| sack | saco, saca, sacola = bag |
| sad / sadness | triste = sorrowful, depressing // tristeza = sorrow |
| saddle | 1) sela = a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal. / 2) selim = seat on a bicycle |
| safe (n) / safe (adj) / safety | cofre = strong box // seguro, salvo, ileso = secure, free from danger/ safe and sound = são e salvo // segurança = the state of being safe; the quality of averting or not causing injury, danger or loss / safety belt = cinto de segurança / safety margin = margem de segurança / safety valve = válvula de segurança |
| sag (to) | 1) cair (breast); afundar (roof); vergar = to sink downward by or as if by weight; "his body sagged under the weight of carrying her" / 2) declinar, baixar, cair, decair; "the stock market sagged today" |
| sage | 1) sábio = wise // 2) sálvia (planta) (Salvia officinalis) |
| sail (n) / sail (to) / sailing | vela (barco) // navegar = to navigate // navegação = shipping / sailing boat = barco a vela = sailboat / sailing ship = navio a vela / sailing match = regata |
| sailor | marinheiro |
| saint | santo |
| sake | causa; motivo; fim; propósito; objetivo = end, purpose / for whose sake? por causa de quem? / for God's sake = pelo amor de Deus / for my sake = por minha causa |
| salacious | depravado, devasso, libertino, lascivo, salaz |
| salad | salada |
| salami | salame |
| salary | salário; remuneração = wages; compensation |
| sale / sales | 1) venda / sales clerk = vendedor; balconista = salesman, saleswoman / sales margin = difference between the cost and the selling price // 2) liquidação (venda) = a special offering of goods at reduced prices; "the department stores usually have sales in August" /// vendas, faturamento = total receipts from selling / gross sales = faturamento bruto # net sales = faturamento líquido / |
| salesman; saleswoman | vendedor, vendedora = salesperson; sales clerk; seller / traveling salesman = caixeiro-viajante |
| salient | 1) notável = noticeable, outsatnding / 2) saliente = projecting beyond a line, surface, or level |
| sallow | pálido, descorado = a sickly, yellowish color |
| salmon | salmão |
| salt / salty | sal / salgado |
| same | mesmo / the same = o mesmo / all the same = a mesma coisa, indiferent / at the same time = ao mesmo tempo / the same to you = igualmente / it's all the same to me = tanto faz |
| sample / sampling | amostra = example / book of sample = mostruário / free sample = amostra grátis // amostragem / market sampling = amostragem de mercado |
| sand | areia |
| sandal | sandália |
| sandwich | sanduíche |
| sap / sap (to) | seiva de árvore // 1) extrair a seiva / enfraquecer, extenuar = to weaken or destroy in a gradual way; "over time the disease sapped his strength" |
| sapling | muda = young tree; seedling |
| sardine | sardinha |
| sash | faixa decorativa, cinturão |
| satellite | satélite |
| satin | cetim |
| satisfy (to) | satisfazer = to please (a taste), to meet, to fulfill (a demand, a desire, etc) |
| saturate (to) / saturation | saturar / saturação; "the market is near saturation" |
| sauce | molho (obs.: gravy = molho de carne) |
| saucer | pires / flying saucer = disco voador |
| saunter (to) | caminhar tranquilamente, perambular = to walk in a relaxed, unhurried way; to stroll; "he sauntered to the bar and ordered a drink" |
| sausage | salsicha |
| savage | selvagem = wild, fierce; "the jungle was full of savage animals" |
| save (to) / savings | poupar; economizar = to save up, to put aside, to lay aside, to economize // economias; poupança / savings account = caderneta de poupança / savings bank = caixa econômica |
| savvy (n) / savvy (adj) | experiência, prática = practical know-how / hábil, safo; "she's a savvy young woman" |
| saw / sawmill | serra (instrumento) = a hand or power tool or a machine used to cut hard material // serraria |
| say (to); said; said | dizer /to say yes, to say no = dizer (que) sim, dizer (que) não / "could you say that again ? poderia repetir ?" / that goes without saying = é óbvio; to say grace = orar /that is to say = ou seja, isto é / let's say = digamos, suponhamos |
| saying | ditado, provérbio = proverb / as the saying is (goes) = como diz o ditado |
| scaffold | 1) cadafalso = a raised platform on which a criminal is executed by hanging; "the condemned man mounted the steps to the scaffold" / 2) andaime = a raised platform for workers and materials; "the builders erected a scaffold before beginning work" |
| scald (to) | escaldar = to burn with hot liquid; "the boiling water splashed and scalded her hand" |
| scale | 1) escala (mapa, etc) = ratio between the size of something real and that of a model or representation of it / map scale = escala de mapa / musical scale = escala musical // 2) escama (peixe); "most fish are covered in scales" |
| scales | balança = a device for weighing; weighing machine |
| scalpel | bisturi = a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery |
| scam (n) / scam (to) | fraude, golpe / dar um golpe; fraudar |
| scamper (to) | correr alegremente; romper em correria, disparar (crianças, animais) = to run or move quickly and often playfully; "the dog scampered out of the room"; "the children scampered in the yard" |
| scan (to) / scanner | 1) examinar = to examine (something) carefully / 2) passar vista d'olhos (revista, jornal) = to read quickly or hastily; "I scanned the paper while waiting for the train" / 3) escanear, digitalizar // scanner = a device that scans images and documents and converts them into digital data; a medical device for scanning a living body to collect diagnostic information; X-ray scanner; airport scanner |
| scant; scanty | insuficiente, escasso; raro = scarce, rare |
| scapegoat | bode expiratorio |
| scar | cicatriz; "his wound healed, but it left a scar" |
| scarab | escaravelho = a large beetle regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt ; "a gold scarab was discovered at the tomb" |
| scarce / scarcely / scarcity | 1) escasso = not enough to meet a demand, scanty / 2) raro = rare; seldom seen // apenas; mal; quase não; dificilmente = barely; hardly; by a narrow margin; "Tim was a brilliant entrepreneur; he was scarcely twenty when he made his first million" // 1) falta, escassez = lack; shortage; insufficiency / 2) raridade = rarity |
