Letter P
| ENGLISH WORD | TRADUÇÃO |
|---|---|
| pack (to) / pack (n) / packing | 1) empacotar, embalar, embrulhar / 2) fazer a mala = to pack up; "I need to pack for the trip to the beach" / 3) compactar // 1) pacote, embalagem, fardo = a bag or bundle of objects; "the beer comes in packs of six" // 2) maço; "a pack of cigarettes" // embalagem (processo); empacotamento / packing list = relação de embarque |
| package | 1) pacote; embrulho = parcel, a small or moderate-sized pack / 2) embalagem |
| packet | maço = a small bundle or parcel; "a packet of cigarettes" (UK) |
| pad | bloco de papel = a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge / writing pad = bloco de escrever = tablet / note pad = bloco de anotações / stamp pad = almofada de carimbo |
| padding | enchimento de texto, discurso = unnecessary matter added to speech or writing |
| paddle (n) / paddle (to) | 1) remo = a short light oar with a flat blade used to propel a canoe or small boat // 2) pá de roda propulsora = a paddle wheel used to propel a boat / paddle steamer = vapor com roda propulsora // remar; "he paddled the canoe across the lake" |
| pagan | pagão = heathen; "pagan rituals have always taken place around the solstices" |
| page | página; folha (livro, caderno) / top of the page = alto da página; bottom or foot of the page = pé da página / title page = cover sheet = folha de rosto |
| pageant | cortejo, desfile = parade, procession |
| pail | balde = bucket |
| pain / painful | dor = ache / to be in pain = sentir dor, sofrer // 1) dolorido = causing or characterized by pain, sore; "painful wound" / 2) doloroso; "a painful experience" |
| painkiller | analgésico |
| paint (to) / paint (n) / painting / painter | pintar // tinta (para pintar) = a liquid that dries to form a thin colored layer when it is spread on a surface // pintura, quadro // pintor |
| paintbrush | pincel |
| pair | par = two things that are the same or similar, that correspond to each other, or that are matched together / a pair of shoes |
| pal | amigo, companheiro = a close friend; comrade |
| palace | palácio |
| pale | pálido = lacking strong or natural color; "pale complexion" / to turn pale = empalidecer |
| palm | 1) palma (mão); "hold out your hands, palm up" / 2) palmeira = palm-tree; "the road was lined with palms" |
| paltry | desprezível, irrisório; "a paltry wage" |
| pan | panela / frying pan = frigideira / saucepan = caçarola |
| pancake | panqueca |
| pang | dor aguda e repentina; pontada = a sudden, brief, and sharp pain |
| pansy | amor-perfeito (Viola spp.) |
| panties | calcinha (US) = underpants |
| pantry | despensa = a small room near a kitchen, in which food, dishes, etc., are kept |
| pants | calça (US) = trousers; "his pants were too short" |
| papaya | mamão (Carica papaya) |
| paper | papel, documento / paper mill = fábrica de papel / paper roll = rolo de papel / printing paper = papel de impressão / ruled paper = papel pautado / squared paper = papel quadriculado / tissue paper = papel de seda / toilet paper = papel higiênico / wrapping paper = papel de embrulho / writing paper = papel para escrever / white paper = relatório oficial sobre determinado assunto / to issue a paper = emitir um documento |
| paperback | brochura, livro de bolso de capa mole (obs.: hard cover book = livro de capa dura) |
| par | paridade, igualdade / to be on a par with = estar em pé de igualdade com |
| paradigm | paradigma, modelo, padrão = an example serving as a model; "her course is a paradigm for how history should be taught" / paradigm shift = mudança de paradigma; |
| paragraph | parágrafo |
| parallel | paralelo / parallel line = linha paralela / to run parallel = rodar em paralelo |
| parameter | parâmetro = standard or determining factor |
| paramount | supremo, superior = superior to all others, supreme, dominant; "of paramount importance = de suma importância" |
| parapet | parapeito = any low protective wall at the edge of a balcony, roof, |
| parcel | embrulho; pacote = package |
| parch / parched | ressecar = to make (something) too dry, as heat, sun, and wind do / ressecado |
| parchment | pergaminho = the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared so as to be written on; "scrolls of parchment" |
| parenthesis (pl.: parentheses) | parêntese / in parentheses = entre parênteses |
| parents | pais |
| parish | paróquia = an area that has its own local church and priest or minister |
| park (n) / park (to) / parking | parque // estacionar // estacionamento = parking lot; carpark / free parking = estacionamento grátis / valet parking = estacionamento com manobrista |
| parlor; parlour | salão / beauty parlor = salão de beleza / massage parlor = casa de massagem |
| parole | liberdade condicional; on parole = em liberdade condicinal |
| parrot | papagaio (ave) |
| parse (to) | examinar, analisar palavras numa frase |
| parsley | salsa (Petroselinum crispum) |
| parsnip | chirívia, pastinaca (Pastinaca sativa) |
| part / partly | 1) parte / in part = em parte / for my part = de minha parte / for the most part // 2) peça (carro); "he sells car parts" /// parcialmente; "they are partly responsible for this" |
| participate (to) / participation | participar = to take part // participação = attendance |
| particular | particular, específico, especial / to be particular to = ser especial para |
| partisan | 1) partidário = follower / 2) guerrilheiro = member of a guerrilla group |
| partition | 1) partição (seção; divisão) // 2) partição (ato de partir) |
| partner (n) / partner (to) / partnership | sócio, parceiro / to become a partner; "he bought the part of his partner" // associar-se com = to become partner // parceria, sociedade, associação; "companies will form more partnerships" |
| partridge | perdiz |
| part-time | meio-expediente; tempo parcial = working or attending school on less than a full-time schedule; "to offer service on a part-time basis = oferecer serviço em regime de tempo parcial" |
| party | 1) festa = a social gathering for conversation, refreshments, etc // 2) partido político; "the two main parties in American politics, the Democrats and the Republicans" // 3) parte interessada (lei) = a person, especially one who participates in some activity such as entering into a contract / third-party = terceiro, terceira-parte; "we're designing the building ourselves, but a third party will build it" |
