| quail | codorna |
| quaint | 1) curioso, esquisito, exótico = unusual or different in character or appearance; odd / 2) pitoresco |
| quake (to) / quake (n) | tremer = to shiver, to quiver, to tremble // tremor, estremecimento |
| qualify (to) / qualification | qualificar; habilitar; capacitar // qualificação; habilitação; aptidão = skill |
| quality | qualidade / quality assurance = garantia de qualidade / quality control = controle de qualidade |
| quandary | dilema, situação difícil, embaraço; "he was in a quandary about marrying"; "I'm in a quandary about which invitation to accept" |
| quantity | quantidade = amount |
| quarrel (n) / quarrel (to) / quarrelsome | briga, discussão = argument / brigar, discutir = to argue / briguento, brigão |
| quarry | 1) pedreira / 2) presa = an animal or bird being hunted or chased |
| quarter / quarterly | 1) quarto (4a. parte) / 2) quarto (hora) / 3) trimestre = one fourth of a calendar or of a year in business; "unemployment rose in the last quarter" / 4) 25 cents / 5) fase (quarto) da lua = a fourth part of the moon's period; moon at the first quarter = quarto crescente // trimestral; quarterly report = relatório trimestral |
| quash (to) | 1) esmagar, suprimir (revolta) / 2) anular, revogar (veredito, acusação) |
| quay | cais, doca, ancoradouro, pier = a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place; dock; pier; wharf |
| queen | 1) rainha // 2) dama, rainha (xadrez) |
| queer (n) / queer (adj) | 1) bicha, gay / 2) esquisito, estranho = strange, odd; "a queer old man"; "a queer sense of danger" |
| quell (to) | 1) domar, sufocar, reprimir = to put down; to suppress / 2) acalmar, amainar = to quiet |
| quench (to) | 1) extinguir, debelar = to put out (a fire, flame, etc); to extinguish // 2) saciar (sede, desejo, etc) = to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); to quench the thirst = matar a sede |
| query | consulta = question, inquiry; "I have a query about my order" / query language = linguagem de consulta |
| quest | busca = a journey made in search of something;search, pursuit; "he refuses to give up his quest to discover the truth" |
| question (n) / question (to) | pergunta, questão / question mark = ponto de interrogação / in question = em questão; "this is the man in question" / out of the question = fora de cogitações, impossível // questionar, interrogar, perguntar = to ask, to interrogate; "the witness was questioned by the defense"; "I trusted him and I never questioned what he told me" |
| questionnaire | questionário = a written set of questions; |
| queue (n) / queue (to) | 1) fila de pessoas = line of persons / 2) trança; rabicho; rabo de cavalo = ponytail // fazer fila = to queue up |
| quibble (n) / quibble (to) | ninharia, bagatela / brigar por ninharia |
| quick | rápido = fast, speedy, swift, rapid; "quick visit"; "quick answer"; "quick shower"; "quick rabbit" |
| quiet | tranquilo, calmo = calm, peaceful, restful |
| quill | pena grande de ave; pena para escrever |
| quilt | colcha, edredom |
| quince | marmelo (Cydonia oblonga) |
| quirk / quirky | peculiaridade, idiossincrasia / peculiar, bizarro, excêntrico, original, extravagante |
| quit (to); quit; quit | 1) renunciar, sair do emprego = to resign, to give up a job; to quit a job / 2) deixar; parar de = stop doing / to quit smoking = to give up smoking = parar de fumar |
| quite | 1) bastante, muito; "this restaurant is quite good" / 2) completamente, inteiramente; "she is quite capable of doing the task" / quite a few = um bom número, vários "quite a few of them = um bom número deles" |
| quiver (to) | tremer = to tremble, to shiver, to quake |
| quiz (pl.: quizzes) | teste, exame, questionário, arguição = a short oral or written test / quiz program = programa (rádio, TV) de perguntas e respostas = quiz show |
| quote (to) / quotation | 1) citar = to mention, to cite / 2) cotar, fazer cotação, to give the current market price of // 1) citação = quote, citation / quotation marks = aspas = inverted commas / 2) cotação |