| scare (to) / scare (n) / scary | assustar, amedrontar = to frighten especially suddenly; "you scared me = you frigtened me"; "stop that, you're scaring the children"; "the sudden appearance of a face at the window scared him"; // medo, susto = a sudden fright or alarm / to give a scare = dar um susto = to give a fright; "you gave me a scare = you gave me a fright " // assustador, amedrontador = causing fright or alarm; frightful, frightening, creepy; "scary movie = filme assustador = creepy movie; spooky movie"; "that trip through the jungle was scary"; "a scary roller-coaster ride"; "the old hotel was scary and probably haunted" |
| scathing | muito crítico, contundente, mordaz |
| scatter (to) | espalhar, esparramar= to cause (things or people) to separate and go in different directions; "the bowling ball scattered the pins"; "the boy's toys were scattered on the floor" |
| scavenge (to) | vasculhar (lixo) = to gather by searching (something that can be used) from rubbish; "the vultures scavenged for food" |
| scenario | 1) roteiro de filme, teatro = a written description of a play, movie, opera, etc. // 2) cenário = an outline of a expected course of events; a description of what could possibly happen / likely scenario = cenário provável |
| scene | 1) cena (teatro, filme) = a division of a play, etc., that represents a single episode; "the love scene" // 2) cenário (acidente, crime) = the place where some action occurs or has occurred; accident scene; crime scene |
| scenery | paisagem, cenário = landscape |
| scent | aroma; perfume = agreable odor; "she left a delightful scent" (obs.: odor, cheiro = smell, odor) |
| sceptical; skeptical; sceptic; skeptic | cético, indrédulo, descrente; "a sceptical approach to the nature of miracles"; "he is a sceptical when it comes to stories about aliens" |
| schedule (n) / schedule (to) / scheduling | horário, cronograma / appointment schedule, daily schedule, schedule book, appointment book = agenda / schedule delay = atraso de cronograma / date schedule, time frame, time limit, schedule time = prazo / delivery schedule = prazo de entrega / to be on schedule = estar no prazo / to be ahead of schedule = estar adiantado / to be behind schedule = estar atrasado / to meet schedule = cumprir cronograma / to follow schedule = seguir cronograma // marcar, programar, agendar / to schedule an interview / to be scheduled to = estar marcado (hora, data) para ... ; "the arrival of the train is scheduled to 5 o'clock" // determinação de prazos |
| scheme | 1) esquema, plano, estratégia / fallback scheme = plano alternativo, plano B // 2) diagrama = chart, diagram, outline |
| scholar | acadêmico, erudito = a person of great learning |
| scholarship | bolsa de estudos = money awarded to a student to help pursue his studies |
| school | escola, colégio / elementary school = escola primária / high-school = escola secundária, ginásio / boarding school = internato / school room = sala de aula = classroom / school year = ano letivo; |
| Sciences / scientist | Ciências / cientista |
| scion | 1) enxerto (planta), broto, muda = shoot of a plant or tree / 2) rebento, descendente (família) |
| scissors | tesoura |
| scoff (to) at | zombar de = to mock at; to sneer at; to jeer at; "people once scoffed at the idea of space travel" |
| scold (to) | ralhar, censurar = to find fault with; to reproach |
| sconce | candeeiro, arandela = a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc. |
| scoop (n) / scoop (to) | concha de medida = utensil made of a small bowl and a handle, for dishing out ice cream; "two scoops of ice-cream" / tirar com concha |
| scooter | motoneta, lambreta, patinete |
| scope | 1) alcance; extensão; abrangência = reach; range; extent / 2) escopo = the area covered by an activity, topic, etc; range; "romance questions are beyond the scope of the language forum"; "the manager did not understand the scope of the problem at first"; out of scope = fora do escopo |
| scorch (to) | 1) chamuscar, queimar superficialmente / 2) secar, ressecar / 3) criticar com palavras ásperas |
| score (n) / score (to) | 1) escore, placar, marcador, resultado; "what was the score of the game?" / 2) nota (escolar); "students with low test scores" / credit score = análise de crédito / score card = boletim escolar / on that score = por esta razão // 1) marcar pontos (jogo); "he scored 3 goals" / 2) tirar nota (escola) |
| scorn (n) / scorn (to) | desprezo, desdém = contempt, disdain / desprezar, desdenhar = to disdain, to despise |
| scoundrel | patife, canalha, salafrário = rogue |
| scour (to) | 1) esfregar = to cleanse by hard rubbing; to remove (dirt, etc.) from something by hard rubbing // 2) esquadrinhar, vasculhar, procurar, investigar = to range over (an area), as in search |
| scourge (n) / scourge (to) | 1) flagelo = someone or something that causes a great amount of trouble or suffering / 2) açoite, chicote // açoitar, punir |
| scout | 1) escoteiro / 2) explorador, batedor |
| scowl (n) / scowl (to) | carranca; olhar zangado / fazer cara feia |
| scrabble (to) | tatear procurando algo "= to struggle in a disorderly way; "he scrabbled around looking for his glasses" |
| scramble (to) / scramble (n) | 1) cozinhar ovos, mexer ovos "I'll scramble some eggs for breakfast"; scrambled eggs = ovos mexidos; / 2) disputar, lutar por; to scramble out, to scramble through = conseguir sair com dificuldade = to climb or crawl, esp by using the hands to aid movement; to scramble for = lutar por = to struggle "scramble for front seats" // correria; "when the bell rang, there was a scramble to get out of the classroom" |
| scrap | pedacinho, fragmento, restos, sobras, sucata = a small piece of something larger; fragment / scrapbook = álbum de recortes = a book in which pictures, etc., may be pasted / scrap iron = ferro velho /scrap paper = papel de rascunho = scratch paper |
| scrape (to) | raspar / sky-scraper = arranha-céu |
| scratch (to) / scratch (n) | 1) arranhar = to mark or cut (the surface of something) with a rough or sharp instrument / 2) coçar = to scrape (the surface of the skin) with the nails, as to relieve itching / 3) rabiscar = to scribble // 1) arranhão; unhada / 2) rascunho = rough draft; rough copy / scratch pad = bloco de rascunhos / scratch paper = papel de rascunho = scrap paper / scratch tape = fita rascunho / to start from scratch = to start from beginning |