| parvenu | novo-rico |
| pass (to) | passar, ultrapassar // to pass an exam; to pass a test = passar em, ser aprovado / to pass away = morrer, falecer / to pass a law = aprovar uma lei / to pass by = passar por. Ignorar, passar despercebido |
| passage / passageway | 1) passagem; caminho físico; "there's a passage leading from the car park to the main shopping street" / 2) parte de um texto; "read this passage, then tell me what you think about it" / 3) passagem do tempo; "passage of the years" / 4) ato de passar; "she was watching the passage of people along the street" // passagem, corredor, passadiço = a way that provides passage through, as a corridor or an alley |
| passenger | passageiro |
| passion | paixão = strong feeling of love; strong sexual desire // passion fruit = maracujá (Passiflora edulis) |
| Passover | Páscoa (judaica) |
| passport | passaporte |
| password | senha, palavra de acesso |
| past | passado |
| pasta | massa (em geral; ex.: gnocchi, talharim, ravioli, etc); noodle |
| paste (n) / paste (to) | pasta, cola = a mixture of flour and water, used for causing material to stick to something: / colar = to fasten or stick with paste; to glue, to stick |
| pastime | passatempo, diversão = hobby; diversion |
| pastor | pastor (religioso) = clergyman |
| pastry | massas (bolo, folhado), doces, pasteis |
| patch (n) / patch (to) | 1) remendo; patchwork = colcha de retalhos // 2) terreno pequeno; horta; canteiro = a plot of land, lot; "a cabbage patch" // remendar |
| patchwork | colcha de retalhos; trabalho feito de retalhos |
| path | caminho, trilha, vereda = way, pathway, track, trail |
| patient | paciente; (obs.: inpatient = a hospital patient who receives treatment, lodging and food / outpatient = a patient who is not hospitalized overnight - ambulatório) |
| patron | 1) cliente, freguês = customer, especially a regular one, of a store, etc.; "patrons must leave the hotel by 3:00 p.m." // 2) patrono = one who supports an artist, charity, etc., with money, etc. "a patron of the arts" |
| pattern | padrão; modelo = standard |
| paunchy | barrigudo, pançudo |
| pave (to) / pavement | pavimentar = to cover with bricks, asphalt or concrete // calçada (US) = sidewalk (UK) |
| pawn (n) / pawn (to) | 1) peão (xadrez) // 2) penhor = something given or deposited as security, as for money borrowed / pawnshop = loja de penhores / pawn broker; pawnshop broker = dono de loja de penhor; penhorista // penhorar, empenhar, dar como garantia de empréstimo |
| pay (to), paid, paid / pay (n) / payable / prepaid | pagar; "I must pay the phone bill" / to pay back = devolver, restituir / to pay down = pagar de entrada / to pay (in) cash = pagar à vista / to pay for damages = indenizar // pagamento (salário) = salary, wages; "the pay at this company is pretty good" / pay day = dia de pagamento / pay roll = folha de pagamento // pagável // pago antecipadamente |
| payback | retorno de investimento = payback return; return of investment (ROI) / payback period = tempo de retorno investimento |
| payee | beneficiário, pessoa que será paga |
| payment | pagamento (ato de pagar ou dinheiro pago) / advance payment = pagamento antecipado / cash payment = pagamento à vista / down payment = entrada, pagamento inicial / monthly payment = pagamento mensal, prestação |
| payoff | recompensa; lucro = profit, reward |
| pea | ervilha (Pisum sativum) |
| peace / peaceful | paz / to make peace with = fazer as pazes com // pacífico, tranquilo = quiet, restful, calm |
| peach | pêssego (Prunus persica) |
| peak | 1) pico; cume = the pointed top of a mountain or ridge; summit // 2) período de volume ou carga máxima = the maximum point or volume of anything; "at peak hours, traffic speeds are reduced considerably" |
| peanut | 1) amendoim (Arachis hypogaea) // 2) quantia irrisória = a very small amount of money |
| pear | pera (Pyrus spp.) |
| pebble | seixo, calhau, cascalho = a small, rounded stone, especially one worn down by the action of water; gravel; "pebble beach" |
| peck (to) | 1) bicar, dar bicadas (pássaro) / 2) dar beijinho / 3) beliscar (comida) |
| pedal | pedal (piano, carro, etc) / accelerator pedal = gas pedal = accelerator / brake pedal |
| peddle (to) / peddler | 1) vender, mascatear / 2) espalhar boatos // mascate, vendedor ambulante = a person who sells from door to door or in the street; hawker |
| pee (n) / pee (to) | xixi, urina / urinar, mijar |
| peek (to) | espiar, espreitar, dar uma olhada = to peep, to peer |
| peel (n) / peel (to) | casca de fruta = the skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable / descascar; "to peel an orange" |
| peep (to) | espiar, espreitar, dar uma olhada = to peek, to peer |
| peer (n) / peer (to) | colega, par = equal in rank or ability; "his peers voted him best actor" // 1) olhar com atenção, perscrutar = to look closely with or as if with difficulty; "to peer into the distance" / 2) espiar, espreitar; "a frightened child in the cinema sometimes peers between her fingers" / to peer at = examinar, observar / to peer out = olhar para fora |
| peg (n) / peg (to) | pregador de roupa; "she uses pegs to hang his washing on the line" / coat peg = cabideiro de parede // prender (roupa no varal) |
| pelican | pelicano |
| pelt (to) | atirar, arremesar, bombardear = to attack (someone) with repeated blows |
| pen (n) / pen (to) | 1) caneta // 2) curral, galinheiro, cercado para animais domésticos = an enclosure in which domestic animals are kept; "sheepdogs help a shepherd to get his sheep into a pen" // 3) penitenciária /// escrever; "to pen a letter" |
| pen (to); pent; pent | confinar, manter preso, manter em galinheiro; "at night the farmer pens the sheep in a small enclosure" / pent-up = reprimido = restrained / pent-up demand = demanda reprimida / pent-up emotions = emoções reprimidas |
| penalty | pena, penalidade, penalização, punição |
| penance | penitência = a punishment to show sorrow for one's sins: |
| pencil | lápis / pencil-case = lapiseira = mechanical pencil / pencil-sharpener = apontador (lápis) / to sharpen a pencil = apontar um lápis |
| pending | pendente; suspenso = awaiting decision; not yet decided; unresolved = outstanding |
| peninsula | península |
