = cartão de resposta em anexo |
| encounter / encounter (to) | encontro inesperado = an unexpected or casual meeting // encontrar inesperadamente = to meet unexpectedly, to come across; "they encountered three dead bodies in the old house" |
| end (n) / end (to) | fim, final, término / end-user = usuário final // acabar, terminar |
endeavor (n); endeavour (n) / endeavor (to); endeavour (to)
| esforço; empenho = effort // esforçar; empenhar = to engage, to strive |
| endure (to) / endurance / enduring | aguentar, suportar, tolerar, persistir, resistir // resistência, duração // duradouro; permanente = lasting; permanent |
| energy | energia / energy source = fonte de energia |
| enforce (to) / enforcement | 1) forçar, fazer cumprir, impor / 2) pôr em vigor // 1) coação, imposição / 2) aplicação, execução de uma lei |
| engage (to) / engagement / engaged | 1) engajar-se; empenhar-se / to engage in = engajar-se em // 2) ficar noivo /// 1) empenho, engajamento, compromisso // 2) noivado /// 1) engajado, comprometido, empenhado // 2) noivo, noiva = pledged to be married; fiancé, fiancée / engaged couple = casal de noivos |
| engine | 1) máquina, motor (carro, avião) / engine failure = falha no motor / steam engine = máquina a vapor // 2) locomotiva = locomotive / engine driver = maquinista (trem) |
| engineer / Engineering | engenheiro; agricultural engineer; civil engineer; chemical engineer // Engenharia |
| enhance (to) / enhancement | 1) melhorar; otimizar = to improve / 2) aumentar; intensificar; realçar = augment // 1) melhoria; otimização / 2) aumento |
| enlarge (to) / enlargement | ampliar / ampliação |
| ennemy | inimigo = foe |
| enrol (to); enroll (to) / enrolment; enrollment | matricular, inscrever, alistar = to become a member or participant; "they enrolled several volunteers for the study" // matrícula, inscrição, registro, cadastramento |
| enterprise | empresa; empreendimento / enterprise-wide = em toda a empresa / enterprise data model = modelo de dados corporativo |
| entice (to) / enticing | atrair, persuadir, seduzir = to persuade, to lure; "the art gallery is hoping to entice visitors with its new exhibition" // sedutor, atraente; "it was a very enticing offer" |
| entity | entidade |
| entrepreneur | empresário, empreendedor = a person who organizes and manages an enterprise |
| enthusiasm / enthusiastic | entusiasmo, interesse // entusiasmado / to be enthusiastic about = entusiasmar-se por |
| entrance | entrada = entry / entrance test = teste de admissão, vestibular |
| entry | 1) entrada = entrance / entry point = ponto de entrada / / 2) item de uma lista, verbete (dicionário) // 3) lançamento contábil; double entry = entrada dobrada (contabilidade) |
| environment / environmental | ambiente; meio ambiente "the environment is changing because of the global warming" / corporate environment = ambiente corporativo // ambiental; environmental protection = proteção ambiental |
| envy (n) / envy (to) / envious | inveja / ter inveja de / invejoso |
| equal / equal (to) / equality | igual / igualar = equalize (to) / igualdade |
| equation | equação |
| equipment | equipamento = apparatus, device, outfit / oil-drilling equipment = equipamento perfuração petróleo |
| eraser | apagador, borracha de apagar = an object, such as a piece of rubber or felt, used for erasing something written, typed, etc |
| error | erro, falta = mistake, inaccuracy / error recovery = recuperação de erros / trial and error = tentativa e erro / error rate = taxa de erros |
| essay | 1) ensaio (literário) / 2) tentativa |
| estate | 1) propriedade rural, latifúndio = large property / real estate = imóveis; real estate agency = imobiliária = real estate office // 2) espólio, herança |
| estimate (to) / estimate | estimar; avaliar = to appraise; to assess / estimated time = tempo estimado // estimativa = approximate calculation "to make estimates of resources, schedule and cost"; "overall estimate" |
| evaluate (to) / evaluation | avaliar = to rate, to find the amount of, to appraise, to assess, to estimate // avaliação = rating "customer's evaluation" |
| even (adj) / even (conj) | 1) plano; nivelado = flat; smooth; "this floor's not very even" // 2) igual, homogêneo; "add an even mixture of milk and cream" / to get even = ficar quites // 3) par (número) = even numbers (obs.: odd numbers = números ímpares) // até mesmo; "even on Sundays"; "it was so easy, even a child could do it" // even so = mesmo assim; "I know you don't like vegetables; even so you must eat them" / even if = even though = mesmo que, mesmo embora |
| evening | fim de tarde e início da noite; noite; noitinha = the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night
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| event | evento; acontecimento (ex: conference, convention, lecture, talk, seminar, workshop) / breakthrough event = evento revolucionário / in the event of = in case of = no caso de |