| scrawl (n) / scrawl (to) | garrancho, garatujas / rabiscar, garatujar = to scribble |
| scream (to) / scream (n) | gritar = to cry, to shout, to yell // grito = cry, shout, yell |
| screech (n) / screech (to) | grito, berro, guincho / gritar, berrar, guinchar |
| screen / screen (to) / screening | 1) tela (computador, TV, etc) / tiltable screen = tela inclinável // 2) biombo; "there was a screen dividing the parlour" /// 1) examinar, fazer triagem (pessoas, candidatos, pacientes, passageiros, etc) = to examine (people or things) in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose; "federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport"; "a committee will screen candidates for the job" / 2) proteger com biombo = to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a screen /// exame, triagem; airport screening; "doctors recommend regular screening for this disease " |
| screw / screw (to) | 1) parafuso / screwdriver = chave de fenda // 2) transa, foda /// 1) parafusar / 2) foder |
| scribble (to) / scribble (n) | rabiscar, escrevinhar, garatujar = to scratch, to scrawl // rabisco, garrancho (n) |
| script | enredo (para atores); film script = roteiro (filme) |
| scroll / scroll (to) | rolo de papiro ou pergaminho = an ancient book in the form of a roll of papyrus or parchment // 1) rolar, enrolar = to roll up like a scroll / 2) rolar tela (computador) = to move (text) from right to left or up and down on a screen in order to view text that cannot be contained within a single display image |
| scrounge (to) / scrounger | filar (coisas), mendigar, pechinchar = to persuade someone to give you (something) for free; "he's always scrounging off his friends instead of paying for things himself"; "he is scrounging for a free meal again" / parasita, filador, |
| scrub (to) | esfregar, polir (esfregando) = to rub |
| scrunch (to) | esmagar; mastigar = to crunch |
| scuba | scuba = a breathing device strapped on the back of a diver / scuba diving = the activity or recreation of diving or exploring underwater through use of a scuba device / scuba gear = equipamento de mergulho |
| sculptor / sculpture | escultor / escultura |
| scythe | foice |
| sea | mar / at sea = no mar, longe da terra / by sea = por mar / by the sea = na praia, na costa = at the seaside / seafront = beira-mar / seaside = seashore = na praia, na costa; "a seaside town" |
| seagull | gaivota |
| seal (n) / seal (to) | 1) selo, sinete, lacre / under seal = lacrado // 2) foca (animal) /// selar, lacrar |
| seam | costura = the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth |
| search (to) / search (n) | procurar, buscar, pesquisar / to search into = pesquisar / to search passengers = revistar passageiros; "the passengers were searched" // busca, procura, pesquisa / search engine = mecanismo de busca / word search = caça-palavras // in search of = em busca de |
| seasick / seasickness | enjoado, mareado / to be seasick = enjoar // enjôo (no mar) |
| season | 1) estação do ano / the seasons of the year are Spring; Summer; Autumn = Fall (US) and Winter // 2) temporada, período do ano / rainy season = estação chuvosa / holiday season = temporada de férias / in season = na época / out of season = fora do tempo |
| seasoning | condimento, tempero = something, such as salt or a spice, for improving or adding to the flavor of food; spice, condiment, flavoring, relish |
| seat (to) / seat (n) | sentar = to take a seat; "the mother seated her children at table" // assento, lugar / to keep one's seat = manter-se em seu lugar // |
| secluded | afastado, retirado (lugar) |
| second | 1) segundo (tempo); "a minute lasts sixty seconds" / 2) segundo (numeral) = next after the first in place; "the second person in command" / to be second to none = não ser inferior a ninguém |
| secret (n) / secret (adj) | segredo / in secret = em segredo / to keep a secret = manter um segredo // secreto, sigiloso = classified; "the message was written in secret code |
| sect | seita religiosa = dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| secure (to) / secure (adj) / security | 1) segurar; proteger = to make safe / 2) assegurar; garantir = to assure; to guarantee // seguro = safe; free from danger; "a secure mechanism" // segurança = something that protects; defense; precautions against crime, sabotage, etc / security procedures; security checkpoint (airport) |
| securities | títulos públicos; valores = stocks and bonds |
| see (to); saw; seen | ver, enxergar // I see = entendo, sei / as far as I can see = tanto quanto eu saiba / as I see it = in my opinion / to see about = vamos ver; ver isso; "you want to go out tonight? Well, we'll see about that when you've finished all your homework" / to see after = tomar conta = to look after; to take care of / see you later! = até mais tarde! / see you soon! = see you! = até breve!; até logo! / see you tomorrow! = até amanhã! / to see someone off = despedir-se de alguém; 'll drive you to the station and see you off" / to see someone to the door = acompanhar alguém até a porta / must-see (adj) = obrigatório, imperdível |
| seed / seedy | semente; "I dislike grapes with seeds in them" (obs.: caroço de fruta = stone, pit, kernel, core) // cheio de sementes = containing or full of seed;s "a seedy fruit" |
| seedling | muda = a young plant that is grown from seed; sapling |
| seedy | surrado, gasto, maltrapilho = inferior in condition or quality; shabby; "although the restaurant looked seedy, the food was quite good" |
| seek (to); sought; sought | procurar = to look for; to seek a solution |
| seem (to) | parecer, aparentar; "It seems to me that it's going to rain"; "everything seems difficult" / there seems to be = parece que há |
| seemingly | aparentemente, à primeira vista = apparently |
| seethe (to) | ferver de raiva |
| segue | transição tranquila (música) = smooth transition |
| seize (to) | 1) agarrar; pegar = to catch, to take hold of, to grab, to grasp / 2) tomar; apoderar-se |
| seldom | raramente |
| self-employed | trabalhador autônomo = working for oneself; being one's own employer; freelance, freelancer |
| selfish | egoísta |