| pension / pensioner | pensão, aposentadoria / pension fund, pension plan = fundo de aposentadoria // pensionista, aposentado = retired person |
| pensive / pensively | pensativo = thoughtful, meditative, dreamy; "rainy days often put her in a pensive mood" / pensativamente |
| penthouse | apartamento do último andar; cobertura = an apartment on the roof of a building. |
| penumbra [pinâmbra] | penumbra = half-light |
| pepper (Capsicum spp.) | pimenta / black pepper = pimenta do reino / chili pepper = pimenta malagueta // bell pepper = red pepper = sweet pepper = capsicum = pimentão (Capsicum annuum) |
| perceive (to) | perceber = to become aware through the senses; to realize |
| percent / percentage | por cento; "five percent interest a year" // porcentagem |
| perch n) / perch (to) | poleiro = a pole or rod for birds to rest upon; roost / empoleirar |
| percolate (to) / percolator | filtrar, coar (ex. café) / cafeteira elétrica |
| perform (to) / performance / performer | realizar, desempenhar, efetuar, levar a cabo = to do, to carry out, to accomplish // desempenho; atuação / performance of duties = desempenho de tarefa / price-performance ratio = índice preço-desempenho // ator = actor; player / music performer = músico |
| peril / perilous | perigo, risco = danger, jeopardy, risk, hazard, peril / perigoso, arriscado |
| period | 1) período (tempo); period of time // 2) ponto final (US) = full stop (UK) |
| perish (to) | 1) morrer = to die; "two people perished in the fire" / 2) deteriorar, apodrecer |
| perk (to) / perky | 1) erguer a cabeça; empertigar-se / 2) animar-se, recuperar-se = to gain in vigor or cheerfulness especially after a period of weakness or depression // animado, alegre = lively |
| perks | privilégio, benefícios, mordomias, regalias = a privilege, gain or profit incidental to regular salary or wages (especially one expected or promised) / (obs.: short for perquisite) |
| permanent | permanente = lasting, enduring |
| permit (to) / permission | permitir = to allow // permissão = allowance |
| perpendicular | perpendicular; perpendicular line |
| perquisite | mordomia, regalia = perks; an incidental benefit gained from a certain type of employment, such as the use of a company car; "use of the company's jet is a perquisite of the job" |
| persimmon | caqui (Diospyros kaki) |
| personnel | pessoal, conjunto de empregados = the people employed in an organization or for a service or undertaking / assignment of personnel = alocação de pessoal |
| perspective | 1) ponto de vista = a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance; "from my perspective = do meu ponto de vista" // 2) perspectiva (técnica de representar objetos tridimensionais sobre uma superfície plana) |
| persuade (to) / persuasion | persuadir = to convince / persuasão |
| peruse (to) | examinar, ler atentamente = to read or examine with care; study |
| pervade (to) / pervasive | impregnar, penetrar / penetrante, que se infiltra, dominante, pervasivo, que se espalha por toda parte; all-pervasive = onipresente |
| pet | animal de estimação |
| petal | pétala |
| petrol / petroleum | gasolina (UK) = gasoline (US) / petrol station = posto de gasolina = gas station; service station // petróleo = oil |
| petticoat | combinação, anágua = slip worn under skirt |
| petty | insignificante, pequeno = small, insignificant; / petty cash = caixa pequena (reserva de dinheiro para pequenas despesas) |
| petunia | petunia (Petunia axillaris) |
| pew | banco de igreja |
| pewter | 1) liga de estanho = a kind of metal in which tin is the chief constituent / 2) objetos de estanho = utensils and vessels made of pewter. |
| phantom | fantasma = ghost |
| phase | fase = stage / to phase in = introduzir por etapas |
| pheasant | faisão |
| Philosophy / philosopher | filosofia / filósofo |
| photo / photography / photographer | foto, retrato = picture / to take photos = tirar fotos // fotografia = art of taking photos // fotógrafo |
| phrase | frase; expressão |
| Physics / physicist | Física / físico; "he was a great physicist" |
| piano / pianist | piano / pianist |
| pick (to) | 1) apanhar; pegar / to pick up = apanhar (do chão) // 2) escolher, selecionar = to choose, to select / to pick out = escolher |
| picket | piquete = a person or group of people standing outside a place of work protesting something or trying to persuade others not to enter during a strike. |
| pickles | picles |
| picture | 1) foto, retrato // 2) quadro, pintura / motion pictures = fita; filme = movies / picture frame = porta-retratos. moldura de quadro |
| pie | torta / apple pie = torta de maçã / meat pie = torta de carne / shepherd's pie = empadão de carne e batata; "the shepherd's pie was served in a warm bowl" |
| piece | 1) pedaço; parte de alguma coisa; peça = fragment; chunk; piece of bread; piece of land; piece of paper // 2) peça artística = a literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical composition |
| pier | pier, cais, doca, ancoradouro = dock, quay, wharf |
| pierce (to) / piercing | furar; penetrar = to bore, to drill, to make a hole with a drill / penetrante, perfurante |
| pig | porco = hog, swine |
| pigeon | pombo, pomba = dove |
| piggyback (n) / piggyback (adj, adv) | ato de carregar nos ombros = a ride on the back and shoulders of another person / carregado nos ombros, sobre os ombros = on the back and shoulders of another person; "a piggyback ride" |
| pile (n) / pile (to) | pilha, monte = heap, stack // empilhar, amontoar; "his table was piled with books" |
| pill | pílula; comprimido / bitter pill = coisa desagradável |
| pillar | pilar |
| pillow | travesseiro / pillow case = fronha |
| pilot | piloto, aviador |
| pin | alfinete |
| pinch (to) / pinch | beliscar, dar beliscão // beliscão |
| pine; pine-tree | pinheiro (Pinus spp.) |
| pineapple | abacaxi (Ananas comosus) |
| ping (to) | 1) zunir / 2) testar remotamente = to send a test message to (a computer or server) in order to check whether it is responding or how long it takes it to respond |
| pinpoint (to) | localizar com precisão = to locate precisely |
| pint [paint] | 1) pinta (unid. medida de capacidade anglo-saxã para líquidos e sólidos) / 2) caneca de cerveja (0,568 litro) |
| pious | pio, devoto; "a pious Catholic who attended Mass every day" |
| pipe / pipeline / piping | 1) cano, tubo / 2) cachimbo // oleoduto // tubulação, encanamento |
