| nag (to) | encher o saco de (alguém); dar bronca em, atazanar, resmungar, reclamar = to find fault; to complain; "my parents are always nagging me to clean my room" |
| nail (n) / nail (to) | 1) unha / 2) prego // pregar |
| naive | ingênuo = having or expressing innocence and credulity; ingenuous; "a naive belief that all people are good"; "a naive view of the world"; "the plan seems a little naive" |
| name / nameless | nome / to know by name = conhecer de nome / by the name of = com o nome de / in the name of = em nome de // anônimo, desconhecido |
| namely | especificamente, isto é, a saber = that is, that is to say = videlicet, viz |
| nanny | babá = a person, usually with special training, employed to care for children in a household |
| nap | soneca, cochilo / to take a nap = tirar um cochilo = to slumber; to doze; to snooze |
| napkin | guardanapo |
| nappy | fralda (UK) = diaper (US) |
| narrative | narração, narrativa |
| narthex | átrio = an enclosed passage between the main entrance and the nave of a church |
| nasty | 1) desagradável, ruim, maldoso, malvado = unpleasant; "nasty smell of garbage"; "a nasty person"; "nasty job"; "nasty remark"; "nasty words"; "the medicine left a nasty taste in my mouth" // 2) obsceno, indecente = filthy; "nasty language"; "she called him a few nasty names and left" ; "he said lots of nasty things about her" |
| native | nativo = non foreign |
| natural | natural; "it's natural to the users" |
| nature | natureza |
| naughty | 1) travesso, levado, desobediente = disobedient; "naughty child"; "naughty kid" // 2) picante (story, film) = connected with sex; improper, indecent; "a naughty joke"; "naughty story" |
| nautilus | náutilo, espécide de molusco = a sea creature living in a shell shaped like a spiral, with a pearly interior. |
| navel | umbigo = belly button |
| navigate (to) / navigation | 1) navegar, pilotar (barco, avião) = to plan, direct or plot the path or position of (a ship, an aircraft, etc; ) to sail // 2) navegar (Internet); to navigate on the Web // navegação |
| Navy | Marinha = the warships and supplies used for fighting at sea, belonging to a country |
| near | perto, próximo / close at hand, near at hand, nearby = por perto, próximo |
| neat | 1) limpo; asseado, bem-arrumado = clean, tidy, trim; "a neat room"; "the books had been stacked up in neat piles" |
| necessary / necessity | necessário; "we had all the necessary ingredients" / to be necessary for // necessidade = need |
| neck | pescoço |
| necklace | colar; (obs.: bead = conta de colar) |
| neckline | decote = cleavage |
| need (to) / need (n) / needless | precisar; necessitar // necessidade = necessity; "there is a great need for change" /customer needs = necessidades do cliente / if need be = se necessário // desnecessário; inútil |
| needle | agulha |
| neglect (to) / neglect (n) / neglectful | negligenciar; desprezar; descuidar = to disregard; to despise / (obs.: to regard = considerar, ter consideração) // negligência = negligence; "a house left in total neglect" // negligente |
| negotiate (to) / negotiation | negociar / negociação = deal; bargain |
| neighbor; neighbour / neighborhood | vizinho = a person or thing that is near or next to another; "we just moved here so haven't met the neighbors yet" // vizinhança; cercania; arredores = outskirts, surroundings |
| nemesis | retribuição; castigo justo = just punishment |
| nephew / niece | sobrinho / sobrinha |
| nerd | 1) gênio, pessoa apaixonada por computadores, etc = geek, a person who is very interested in technical subjects, computers, etc. / 2) pessoa esquisita; anti-social |
| nerve | nervo |
| nest | ninho |
| net (n) / net (adj) | 1) rede de pescar, pegar borboletas, etc; "fishermen mending their nets ; "the fisherman caught a few fish in his net" / fishing net = rede de pescar // 2) rede de tênis, futebol, vôlei, etc // líquido (preço, lucro, peso, etc); net price; net profit; net weight; net sales = faturamento líquido; (obs.: oposto é gross = bruto) |
| nether | baixo, inferior; = lying beneath the earth's surface; lower, under; "Netherlands"; "the nether regions"; "his nether lip" |
| network | rede de comunicações, rede de computadores; local area network (LAN); wide area network (WAN); "network of special radio towers" |
| neuter | neutro (gramática) |
| new / newly | novo // New Year's Day = Dia de Ano Novo // recém = recently; "newly arrived professor" / newlywed = recém-casado = a person recently married |
| news / newspaper | notícia = new information or a report about something that has happened recently; a report of recent events (obs.: noun plural but singular in construction; ex.: news is good); "no news is good news" / news agency = agencia de notícias / breaking news = últimas notícias; notícias de última hora // jornal |
| newsletter | relatório técnico especializado = news report to a special group |
| newsstand | banca de jornal = a stall or other place at which newspapers, often magazines, and sometimes candy and other items are sold |
| nibble (n) / nibble (to) | mordidela, pedacinho / morder, mordiscar = eat or chew in small bits; "nibbling a cracker" |
| nice | bom, bonito, legal, agradável, amável, amigável, gentil, simpático / nice day; nice girl; nice person; nice time; nice trip; nice weather / "nice to meet you"; "nice to see you again"; "have a nice trip"; "we had a very nice dinner"; "it's nice to be back home" |
| niche | nicho = a distinct segment of a market / market niche = nicho de mercado; niche marketing = marketing de nicho (obs.: contrário é mass marketing = marketing de massa) / industry niche = nicho |