| sell (to); sold; sold | vender; "they sell everything at cheap prices" / to sell at = to sell for = vender a, ser vendido por / to sell off = liquidar, vender a preços reduzidos / to sell out = vender tudo / sold-out = esgotado (livro, revista) / to sell retail = vender a varejo / to sell wholesale = vender no atacado |
| seller / bestseller; best-seller | 1) vendedor = salesperson, salesman, saleswoman; sales clerk / 2) bem vendido = bought by many people // sucesso de vendas = a product, as a book, that sells very well at a given time; "this novel is a bestseller" |
| semester | semestre |
| seminar | seminário = group study / to conduct seminar = conduzir seminário /"to attend a 5-day seminar"; "indicate your overall evaluation of the seminar" |
| send (to), sent, sent / sender | mandar, enviar, remeter / 1) to send away (letter, goods) = expedir, enviar pelo correio / 2) to send away = demitir, despedir / to send back = devolver, mandar de volta / to send for = mandar buscar, mandar chamar // remetente |
| senior | senior; mais velho, superior em categoria |
| sensational | sensacional = extraordinarily good; "sensational performer = artista sensacional" |
| sense | 1) sentido, sensação (feeling), impressão = any of the powers such as sight, hearing, smell, taste or touch, by which humans and animals see or feel anything outside or inside the body; the five senses / sense of security = sensação de segurança // 2) senso; "he has no sense of humor" / common sense = senso comum, juízo / to be out of one's sense = estar fora de juízo / to make sense = fazer sentido; "this explanation doesn't make sense" |
| sensitive / sensitiviness | sensível; suscetível = susceptible / sensibilidade = sensibility |
| sentence | sentença, frase = a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit; "these sentences will help you develop your vocabulary" |
| sentry | sentinela = guard, watchman |
| separate (to) / separation | separar, apartar; "the referee separated the two fighting players"; "can you put the bread in a separate bag?" ; "they are not divorced, but they separated a year ago" // separação legal ; divórcio |
| sequel | 1) sequência, continuação (livro, filme) = a book, movie, etc., that continues a story begun in another book, movie, etc. // 2) consequência, resultado, sequela = something that happens after and usually as a result of a previous event |
| sequence | sequência = series |
| serendipity | capacidade de fazer descobertas importantes por acaso = the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident (etymology: Persian fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip") |
| series | série; sucessão = sequence /time series = série temporal |
| serve (to) | 1) atender, servir = to work for / 2) servir (comida); "to serve the food" |
| service (n) / service (to) | serviço; service station = posto de gasolina = gas station; petrol station / at your service = ao seu dispor / to render service = prestar serviço // atender, prestar serviço = to serve; to service client = atender cliente = to serve client |
| session | 1) sessão = a period of time that is used to do a particular activity / to be in session = estar reunido em sessão / to conduct a session = conduzir uma sessão // 2) período letivo = a period of time during the year in which a school, college, or university has classes; "I'm going to take classes during the summer session" |
| set (to); set; set / set (n) / set (adj) | 1) pôr; colocar = to put, to place // 2) deitar (sol); "when the sun sets" / to set the table (obs.: oposto é to clear the table); "the maid set the table / to set one's mind on = dedicar-se a / to set aside = to put aside, to lay aside, to save = pôr de lado, economizar / to set free = libertar / to set up = instalar, implantar; montar, armar = to put (a machine) in readiness or adjustment for an operation / to set up = fundar, estabelecer-se, erigir / to set up shop = abrir um negócio / to set forth = expor, manifestar / to set fire to = to set on fire = pôr fogo em /// conjunto, jogo, coleção; "a set of china = conjunto de porcelana"; TV set = aparelho de televisão /// fixo, imóvel / set price = preço fixo |
| setback | revés, contratempo |
| setting | cenário (filme, peça) = scenery used in a theatrical or film production; "this is the perfect setting for a film" |
| settle (to) / settlement / settler | 1) estabelecer-se = to settle down; "many norwegian immigrants settled in Minnesota" / 2) resolver, chegar a um acordo; "the matter is settled; we'll buy the house" / 3) saldar, liquidar; "he settled his college debt by paying every month for two years" /// 1) acordo, arranjo = agreement; "I'm sorry to say that there was no settlement" / 2) estabelecimento, colônia; "this was the island's first colonial settlement" / 3) pagamento = payment or adjustment of an account // colonizador, colono; "the original settlers in the area were mainly Scandinavians" |
| setup | arranjo, organização, preparo = arrangement, organization / setup time = tempo de preparo |
| severe | 1) severo, austero = stern, harsh; "severe criticism"; "severe laws" / 2) grave, intenso, forte; "severe depression"; "severe illness"; "severe wound"; "severe winters" |
| sew (to) / sewing | costurar // costura; "sewing is her hobby" / sewing machine = máquina de costura |
| sewage [suige] / sewer [suar] | esgoto = waste matter from domestic or industrial establishments; "sewage has to be properly treated to ensure it doesn't pollute the environment" // cano de esgoto; "a sewer takes waste away to be treated" |
| sex | 1) sexo / 2) cópula, relação sexual; "they have sex twice a week" / 3) gênero; "it is very hard to determine the sex of some birds" |
| shabby | gasto, usado "shabby old overcoat" |
| shack | cabana, choupana |
| shade / shades / shady | 1) sombra = an area of slight darkness that is produced when something blocks the light of the sun; shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight; "we sat in the shade of a tree"; "these plants go well in the shade" / window shade = persiana / 2) espírito, fantasma = the spirit of a dead person // without a shade of doubt = sem sombra de dúvida /// 1) óculos escuros = sunglasses / 2) cortinas // sombrio, escuro; "it was a lovely, shady garden, surrounded by tall trees" |