| pique | despeito, ressentimento = a feeling of irritation or resentment |
| piss (n) / piss (to) | xixi, mijo, urina = pee, urine // fazer xixi, mijar, urinar = to pee, to urinate |
| pit | 1) buraco, cova = hole in the earth // 2) mina = mine / coal pit = mina de carvão // 3) caroço = the stone of a fruit; kernel, core; "careful, those cherries still have pits" |
| pitch (to) / pitch (n) / pitcher | arremessar = to throw // 1) arremesso, lançamento / 2) tom (voz, música), entonação, intensidade / 3) papo de vendedor, lábia = a persuasive sales talk; sales pitch / 4) piche, breu = tar // 1) lançador (baseball) / 2) jarro, cântaro = jug |
| pitcher | jarro, cântaro = a large container, typically earthenware, glass, or plastic, with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids; jug; "he fills the pitcher with water" |
| pitfall | armadilha, arapuca, perigo = trap, snare |
| pity (n) / pity (to) | piedade; pena/ what a pity! = que pena! // ter pena de = to feel pity for; to feel sorry for |
| pizza | pizza / pizza shop = pizzaria |
| placate (to) | acalmar, pacificar = to soothe, to appease |
| place (n) / place (to) / placement | lugar; local; "to be in the right place"/ to take place = acontecer // colocar = to put, to set; "who placed my glasses here?" / to place an order = fazer pedido // colocação = the process or business of finding employment |
| plague | praga, peste = a widespread disease that causes a great number of deaths |
| plain | 1) planicie = a large, flat area of land; "a green plain" / 2) simples; claro; fácil = simple; clear; easily understood / plain truth = verdade pura / in plain English = em linguagem clara / plain coffee = café simples |
| plaintiff | demandante, pleiteante, requerente = a person who brings a legal action # defendant; "the plaintiff accused his neighbour of assaulting him" |
| plaintive | queixoso, lamurioso = expressing sorrow or sadness |
| plan (n) / plan (to) / planning | 1) plano, projeto; career plan; strategic plan / 2) desenho; planta (casa; máquina) // planejar; to plan on = contar com // planejamento |
| plane tree | plátano (Platanus spp.) |
| planet | planeta |
| plank | tábua = board; long flat piece of timber thicker than a board |
| plant / plant (to) | 1) planta (vegetal) // 2) fábrica, usina = factory / plant floor = chão da fábrica; piso da fábrica / steel plant = siderúrgica /// plantar |
| plantation | plantação = large area of land especially in a hot part of the world where crops are grown / banana plantation = bananal / coffee plantation = cafezal / cotton plantation = algodoal / rubber plantation = seringal / sugar cane plantation = canavial |
| plaster | 1) reboco, argamassa, emboço, gesso; "he is putting plaster on the walls" / 2) esparadrapo, band-aid = sticking plaster; "he has cut his knee, so his dad puts a plaster on it" |
| plastic | plástico |
| plate | 1) prato raso = a shallow dish from which food is eaten // 2) placa (automóvel) / plate number = número da placa |
| platform | plataforma = a horizontal surface, usually raised above the level of the surrounding area; "railway platform"; "computer platform"; "political platform" |
| platoon | pelotão = military unit; squad; "the platoon entered enemy territory on foot" |
| platter | 1) travessa = a large flat dish or plate, typically oval or circular in shape, used for serving food / 2) prato (comida) = the food that is served on a platter; "cheese platter"; "he ordered the seafood platter" |
| play / play (to) / player | 1) jogo, divertimento, brincadeira // 2) peça (teatro) /// 1) jogar; "to play soccer" // 2) brincar; "children like to play with toys"/ / 3) tocar (inst.musical); "to play the piano" // to play the fool = bancar o bobo / to play the (a) role = desempenhar o (um) papel /// 1) jogador // 2) intérprete; ator = actor; performer // 3) protagonista, contendor; empresa participante mercado; "a global player on the market" // 4) tocador; CD player; DVD player |
| playground | área de recreação = an outdoor area for children's play |
| playing card | carta de jogar; deck of cards = baralho de cartas = pack of cards; (obs.: suit = naipe) |
| plea / plead (to) | apelo, petição, defesa (lei) = request // 1) advogar, defender (lei) = to argue a cause in a court of law; "he pleaded his own cause" / 2) alegar = to give as excuse / 3) pleitear; to plead guilty = declarar culpado |
| pleasant | agradável = agreeable; pleasant company; pleasant time; pleasant surroundings; pleasant journey |
| please (to) / pleased | agradar; satisfazer / do as you please = do as you wish = faça como quiser // contente, satisfeito; "pleased to meet you!" / pleased with = satisfeito com; "she was very pleased with herself " / to be pleased = ter o prazer |
| pledge / pledge (to) / pledged | 1) promessa, compromisso, acordo = a serious promise or agreement; solemn promise / 2) fiança, penhor, caução, garantia = anything given as a guarantee; something that you leave with another person as a way to show that you will keep your promise // 1) prometer = to promise formally or solemnly / 2) empenhar, pôr no prego, dar como garantia = to give as security to pawn // empenhado; engajado = engaged |
| plenty / plentiful | abundante, de sobra / plenty of = muito; "there's plenty of room = há muito lugar" // abundante, farto = abundant, bountiful |
| plethora | excesso, grande quantidade, ampla gama = excess, profusion, abundance |
| pliable | flexível = flexible |
| pliers | alicate |
| plight | situação difícil, apuros, dificuldade = unfavorable situation; "sorry plight" |
| plinth | pedestal |
| plod (to) | andar vagarosamente, caminhar vagarosamente; arrastar-se; "the old horse plodded slowly down the road" |
| plot (n) / plot (to) | 1) enredo (romance, filme); "the plot of this film is predictable" / 2) conspiração, trama = a secret plan to accomplish some purpose; "he fears that he is the victim of a plot" / 3) terreno, lote, pedaço de terra; "they are buying a plot for their new house" // 1) tramar, conspirar; "the opposition plots to takeover = a oposição trama uma tomada de poder" / 2) marcar, assinalar, marcar num gráfico ou mapa / 3) localizar, mostrar num mapa = to locate or show on a map or chart |
| plow (US); plough (UK) / plow (to) | arado / arar |
| ploy | estratégia, estratagema, recurso, manobra = a maneuver, usually a trick, to gain an advantage; |