| niggard | avarento, sovina, mesquinho, pão-duro = mean, stingy, miser |
| night | noite / night-club = boate |
| nightingale | rouxinol |
| nightmare | pesadelo = a frightening or terrifying dream that produces feelings of great fear and anxiety. |
| nil | zero = another word for nothing (obs.: used esp in the scoring of certain games) |
| nimble | ágil, ligeiro, esperto = active, brisk, deft |
| nipple | 1) mamilo = the dark part of the breast where, in the female, milk is sucked by a baby / 2) bico de mamadeira |
| node | 1) ponto de interseção; nó = a centering point of parts, lines, etc., that come together; "Birmingham is an important node in the UK's transport network" / 2) nódulo = a small lump or mass of tissue in body; "lymph node" |
| nominate (to) / nomination / nominee | nomear, alocar, designarr = to appoint; to assign; to allocate // nomeação, alocação // pessoa nomeada, pessoa alocada |
| nonchalant | indiferente, desinteressado; "his nonchalant manner infuriated me" |
| noodle | macarrão, talharim = pasta |
| nook | canto, recanto, refúgio = a small space or corner that is inside something; "an old house full of nooks and crannies = uma casa velha cheia de cantos e recantos"; "we found a shady nook under an old oak tree = encontramos um recanto à sombra de um velho carvalho"; every nook and cranny = todos os cantos e recantos |
| noon | meio-dia = midday |
| nope | não (informal); "have you finished the book yet? nope" |
| north / northern | norte / setentrional, do norte |
| nose | nariz |
| notary / notarize (to) | tabelião = notary public / notary office = cartório // reconhecer firma |
| notation | notação = system of signs or symbols |
| notch / notch (to) | 1) entalhe, corte em V = a V-shaped cut or indentation / 2) passagem entre montanhas = a narrow passage between mountains // // entalhar, chanfrar |
| note (to) / note (n) | 1) notar; reparar; "did you note what he said?" / 2) anotar, tomar nota = to take notes, to write down // 1) nota, anotação, apontamento, bilhete, lembrete / note pad = bloco de anotação / to take notes = tomar nota / 2) nota (dinheiro) = bank note = piece of paper money; "a bundle of fifty-dollar notes" / 3) nota musical = musical note |
| notebook | 1) caderno / 2) notebook (computador portátil) |
| nothing | nada / for nothing = free of charge = de graça / nothing doing! = nada feito! / nothing new! = nada de novo! / to have nothing to do with = não ter nada a ver com |
| notice (n) / notice (to) / noticeable | aviso; "we read the notice on the wall" / at short notice = em cima da hora, de última hora / notice of loss = claim notice = aviso de sinistro (seguros) / to get a month's notice = receber aviso prévio // notar; perceber = to realize; "his absence wasn't noticed" / to take notice of = to take note of = prestar atenção // perceptível = perceivable |
| notify (to) | notificar; informar = to inform; to give notice to; to let know |
| notwithstanding | apesar de = in spite of; despite |
| nourish (to) / nourishment | alimentar, nutrir = to feed, to foster, to nurture // alimentação, nutrição |
| novel (n) / novel (adj) / novelty | romance (literatura); "crime novel"; "detective novel"; "historical novel" // novo, original = new and different from what has been known before; fresh; original; "novel solutions to old problems"; "novel approach"; "novel idea" /// novidade = something new or unusual; "brought novelty to the old way of doing business" / novel itens = novidades (artigos, itens) |
| novice | principiante, novato = beginner |
| nuance | nuance = a slight difference or distinction, as in expression, meaning, color, tone, etc |
| nuclear | nuclear / nuclear plant = usina nuclear |
| nucleus | núcleo, cerne, âmago = kernel, core, central part |
| nudge (n) / nudge (to) | cotovelada, cutucada / cutucar |
| nuisance | incômodo, chateação; "ants are a nuisance at a picnic" |
| null | nulo; inválido |
| numb / numbness | entorpecido, paralisado / entorpecimento, torpor |
| number / numerical | 1) número, numeral = the symbol used to represent a number; figure, digit / cardinal number; ordinal number / even number = número par; odd number = número ímpar / whole number = número inteiro / telephone number / number of people / in round number = aproximadamente / 2) número (de revista, etc) = one of a series, as of a magazine or periodical / back number of a magazine = número atrasado de uma revista /// numérico |
| nun | freira; "she decided to devote her life to religion and become a nun" |
| nunnery | convento de freiras = a building or group of buildings for nuns; |
| nurse / nursing | enfermeiro, enfermeira // enfermagem / nursing home = clínica de repouso, casa de repouso; asilo = retirement home |
| nursery | 1) berçário, creche / nursery school = escola maternal // 2) viveiro de plantas = a place where young trees or other plants are raised |
| nurture (to) | 1) alimentar; nutrir = to feed, to foster, to nourish // 2) criar; educar = to rear; to educate |
| nut | 1) noz, castanha, amêndoa / brazil nut = castanha-do-pará / cashew nut = castanha de caju // 2) porca, parafuso // to be nuts about = ser doido por; gostar muito; "he's nuts about tennis"; "both of them are nuts about jazz" / to go nuts = enlouquecer = to craze |
| nutmeg | noz-moscada (Myristica fragrans) |
| nutshell | casca de noz = shell of a nut // in a nutshell = briefly, in a few words = em resumo; em poucas palavras; "that, in a nutshell, is our story" |