| shadow / shadowy | 1) sombra = a dark image cast on a surface by a body that blocks light; "the tree cast a long shadow across the lawn"; "part of the valley was in shadow" / 2) imagem vaga; coisa irreal; "he's afraid of his own shadow" /// sombrio,escuro = full of shade or shadows; "a shadowy lane" |
| shaft | 1) haste, poste / 2) poço, duto (ventilação, elevador, mina) / 3) raio de luz = ray, beam; "a shaft of light broke through the clouds" |
| shake (to); shook; shaken | 1) sacudir, agitar, balançar; "shake the bottle before using"; "to shake one's head = abanar a cabeça" / 2) tremer = to temble; "she was shaking with cold" // to shake hands with somebody = cumprimentar, apertar a mão de alguém / to shake up = sacudir, agitar; "you must shake up the medicine before drinking it" |
| shallot | cebolinha-branca; chalota, échalote |
| shamble (to) / shamble (n) | andar desajeitadamente; bambolear = to walk or move awkwardly / bagunça, desordem, zona |
| shame | vergonha; For shame! = Shame on you! = Que vergonha! / What a shame! = Que pena! Que lástima! |
| shape / shape (to) | forma, formato = the appearance of an object; form; "he's in good physical shape" / to be in good shape = estar em boa forma / to be in bad shape = estar mal, fora de forma // formar; dar forma |
| shard | caco, fragmento (vidro, ceramica) = a fragment or piece that is broken off, esp. a piece of earthenware |
| share (to) / share (n) / shareholder | compartilhar, partilhar, dividir; "small children must learn how to share" // 1) parte, porção, participação, cota / profit share = participação lucros / equity share = participação no patrimônio / market share = participação no mercado // 2) ação (empresa) = stock / bonus share = bonificação // acionista = stockholder |
| shark | tubarão |
| sharp (adj) / sharp (n) / sharpen (to) | 1) afiado; cortante; penetrante; sharp knife = faca afiada; sharp wind = vento cortante // 2) duro, áspero; sharp words // 3) repentino; abrupto = keen; "a sharp drop in temperature" // 4) em ponto, pontualmente = on the dot; "4 o'clock sharp" /// sustenido (música) /// apontar; afiar "that pencil must be sharpened" |
| shatter (to) | despedaçar, estilhaçar, esmigalhar |
| shear (to) | tosquiar |
| shears | tesoura grande para podar, tosquiar, etc; tesoura de jardim = scissors of large size |
| shed (n) / shed (to); shed; shed | 1) galpão, barracão; "put the garden tools in the shed" / 2) hangar; "park the airplane in the shed" // derramar, verter = to pour, to spill; to shed tears, to shed blood |
| sheep | carneiro; (obs.: lamb = cordeiro) |
| sheer | 1) completo, total, absoluto = used to emphasize the large amount, size, or degree of something; "sheer folly = loucura total" // 2) íngreme, escarpado = steep; "a sheer cliff" // 3) fino, transparente (tecido) = transparent; "sheer curtains" |
| sheet | 1) lençol; "we change the sheets on the bed every week" // 2) folha; "a ream includes 500 sheets of paper" / cover sheet = folha de rosto = title page |
| shelf (pl.: shelves) | prateleira = rack |
| shell | 1) casca = the hard outer covering of an egg, seed, fruit, etc / egg shell; nut shell; coconut shell // 2) concha, casco, carapaça (molusco, tartaruga, etc) / clam shell = casca de marisco / turtle shell = casco de tartaruga |
| shelter / shelter (to) | abrigo; refúgio / air raid shelter = abrigo antiaéreo / under shelter of = ao abrigo de // 1) abrigar = to provide with a shelter / 2) encontrar abrigo = to find a safe place |
| shepherd | pastor de ovelhas = a person who tends and rears sheep / shepherd's pie = empadão de carne e batata; "the shepherd's pie was served in a warm bowl" |
| shield (n) / shield (to) | escudo / proteger |
| shift (to) / shift (n) | 1) mudar, transferir / 2) to shift gear = mudar (marcha de carro) // 1) troca; deslocamento; mudança = change, alteration / paradigm shift = mudança de paradigma / 2) turno; expediente = scheduled period of work / day shift = turno do dia; night shift = turno da noite |
| ship / shipping | navio / cargo ship = cargueiro / ship load = carga de navio / ship building = ship construction = construção naval / ship owner = ship operator = armador // navegação / shipping line = companhia de navegação |
| shipment | embarque, despacho, remessa / date of shipment = data de embarque / shipping charges = frete marítmo |
| shipwreck | naufrágio, restos de navio naufragado |
| shire | condado |
| shiver (to) | tremer, tiritar, ter calafrios = to tremble (as from cold or fright), to quiver; to quake |
| shoal | 1) cardume / 2) banco de areia = a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow |
| shock / shocking | 1) choque, impacto / shock absorber = amortecedor / shock resistant = resistente a choque // 2) choque (eletricidade) // 3) choque emocional; abalo, trauma; "the shock of her father's death really hurt her" / culture shock = choque cultural /// chocante, surpreendente = causing intense surprise; extremely startling; "the shocking news of her death"; "shocking behaviour"; "a shocking waste of money" |
| shoe | sapato / shoe brush = escova de sapato / shoe lace = shoe string = cadarço / shoe polish = graxa de sapato / shoe shop = sapataria / to give one's shoes a shine = engraxar os sapatos / sport shoes = tennis shoes; sneakers |
| shoot (n) | broto (planta), rebento = sprout; "from the eight seeds we got five shoots growing" |
| shoot (to); shot; shot / | 1) tirar foto; fotografar; filmar = to take a photo; to photograph; to film / 2) atirar, disparar = to fire a gun; "the soldiers shot at the enemy" / 3) chutar = to kick the ball |
| shop | loja = store /antique shop = loja de antiguidades, antiquário / bookshop = bookstore = livraria / coffee shop = lanchonete snack bar / duty-free shop = loja duty-free / flower shop = loja de flores / gift shop = loja de presentes / shoe shop = sapataria / shop window = vitrine |
| shoplifter | ladrão de lojas = one who steals goods from a retail store while posing as a customer |
| shore | beira-mar, litoral, costa = the land bordering a usually large body of water; coast; "a mile off shore = a uma milha da costa" / off shore = situated at sea some distance from the shore |