| plug | tomada (macho) / sparking plug = vela de ignição (carro) |
| plum | ameixa |
| plummet (to) | cair rapidamente (bird, plane); baixar rapidamente (prices, despencar) = to plunge vertically, to drop sharply (obs.: contrário é to soar) |
| plump | roliço, gorducho = chubby |
| plunder (to) | devastar, pilhar, saquear = to rob, to loot, to ravage, to ransack |
| plunge (to) | mergulhar; precipitar = to dive, to dip; "the car plunged from the cliff "; "she plunged into the lake" |
| plural | plural |
| plus | sinal de mais (+) = plus sign |
| plush | 1) luxuoso = expensive and luxurious; "we went to a plush restaurant and ordered caviar" / 2) pelúcia; "a plush red sofa" |
| poach (to) / poacher | 1) escaldar = to cook (eggs, fish, etc.) in a hot liquid just below the boiling point; poached eggs = ovos poché // 2) caçar ilegalmente = to enter into (someone else's land) in order to hunt animals illegally // caçador ilegal; caçador furtivo |
| bolso | |
| pod | vagem (leguminosa) |
| poem | poema = poetry |
| poet / poetry | poeta / poesia |
| poignant | comovente, pungente = affecting the emotions; "a poignant scene in the movie" |
| point (n) / point (to) | 1) ponto decimal / 2) ponta; "there's a sharp point on this pencil" / 3) lugar / 4) característica; "plot is not the film's strong point" / point of view = ponto de vista = outlook, perpective, standpoint / starting point = ponto de partida / turning point = momento decisivo = critical moment / point of no return = ponto sem retorno, ponto crítico / point of contact = ponto de contato = touch point / entry point = ponto de entrada / on the point of = a ponto de / to make a point of = fazer questão de ///apontar = to show the direction of, to aim / to point out = assinalar, indicar = to direct the attention to |
| poise (to) | equilibrar-se |
| poison / poisonous | veneno = venom / venenoso |
| poke (to) / poker | cutucar / to poke something into = enfiar, meter em algo // atiçador de brasas = a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire |
| pole | 1) polo geográfico; North Pole, South Pole / 2) poste, estaca = a long, rounded, often narrow piece of wood, metal; telephone poles / 3) vara = stick, staff; rod; fishing pole = vara de pescar |
| police | 1) polícia; "the city depends on an independent police" / 2) policial = policeman, cop; "the police arrived on the scene" // police station = delegacia de polícia |
| policy | 1) política; diretriz = course of conduct / 2) apólice (seguro) = insurance contract / policy application = proposta de seguro / policy holder = segurado / policy issue = emissão de apólice / policy renewal = renovação de apólice / to renew policy = renovar apólice |
| poll (n) / poll (to) / polling | 1) pesquisa de opinião, enquete = public survey, opinion poll; "a CBS poll found that ..." / poll organization = instituto de pesquisa // 2) eleição, votação /// 1) fazer pesquisa de opinião // 2) receber votos = to receive (a vote or quantity of votes); "he polled 10 000 votes" /// votação, eleição / polling booth = cabine eleitoral / polling place = polling station = zona eleitoral |
| pollute (to) / polluted / pollution | poluir / poluído / poluição |
| pomegranate | romã (Punica granatum) |
| pond | poça, tanque, lagoa, açude = a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed; small lake; "the cows drink from the pond in the field" / fish pond = viveiro de peixes |
| ponder (to) | ponderar, meditar, refletir = to think about, to consider carefully, to examine; "she pondered for a while, then came to a decision" |
| pontiff | pontífice, papa |
| poo | cocô |
| pool | 1) piscina = swimming pool // 2) poça = puddle // 3) combinação ou associação de empresas; "the exploration pool included two large oil-drilling companies" / 4) recursos compartilhados; "a car pool" |
| pop (to) | 1) estourar, arrebentar; "the soap bubble popped after a few seconds" / 2) desarrolhar, sacar uma rolha; "he knows how to pop the cork of a champagne bottle without spilling any of it" / 3) to pop in = fazer uma rápida visita; dar uma passadinha = to visit briefly; to drop by; "she just popped in, stayed a while, and left" / 4) to pop up = surgir, aparecer de repente; "lots of second-hand shops have suddenly started to pop up in my town" |
| poplar | álamo (Populus spp.) |
| poppy | papoula (Papaver spp.) |
| popular; pop (adj) | popular |
| porch | varanda, alpendre = veranda |
| pork | carne de porco |
| porridge | mingau |
| port (n) / port (to) | porto = harbor, city with a harbor // portar, converter (aplicações) |
| porter | 1) carregador = one hired to carry baggage, as at a hotel // 2) porteiro (UK) = one who has charge of a door or gate; doorkeeper / 3) estilo de cerveja escura |
| portfolio | 1) pasta (documentos) = a flat case for carrying documents or drawings; a set of drawings, paintings, or photographs that are presented together in a folder // 2) carteira (ações, investimentos) |
| portion | porção, parte, quinhão = piece or part of anything |
| portrait / portray (to) | retrato // 1) retratar = to depict;"the painting portrays a boy eating his lunch" / 2) interpretar, representar (ator); "he portrayed the professor in the play" |
| posh | elegante, luxuoso = elegant, fashionable; "they live in a posh neighborhood" |
| position / position (to) | 1) posição / 2) cargo, emprego, posto / entry position = cargo iniciante / position of trust = cargo de confiança / tenure of a position = posse de um cargo // posicionar |
| possess (to) / possession | possuir = to own // posse, possessão / possessions = pertences; patrimônio |
| post (n) / post (to) | 1) posto de trabalho, posição, cargo; "don't leave your post!" // 2) correio = mail; "can you check today's post for the letter from the bank?" / postcard = cartão postal; / postman = carteiro (UK) = mailman; letter carrier / post-office = agência dos correios / P.O. box = caixa postal = mail-box // 3) poste, mourão = pole, pillar; "the car hit a post" /// afixar = to fasten to a wall, to stick; "the notice was posted on the wall" |
| postage | porte (correio); tarifa postal = the fee for postal service / air mail postage = tarifa correio aéreo |
| poster | painel, cartaz = a bill or placard for posting often in a public place |
| post-office | correio; agência de correio |