| evil (n) / evil (adj) | mal, maldade / mau, ruim, malvado = morally bad; wicked; "evil effects of smoking"; "evil temper"; "evil witch"; "evil omen"; "evil days for my favourite team"
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| evolve (to) / evolution | evoluir = to develop gradually / evolução |
| examination; exam | exame / competitive examination = concurso / to pass an examination = passar no exame (obs.: to fail in an examination = ser reprovado em um exame) |
| exceed (to) / exceedingly | exceder; ultrapassar = to surpass / extremamente, excessivamente |
| excellent | excelente |
| excess / excessive | excesso = overabundance, surplus / excess weight = excesso de peso / excess capacity = capacidade excedente // excessivo; demasiado = too much |
| exchange / exchange (to) | 1) troca; "there was a great exchange of ideas at the conference" / 2) câmbio (moeda) / exchange office = casa de câmbio / exchange rate = taxa de câmbio / foreign exchange = divisas // trocar / to exchange money = trocar dinheiro |
| excite (to) / excited | 1) animar, empolgar, entusiasmar; "the preparations for Christmas always excite the kids" // 2) excitar (sexualmente) // animado, empolgado; "she's very excited about her new school"; "I'm very excited about the trip" |
| exclaim / exclamation | exclamar = to utter loudly // exclamação / exclamation point (UK) = exclamation mark (US) = ponto de exclamação (!) |
| excuse / excuse (to) | 1) desculpa / 2) dispensa // 1) desculpar = to forgive someone for making a mistake, doing something wrong, etc.; "his boss excused the mistake but told him to be more careful next time" / 2) dispensar = to say that (someone) is not required to do something; "it will not be possible to excuse you from jury duty" |
| execute (to) / execution | executar = to carry out / execução |
| executive | executivo |
| exercise | exercício = something that is done or practiced to develop a particular skill |
| exit (n) / exit (to) | saída = a way out; door or gate by which people may leave / emergency exit / fire exit / no exit = sem saída // sair |
| expand (to) / expansion | expandir = to increase in extent; to spread; to stretch / expansão |
expect (to) / expected / expectation
| esperar; contar com = to regard as likely to occur // esperado, previsto = anticipated, foreseen, predicted / expected income = receita esperada // expectativa / against expectations = contra as expectativas / according to expectations = de acordo com as expectativas / to meet customers expectations = atender às expectativas dos clientes
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| expend (to) / expenditure | gastar, despender = to spend // gasto; despesa; desembolso = expense |
| expense | despesa, gasto / administrative expenses; operating expenses; interest expenses = despesas de juros / at the expense of = às custas de / at my expense = por minha conta |
| experience | expeiência; "that car crash was a frightening experience" |
| experiment | experiência científica; experimento (obs.: experiência = experience) |
| expert | 1) perito; especialista = specialist; "this is a job for an expert" / 2) experiente = skillful; proficient |
| expertise | competência, técnica, know-how, perícia = special skill or knowledge |
| explain (to) / explanation | explicar / explicação |
| exploit (to) / exploitation | explorar (sentido de utilizar) = to make use of / (obs.: no sentido de examinar, descobrir = to explore) // exploração (uso) |
| export / export (to) | 1) exportação = the act or business of exporting = exportation / export trade = comércio de exportação / 2) produto exportado = goods sold to a foreign country / exports = artigos de exportação // exportar (vender para outro país) |
| exposure | 1) exposição (ato de expor) / 2) exposição (foto) / 3) exposição a risco (seguro) "amount of insurance required to meet exposures" |
extend (to) / extension
| estender = to stretch // 1) extensão = a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation; "the railroad's southern extension" // 2) anexo, puxadinho (casa); "he added an extension to the house" // 3) ramal (telefone) = additional telephone on a line; an extra telephone connected to the principal line
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| extent | extensão; "the extent of their property" / to some extent = em certo grau |
| extract | resumo de algum trabalho, síntese, extrato = a summary of points |
| extract (to) / extraction | extrair // extração / data extraction = extração de dados |
eye (n) / eye (to)
| olho / eyebrow = sobrancelha; eyelash = cílio, pestana; eyelid = pálpebra; eye-drops = colírio // olhar, ver; "he eyed the strangers with suspicion"
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