| short (adj) / shorten (to) | 1) curto / 2) baixo (pessoa) / 3) breve, de curta duração / 4) escasso / in short = em resumo = in summary / within a short time = em breve / for short = abreviadamente; abreviatura de; "the name Betty is sometimes short for Elizabeth" / to stop short = parar de repente / short of breath = com falta de ar / short sighted = míope / short supply = em falta; "this product is in short supply" / short term = curto prazo // encurtar |
| short, shorts (n) | short (roupa) / bermuda shorts = bermuda |
| shortage | falta, escassez = lack; scarcity; insufficiency |
| shortcoming | defeito, imperfeição, falha = fault, defect, failing |
| shortcut | atalho = shorter way; a route more direct than the one ordinarily taken; "I can tell you a shortcut for getting back to the highway" |
| shortfall | déficit |
| shortly | breve, logo / shortly after = logo depois |
| shot | 1) foto; instantâneo; "the photographer took five shots of the couple" / 2) tiro, disparo; "I watched the movie - A shot in the dark" / random shot = bala perdida = stray bullet / 3) chute (futebol) = kick; shot at the goal = chute ao gol |
| should | dever (devesse; deveria); "maybe you should go to the meeting tonight = talvez você devesse ir à reunião esta noite" / "I should take out the trash, but I am not going to. = eu deveria tirar o lixo, mas não vou" |
| shoulder (n) / shoulder (to) | 1) ombro // 2) acostamento = the part of a roadway outside of the traveled way // 1) carregar nos ombros, levantar nos ombros; "the farmer shouldered the sack of grain" / 2) arcar com, assumir responsabilidade = to assume the burden or responsibility of ; "we shouldered the expense" |
| shout (to) / shout (n) | gritar = to cry, to scream, to yell // grito = cry, shout, yell |
| shove (to) / shove (n) | empurrar; impelir = to push along; to thrust // empurrão, impulso |
| shovel | pá (para retirar lixo) / (obs.: pá para cavar = spade) |
| show (to) / show (n) | mostrar, exibir / to show off = exibir-se, mostrar-se, alardear / to show up = aparecer // exibição, exposição / trade show = feira de comércio / computer trade show = feira de informática / show-room = sala de exposição / to be on show = estar em exposição |
| shower | 1) chuveiro, ducha = a bath in which water is showered on the body; the apparatus that provides a shower // 2) pancada de chuva, aguaceiro = a fall of rain of short duration |
| shred (to) / shred / (n) | rasgar, rasgar em tiras; picar, retalhar; "she shredded the letter from her ex-boyfriend"; "shred the carrots and put them in a bowl " / pedaço; "there was a shred of fabric caught on the barbed wire" |
| shrew | megera = an ill-tempered scolding woman |
| shrewd | astuto, perspicaz, inteligente, sagaz |
| shrimp | camarão = prawn |
| shrine | santuário = a place, as a church or an altar, devoted to some saint or deity |
| shrink (to); shrank; shrunk / shrink (n) / shrinkage | encolher; diminuir; retrair (mercado) / (obs.: oposto é to grow, to expand); "worldwide economy is shrinking" // psicólogo // encolhimento, retração |
| shroud (n) / shroud (to) | sudário, mortalha / encobrir, ocultar, velar, cobrir a visão, envolver "the whole thing is shrouded in mystery" |
| shrub | arbusto = bush |
| shrug (to) | encolher os ombros, dar de ombros, menosprezar |
| shuffle (to) | 1) embaralhar (baralho) / 2) revolver (papéis) / 3) arrastar os pés |
| shut (to); shut; shut / shut (n) | fechar = to close / to shut off = desligar, cortar (fornecimento de gás, água, luz) / to shut up = calar a boca // encerramento, termo |
| shuttle | transporte rápido entre pontos próximos = a vehicle that travels back and forth between places / shuttle service = serviço rápido de transporte (ônibus, trem, avião) entre dois pontos próximos |
| sibling | irmãos = a brother or sister; "she has three siblings: two brothers and a sister |
| sick / sickness | 1) doente; enfermo = ill / sick leave = licença de saúde / sick pay = auxílio-doença / to be sick of = estar cheio de // 2) enjoado; com vontade de vomitar /// 1) doença = illness; disease / 2) enjôo, náusea / motion sickness = travel sickness = enjôo (carro, ônibus, etc) / sea sickness = enjôo (navio, barco) |
| side | 1) lado / side by side = lado a lado / on all sides = por todos os lados / wrong side = avesso // 2) secundário, suplementar / side job = trabalho extra, trabalho paralelo / side-effect = efeito colateral |
| sideswipe (to) | batida de lado; golpe de lado = to strike with a glancing blow along the side; "sideswiped a parked car" |
| sidewalk | calçada (US) = pavement (UK) |
| siege | cerco, sítio, assédio = the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to force the surrender of the defenders |
| sieve / sift (to) | peneira / peneirar |
| sight | vista; visão = the process, power, or function of seeing; eyesight; view; vision / at sight = in sight = on sight = à vista / to know by sight = conhecer de vista / out of sight = longe dos olhos |
| sightseeing | turismo; visita a pontos de interesse = tourism / sightseeing bus = ônibus de turismo; sightseeing trip = viagem de turismo = tourist trip |
| sign (n) / signboard | 1) placa, aviso // 2) sinal (estático), símbolo, signo / equals sign = sinal de igua / plus sign = sinal de adição / minus sign = sinal negativo, sinal de subtração / multiplication sign = sinal de multiplicação / division sign = sinal de divisão / danger sign = sinal de perigo / road sign = placa de trânsito, placa rodoviária /// tabuleta; placa comercial |
| sign (to) / signature | assinar / assinatura |
| signal | sinal (dinâmico) / alarm signal = sinal sonoro de alarme / radio signal = sinal de rádio / warning signal = sinal de alerta // fazer sinais, acenar |
| silk | seda |
| silly | tolo, bobo = lacking good sense; foolish |
| silver | prata |
| similar | similar; semelhante = alike / to be similar to = to resemble |
| simmer (to) | cozer em fogo lento, ferver lentamente |
| sin / sinner | pecado // pecador |
| singer | cantor |
| single | 1) único = only, unique / 2) individual / single room = quarto individual (obs.: double room = quarto de casal) / 3) solteiro // single-minded = dedicado, focado, centrado, determinado = having only one purpose, goal or interest; "she is very single-minded and determined to succeed" |
| singular | singular |
| sink (to); sank; sunk / sink (n) | afundar, naufragar; "the ship sank after hitting an iceberg" // pia (cozinha; banheiro); "just put the dirty dishes in the sink and I will clean them later" |