| postpone (to) / postponement | adiar = to put off, to adjourn // adiamento = adjournment |
| pot | 1) pote = a usually rounded metal or earthen container used chiefly for domestic purposes (as in cooking or for holding liquids or growing plants) / teapot = bule // 2) vaso = vase / flower pot = vaso de flores / chamber-pot = penico, urinol |
| potato | batata // sweet potato = batata doce |
| pottery | cerâmica |
| pouch | sacola, bolsa = a bag, sack, or small container, especially one for small articles or quantities; "a tobacco pouch" |
| poultry | 1) aves domésticas = birds raised for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc; "the poultry were scattered all over the farm" // 2) carne destas aves; "poultry is as expensive as beef" |
| pound (n) / pound (to) | 1) libra esterlina (moeda do UK) / 2) libra (peso) = 0,45 kg // esmurrar, bater, martelar = to strike heavily and often |
| pour (to) | derramar, servir, verter = to shed, to spill; "she poured me a glass of water" |
| pout (n) / pout (to) | beiço, beicinho / fazer beicinho; amuar |
| powder | pó = dust |
| power / powered | 1) poder, força, potência / full power = força total, amplos poderes, carta branca / buying power = purchasing power = poder aquisitivo / power of attorney = letter of attorney = procuração // 2) potência (matemática); "ten to the sixth power = 10 elevado à 6a. potência" / to raise to the nth power = elevar à enésima potência // alimentado, movido a; "a gasoline-powered engine"; "the mills of Holland are wind-powered" |
| pox | doença com pústulas ou erupções; chicken pox = catapora; small pox = varíola |
| practical | prático; practical guide |
| practice (to) / practice (n) | praticar; exercer (profissão); clinicar (médico) // prática |
| praise (to) / praise (n) | elogiar, louvar = to compliment, to pay a compliment to; to speak very highly of // elogio, louvor |
| prank | peça, brincadeira, trote, pegadinha = an amusing or playful trick: |
| prawn | camarão grande = a large shrimp (Australia) |
| preach (to) / preacher | pregar; "an angry man was preaching on the street corner" // pregador |
| preamble | preâmbulo = an introductory statement; preface |
| precede (to) / preceding | preceder // precedente; anterior = previous; prior |
| precinct | distrito, zona, recinto = a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes , district / election precinct = zona eleitoral / pedestrian precinct = zona de pedestres / police precinct = distrito policial, a division of a city for police control / shopping precinct = zona comercial |
| preclude (to) | excluir, impedir, evitar |
| predicament | apuros, dilema, aperto = an unpleasantly difficult situation |
| predict (to) / prediction / predicted / predictable | prever; predizer = to forecast; "he predicts that sales in this segment will reach ..." // previsão; prognóstico = forecast // previsto; predicted cost = projected cost // previsível (obs.: unpredictable = imprevisível) |
| preemptive | adiantado, preemptivo |
| prefer (to) / preference / preferred / preferably | preferir // preferência; to track consumer preferences // preferencial // de preferência |
| prefix | prefixo |
| pregnant / pregnancy | grávida / gravidez |
| prejudice | preconceito; "racial prejudice is a serious problem" |
| premise | premissa = a statement that is assumed to be true for the purpose of an argument; "I was operating on the premise that I had your support" |
| premises | propriedade, terreno, edificio = an area of land including its buildings; "the company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses" |
| premium | 1) prêmio (seguro) / 2) bônus, bonificação, ágio = an amount paid in addition to a standard rate, price, wage, etc; bonus |
| preoccupation | preocupação = worry, concern |
| prerequisite | pre-requisito = something required beforehand |
| prescient | presciente, que tem conhecimento antecipado |
| prescription / prescribe (to) | receita (médica) / to fill a prescription = aviar uma receita // receitar; to prescribe for = receitar para alguém |
| presence / present | presença / presence of mind = presença de espírito = wit // presente, atual / at present = presently = no momento, atualmente |
| present (to) / presentation / presenter | apresentar, fazer apresentação, fazer palestra = to make a presentation, to do a presentation, to give a presentation // apresentação = talk, lecture, conference // apresentador |
| preserve (to) / preservation | preservar, proteger, manter; to preserve peace // preservação, conservação |
| preserves | conserva, compota = fruit prepared by cooking with sugar; fruit in syrup |
| president; vice-president | presidente; vice-presidente |
| press (n) / press (to) | 1) imprensa, midia / press agency = assessoria de imprensa; press agent = assessor de imprensa / press clipping = recorte de jornal // 2) prelo, máquina de impressão = printing machine /// 1) apertar; pressionar = to crush / 2) passar roupa = to iron |
| pressing | urgente = urgent; demanding immediate attention |
| pressure | pressão / pressure cooker = panela de pressão |
| presuppose (to) | pressupor |
| pretend (to) | fingir, fazer de conta = to make believe, to feign; "he pretended to be dead" |
| pretension | pretensão |
| preterm | prematuro = occurring earlier in pregnancy than expected; premature: |
| pretty | belo, bonito; "pretty face"; "a pretty little cabin in the woods" |
| prevail (to) / prevailing | prevalecer, predominar = to prevail over / predominante, dominante = generally accepted; widespread; "the prevailing opinion" |
| prevalence / prevalent | predominância, predomínio / predominante, comum = widespread, prevailing |
| prevent (to) / prevention | impedir, evitar = to hinder, to obstruct, to impede, to hamper, to block, to bar "to prevent someone from doing something" // prevenção |
| previous | prévio; anterior = prior; preceding; foregoing |
| prey | presa (animal) = an animal hunted for food, esp. by a meat-eating animal: |
| price / priceless / pricing | preço / half-price = pela metade do preço / at any price = a qualquer preço / affordable prices = reasonable prices = preços razoáveis // inestimável, incalculável, de grande valor = having a value beyond all price; invaluable; priceless artwork (obs.: contrário é worthless = imprestável, sem valor) // estabelecimento de preços, precificação |
| pricey; pricy | caro = expensive, costly; "those pricey cars" |
| prickle / prickly | espinho = thorn / espinhento = thorny |
| priest | padre |
| primal | primário, primitivo = first, original |
| primary | primário; elementar; básico / primary colors = cores básicas |
| prime | superior, excelente, principal, de 1a. qualidade / prime beef = carne de primeira / prime-minister = primeiro ministro / prime time = horário nobre (TV) |
| primer | cartilha = a small book for teaching children to read |
| prince / princess | príncipe / princesa |
| principal (adj) / principal (n) | principal = chief, foremost, main (adj); "the principal reason" // 1) chefe; diretor = the most important or senior person in an organization or group; chief, head / 2) capital, principal = a sum of money lent or invested, on which interest is paid |
| principle | princípio; regra de conduta / on principle = por princípio |
| print (to) / print (n / printer / printing / printout | imprimir // marca; impressão = mark made by pressure // impressora // impressão / printing office = tipografia // listagem de computador |
| prior | prévio; anterior = previous; preceding; foregoing |
| priority / prioritize (to) | prioridade / priority list = lista de prioridades / to set priority = estabelecer prioridade // priorizar |
| prison | prisão = jail, penitentiary, pen |
| pristine | puro, limpo, original, imaculado = not changed by people; left in its natural state; "the pristine beauty of the ancient forest" |
| private / privacy | 1) particular; privado / private line = linha privada / 2) soldado raso // privacidade, vida particular / in private, in privacy = em particular |
| privilege / privileged | privilégio = advantage; special favor / privilegiado |
| privy | a par, informado |
| prize | prêmio = award, reward; "he received the Nobel Prize" |
| probable / probability | provável = likely // probabilidade = likelyhood |
| probe / probe (to) | sonda = any slender device inserted into something in order to explore or examine // sondar, investigar; "the doctor probed the wound carefully before removing the bullet" |
| problem | problema / to face a problem = enfrentar um problema |
| procedure | procedimento = process; method; proceeding |
| proceed (to) | prosseguir, continuar, avançar; " he proceeded with his reading" |
| proceeding / proceedings | procedimento; conduta = action; procedure; conduct // processo (jur), trâmites legais = legal action |
| process (n) / process (to) / processing / processor | processo; ongoing process = processo contínuo // processar // processamento; data processing // processador |
| procure (to) / procurement | obter, conseguir = to get, to achieve, to obtain, to gain, to earn / obtenção, aquisição; procurement department = departamento de compras |
| produce (to) / product / production | produzir = to yield; to create; to generate // produto / end product = produto final / by-product = subproduto // produção; "they have several application systems in production" |
| productive / productivity | produtivo // produtividade / productivity gain / to raise productivity = aumentar produtividade = to boost productivity; to increase productivity |
| profession / professional (n) / professional (adj) | profissão, carreira; "which professions offer the best job security today?" // profissional = a member of a profession // profissional = engaged in an occupation as a means of earning a livelihood; "a professional musician" |
| professor | professor universitário; "professor at the University of Chicago business school"; "London University economics professor" |
| proficient / proficiency | proficiente; hábil; habilidoso = skillful; skilled; expert // proficiência; perícia; habilidade |
| profile | 1) perfil = side view of a face // 2) contorno = outline, contour |
| profit (n) / profit (to) / profitability / profitable | lucro / profit share = participação no lucro / net profit = lucro líquido / anticipated profit = lucro previsto // lucrar // lucratividade, rentabilidade // lucrativo, rentável, proveitoso = advantageous |
| program (n) / program (to) / programmer | 1) programa (rádio, TV, etc) / live radio = programa ao vivo (rádio, TV); "what program are you watching now? // 2) programa (lista de eventos, atividades, etc) = information about a concert, play, sports game, etc. // 3) programa de computador /// programar /// programador |
| progress (n) / progress (to) | progresso, andamento / to make progress = progredir / in progress = em andamento = under way; "the project is in progress" // progredir, avançar; "as the project progresses = à medida que o projeto evolui" // |
| prohibit (to) / prohibition | proibir = to forbid / proibição |
| project (n) / project (to) / projection | projeto; plano = plan, scheme, undertaking / project leader // projetar; planejar // 1) projeção (filme, desenho, psicologia) / 2) estimativa futura (despesas, custos) = an estimate of future possibilities based on a current trend |
| promise / promise (to) | promessa; "a promise is a promise = promessa é dívida" / prometer; to promise to = prometer a |
| promote (to) / promotion | 1) promover (produto); "radio commercials promote various products" // 2) promover (estimular); "officials try to promote the use of seat belts" // 3) promover (carreira) = to raise to higher position or rank; to promote to higher position; "the army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel" /// promoção (produto); promoção (carreira) |
| prompt (adj) / prompt (to) / promptly | imediato, sem demora = immediate, done without delay / sugerir, instigar, provocar, incitar, inspirar = to move to action / prontamente, logo |
| prone | inclinado, propenso; prone to = propenso a, predisposto a; error prone = propenso a erros |
| proof | prova; comprovação = means by which something is shown to be true / à prova de: fire proof; shock proof; water proof |
| prop (to) | apoiar, amparar, escorar = to prop up; "she propped up her book to keep her hands free for knitting" |
| propaganda | 1) propaganda, publicidade // 2) propaganda política, propagação de doutrina; "the report was nothing but lies and propaganda" |
| propel (to) / propeller | impelir, impulsionar, propelir = to push; to thrust // hélice = a device for propelling planes, ships, etc |