| sister / sister-in-law | irmã // cunhada |
| sit (to); sat; sat | sentar / to sit down = sentar-se (estando em pé); "she asked me to sit down beside her" / to sit down at the table = sentar-se à mesa / to sit up =sentar-se (estando deitado) ; "the patient sat up for his meal = o paciente se sentou para sua refeição" |
| site | 1) local, lugar, sítio; "an archeological site"; "this site was used as a camp by many climbers" / construction site = canteiro de obras / on site = no local // 2) site Internet = web site; "this site has been online for six years" |
| situation | situação = position, condition, state |
| size | tamanho |
| skate / skate (to) | patim / patinar |
| skeleton | esqueleto |
| skeptical (adj) | cético |
| sketch | esboço, rascunho = outline, draft, rough draft / sketch book = caderno de rascunho |
| skew (adj) / skew (to) | oblíquo, enviesado = oblique, slanting / distorcer |
| skewer | espeto = a long pin for inserting through meat or other food to hold it while it is cooking; "prawn skewer" |
| ski (to) / ski | esquiar // esqui |
| skid (to) / skid (n) | derrapar // derrapagem |
| skill / skilled / skillful | 1) habilidade; perícia / 2) capacitação, qualificação = ability; craft / professional skill = perfil profissional / skill level = nível capacitação / skill set = pré-requisitos // 1) hábil; habilidoso / 2) qualificado, capacitado = skillful, experienced, expert / skilled work force = força de trabalho qualificada / to be skilled in = ter habilidade em, ser capacitado para // hábil, experiente = handy, proficient, experienced |
| skim (to) | 1) desnatar; skim milk = leite desnatado / 2) to skim through = folhear, passar os olhos, ler rapidamente = to browse |
| skin / skinny | pele / magricela |
| skip (to) / skip (n) | pular; saltar = to leap, to jump, to spring, to bound / to skip over = passar por cima, omitir; "he skipped over a line when he read" // salto, pulo / line skip = salto de linha |
| skipper | capitão (navio) = = the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small vessel |
| skirt | saia |
| skittish | nervoso, inquieto |
| skull | crânio, caveira |
| skunk | gambá, cangambá |
| sky | céu // skydiving = paraquedismo / skyjacker = sequestrador de avião / skylight = clarabóia / skyline = linha do horizonte / skyscraper = arranha-céu |
| slack | 1) frouxo; bambo = loose; lax / slack period = período de folga // 2) negligente = neglectful |
| slam (to) | bater (porta, telefone) = to set or slap down violently or noisily, to bang; "don't slam the door!" |
| slang | gíria |
| slant / slanting | 1) inclinação, declive, ladeira = slope; "the slant of a roof" / 2) ponto de vista, opinião = way of looking, opinion; viewpoint // oblíquo = oblique; skew |
| slash (n) / slash (to) | barra "/" / backwards slash = contra-barra "\" // "1) cortar; reduzir; (preços, empregos) / 2) baixar; "to slash price by more than 50%" |
| slat | ripa = a long, narrow strip of wood, metal, or the like used as a support for a bed, etc. |
| slate (n) / slate (to) | 1) lista de candidatos / 2) lousa, quadro para escrever / 3) ardósia // candidatar-se |
| slaughter / slaughter (to) [slôtar] | 1) abate de animais = the killing of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food / 2) matança, carnificina, massacre = a brutal or violent killing / matar, massacrar |
| slay (to); slew; slain | matar, assassinar |
| sleek | 1) macio, polido, lustroso (hair, fur) ; "sleek dark hair" / 2) aerodinâmico, elegante, moderno "the sleek lines of a sports car" |
| sleep (to); slept; slept / sleep (n) | dormir // sono / to lose sleep = perder o sono |
| sleet | chuva com neve; granizo = frozen or partly frozen rain |
| sleeve | manga (roupa) = the part of a garment that covers the arm |
| sleigh [slei] | trenó |
| slender | 1) esguio; delgado; esbelto = thin; lean; slim; "a slender building"; "a slender woman" // 2) escasso, limitado; "slender means"; "slender hope" |
| sleuth | detetive, investigador = someone who looks for information to solve crimes |
| slew | muitos = a great number, a lot of, a large number "a slew of books" |
| slice | fatia = a thin, flat piece cut from something; "slice of bread" |
| slide (to); slid; slid / slide (n) | deslizar = to glide // 1) deslizamento / 2) escorregador (brinquedo infantil) / 3) "slides"; slide projector; slide presentation / 4) lâmina (microscópio) |
| slider | sanduiche pequeno = a very small meat sandwich typically served on a bun; especially a small hamburger |
| slight | ligeiro, leve = small in amount, degree, etc; "there's a slight difference between the two"; "I heard a slight noise" |
| slim (adj) / slim (to) | 1) esbelto; delgado; esguio; magro = slender, lean, thin; "slim figure" / 2) remoto, pequeno; "slim chance"; "slim possibility" // emagrecer, perder peso |
| sling | atiradeira, estilingue |
| slip (to) / slip (n) / slippery | escorregar // 1) escorregão / 2) erro, lapso = mistake, lapse; "a slip in attention" / 3) tira; "a slip of paper" / 4) combinação (vestuário feminino); "she was wearing a slip under her dress" // escorregadio |
| slipper | chinelo |
| slither (to) | deslizar, serpentear (cobra) = to move smoothly, quietly, or secretly like a snake |
| slob | pessoa relaxada, porcalhão = lazy, untidy or fat person |
| slope | ladeira; declive; rampa = inclined surface; slant; "there are too many slopes there" |
| sloppy | 1) descuidado, desleixado; "a sloppy work = trabalho mal-feito" ; "this work is sloppy; it's full of errors"/ 2) relaxado (appearance) |
| slot | abertura, fenda, brecha / coin slot = abertura para colocar moedas / time slot = intervalo de tempo |
| sloth | 1) indolência, preguiça / 2) bicho-preguiça |
| slow (adj) / slow (to) | 1) vagaroso; lento / slow motion = câmara lenta / slow fire = fogo brando // 2) atrasado (relógio) "the clock is slow = o relógio está atrasado" (obs.: the clock is fast = o relógio está adiantado) / to be slow = estar atrasado; (obs.: to be fast = estar adiantado) /// diminuir (velocidade), retardar / to slow a bit = diminuir um pouco a velocidade / to slow down = diminuir a marcha |
| slug | lesma, caracol = snail |
| sluggish | vagaroso; moroso = slow |
| slum | favela |