| proper / properly | 1) adequado, apropriado, conveniente = appropriate, convenient, fit, suitable / 2) propriamente dito = strictly limited to a specified thing, place, or idea "the city proper = a cidade propriamente dita" // adequadamente, convenientemente |
| property | propriedade, bens / personal properties = bens móveis / property rights = direitos de propriedade |
| proportion | 1) proporção; relação = the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things; ratio // 2) regra de três (matemática) |
| propose (to) / proposed / proposal | propor; "I propose an interval now" // proposto; "proposed system" // proposta = bid |
| pros and cons | prós e contras = positive and negative aspects |
| prospect (to) / prospection | prospectar = to search an area for gold, minerals, oil, etc. / prospecção |
| prospect, prospects / prospective | perspectiva, expectativa = the possibility that something will happen in the future; outlook, perspective / prospects for the future; prospects of growth // potencial, em perspectiva, provável; "prospective client = cliente potencial" |
| prosper (to) | prosperar = to thrive, to flourish |
| protect (to) / protection | proteger // proteção / environmental protection = proteção ambiental |
| prototype (to) / prototype / prototyping | prototipar / protótipo / prototipação |
| protrude (to) | sobressair, aparecer, projetar-se |
| prove (to) / proven | provar; comprovar = to demonstrate the accuracy of // testado, provado, comprovado / proven approaches = abordagens comprovadas |
| provide (to) / provider | fornecer, prover = to supply, to furnish // fornecedor, provedor, prestador de servço = service provider / health care provider |
| provided (that) | contanto que; desde que; com a condição de que = providing; on the condition of; "I'll play, provided that you pay me" |
| prowl (n) / prowl (to) | espreita / rondar, andar à espreita = to move quietly through an area while hunting; "the police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars" |
| proxy | 1) procurador // 2) procuração = an authorization granting a person to act for another |
| prune (n) / prune (to) | ameixa seca // podar (árvores) = to cut or chop off extra or unwanted twigs, branches, or roots from; "to prune trees" |
| pry (to) | espiar, espreitar / to pry into = intrometer-se em, bisbilhotar, mexericar |
| Psychology / psychologist | Psicologia / psicólogo |
| pub | bar = bar, tavern, a licensed saloon or bar / (obs.: abrev. de public house) // brewpub = pub that brews its own beer for sale on the premises |
| public | público / public survey = recenseamento, plebiscito, pesquisa de opinião = poll / to go public = abrir capital (empresa) |
| publicity / publicist | publicidade = advertising // publicitário = advertiser |
| publish (to) / publisher / publishing | publicar; editar // editor // publicação / publishing house = editora |
| puddle | poça = a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water |
| puff (n) / puff (to) | sopro, baforada (cigarro), lufada (ar, fumaça) // soltar baforadas (ex.: cachimbo) |
| puffy | inchado = swollen |
| pulp | polpa, celulose; pulp mill = fábrica de celulose |
| pummel (to) | esmurrar, socar |
| pump (to) / pump (n) | bombear / to pump up = encher de ar (pneu) // bomba (água, gasolina); "we need a pump to take water from a well" |
| pumpkin | abóbora (obs.: outras espécies: gourd; squash) |
| pun | trocadilho |
| punch (to) / punch (to) | 1) dar soco / 2) furar, perfurar // soco |
| puncture (to) / puncture (n) | furar, perfurar = to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object // furo = a hole, wound, or perforation made by puncturing |
| pundit | 1) conhecedor, sábio, especialista / 2) pessoa sábia; guru; a learned person, expert, or authority |
| punish (to) / punishment | punir; castigar // punição; castigo |
| pupil | aluno, pupilo |
| puppet | marionete, fantoche |
| puppy | cãozinho |
| purchase (to) / purchase (n) / purchaser | comprar, adquirir = to buy, to obtain (goods, etc) by payment // compra / to make a purchase = comprar / purchase order = ordem de compra / purchasing system = sistema de compra / purchasing power = buying power = poder aquisitivo // comprador = buyer |
| purge (to) | purificar; purgar |
| purport (n) / purport (to) | objetivo aparente, intenção; "the purport of the book" / pretender = to claim (to be a certain thing, etc) by manner or appearance; to purport to be = dar a entender que é; "a man purporting to be the manager is calling = um homem alegando ser o gerente está chamando" ; to purport to do = dar a entender que faz |
| purpose | propósito, objetivo, finalidade = aim, goal,objective / on purpose = de propósito |
| pursue (to) / pursuit | 1) buscar, procurar = to seek; to pursue business objectives // 2) perseguir = to chase, to follow in order to overtake, capture or defeat // 3) seguir (carreira); "she wants to pursue a legal career" // 4) dedicar-se a (interest, plan) /// 1) busca, procura = quest, search / in pursuit of = in search of = em busca de / pursuit of happiness = busca da felicidade / 2) profissão, carreira, ocupação = occupation, an activity that one engages in as a vocation or profession |
| purvey (to) / purveyor | fornecer = to provide, to furnish, to supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service; "they purvey food to ships in the harbor" / fornecedor; "a purveyor of large luxury vehicles" |
| pussy | 1) gatinho= kitten (UK) // 2) buceta, xoxota |
| put (to); put; put | pôr, colocar = to set, to place / to put an end to = pôr um fim a / to put down (1) = anotar; "I will put down that information in my notebook" / to put down (2) = humilhar, denegrir, falar mal de; "you shouldn't put him down like that" / to put in a cast = engessar / to put in gear = engrenar / to put on = vestir (obs.: to take off = despir) / to put on weight = engordar (obs.: to reduce weight = emagrecer) / to put together = armar, montar; (obs.: to take apart = desmontar) / to put up = construir, erigir (obs.: to tear down = demolir) |
| puzzle (n) / puzzle (to) / puzzled | quebra-cabeça; enigma; charada = riddle, conundrum / crossword puzzle = palavras cruzadas / jigsaw puzzle = quebra-cabeça (jogo) / tough puzzle = quebra-cabeça difícil // confundir, desorientar = to bewilder // confuso, desorientado, desnorteado = bewildered |
| pyramid | pirâmide |