| slumber (to) / slumber (n) | cochilar, dormitar, tirar um cochilo = to take a nap, to doze, to snooze / cochilo, repouso, descanso |
| slump (to) / slump (n) | baixar, cair, desmoronar; slumping sales = vendas em queda // queda; baixa (preços, valores) |
| slur (to) / slur (n) | 1) balbuciar, falar enrolado / 2) insultar, difamar // 1) balbucio / 2) insulto, calúnia, difamação |
| slurp (n) / slurp (to) | golada = large mouthful / comer ou beber fazendo barulho = to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking |
| slush | neve semiderretida = partly melted or watery snow; "be careful - all the roads are covered in slush" |
| slut | prostituta, puta, piranha = whore, hooker, bitch, call-girl, harlot |
| sly | astuto, esperto, malandro = tricky; cunning; crafty; wily; artful |
| small | pequeno = little; "small box"; "small elephant"; "small salary" |
| smart | 1) inteligente, esperto = bright, clever; "she is a smart girl" // 2) elegante = elegant; fashionable; "he always wears smart clothes" |
| smash (to) / smash (n) | bater, escangalhar, despedaçar = to hit violently, to batter / smashed car = carro batido // 1) colisão, choque / 2) sucesso / smash hit = sensação do momento |
| smear (to) | 1) espalhar, besuntar, lambuzar / 2) caluniar, difamar |
| smell (to) / smell (n) | cheirar // 1) olfato / 2) cheiro |
| smile (to) / smile (n) | sorrir // sorriso |
| smoke (to) / smoke (n) | fumar // fumaça |
| smoked | defumado; "smoked fish" |
| smokestack | chaminé de fábrica = a pipe for the escape of the smoke of something burned, as in a factory; stovepipe |
| smolder (to); smoulder (to) | 1) arder a fogo lento = to burn slowly / 2) estar remoendo por dentro |
| smooth | 1) liso, plano (not rough); smooth surface = superfície lisa // 2) macio; smooth material // 3) tranquilo, calmo, suave; smooth flight = vôo tranquilo |
| smother (to) | sufocar, asfixiar, abafar (incêndio) |
| smuggle (to) / smuggling / smuggler | contrabandear / contrabando / contrabandista |
| snack | lanche / snack bar = lanchonete = coffee shop, eatery |
| snag (n) / snag (to) | 1) problema, empecilho, dificuldade, obstáculo = an unexpected problem or difficulty / 2) rasgão // 1) rasgar / 2) pegar (entender rapidamente) = to catch, capture, or get (something or someone) by quick action or good luck |
| snail | caracol, caramujo, lesma = slug |
| snake | cobra |
| snap (to) / snap (n) | 1) estalar, quebrar com barulho = to break suddenly with a sharp sound; "suddenly a twig snapped" // 1) estalo, estalido, clique; "the snap of the whip scared the horse" / 2) foto instantânea = an informal photograph, especially one taken by a simple hand-held camera = snapshot; "he showed us his holiday snaps" |
| snapshot | foto instantânea; foto amadora = a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera |
| snare | armadilha; arapuca = trap |
| snarl (to) | rosnar |
| snatch (n) / snatch (to) | 1) fragmentos, partes; snatches of = pedacinhos de; snatches of conversation / 2) buceta, xoxota // agarrar, arrebatar = to seize, to grasp, "he snatched the woman's purse" |
| sneak (to) / sneakers | mover-se sorrateiramente; entrar furtivamente = to go in a sly way so as not to be seen or noticed; "let's sneak out the back door" // tênis (calçado) = running shoes; walking shoes |
| sneer (to) at / sneer | 1) rir ou sorrir com desprezo = to smile or laugh at someone or something with an expression on your face that shows dislike and a lack of respect; " "Is that the best you can do?" he sneered" / 2) zombar de; caçoar = to mock at, to scoff at, to jest at // 1) riso ou sorriso de desprezo / 2) escárnio |
| sneeze (to) / sneeze (n) | espirrar / espirro |
| sniff (to) / sniff (n) | fungar / fungada |
| snipe (to) / sniper | emboscar, tocaiar / franco-atirador, atirador emboscado |
| snippet | pedacinho, fragmento, recorte = a small part, piece, or thing |
| snooze (to) / snooze (n) | tirar uma soneca = to take a nap; to slumber, to doze // soneca, cochilo = nap |
| snore (to) / snore (n) | roncar / ronco |
| snow | neve |
| snug | confortável, aconchegante = comfortable, cozy; "a snug little house" |
| so | assim, tão, por isso, apoximadamente / so-called = chamado; "her so-called friends are the ones who tempted her to use drugs" |
| soak (to) | ensopar, embeber, empapar = to drench |
| soap | sabão, sabonete / bathsoap = sabonete para banho / handsoap = sabonete para mãos / bar of soap = barra de sabão // soap opera = novela (rádio, TV) = a television or radio program that has continuing stories about the daily lives and problems of a group of people |
| soar (to) | 1) voar a grande altura, voar muito alto = to rise to a higher level / 2) elevar-se, subir muito (obs.: oposto é to plummet); "prices are soaring" |
| sob (to) / sobbing | soluçar = to weep with a catching of the breath or in sudden, short gasps; "she sobbed at the news" // soluço, pranto, choro; "she tried to stop her sobbing and calm down" (obs.: hiccup = soluço provocado por espasmo do diafragma) |
| sober | sóbrio = not drunk |
| soccer | futebol; (obs.: football = futebol americano) |
| sock; socks | meia curta (vestuário) |
| socket | tomada (eletricidade) (fêmea) (UK) = a device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit; outlet (US) |
| soda | refrigerante = soda pop; soft drink |
| sofa | sofá (obs.: armchair = poltrona; couch = divã, canapé) |
| soft | macio, suave / soft chair; soft pillow; soft steak = tender steak; soft music |
| software | software / software maker; software house |
| soil | solo; terra = ground; earth |
| solace | consolação, conforto |
| soldier | soldado |
| sole | 1) único; só; exclusivo = only; unique; single; "money was the sole reason" // 2) linguado (peixe) |
| solicitor | advogado, procurador = a British lawyer who advises clients and represents them before the lower courts; lawyer, attorney |
| solitude | solidão = loneliness |
| solve (to) / solution | resolver / to solve a problem / solução |
| somewhat | um pouco; um tanto = rather; "I'm somewhat tired now" |
| somewhere | em algum lugar; "they hid the treasure somewhere " |
| son / son-in-law | filho (obs.: daughter = filha) / genro (obs.: daughter-in-law = nora) |
| song | canção |
| soon | logo, brevemente / soon afterwards = pouco depois / how soon = quando / as soon as = logo que / sooner or later = mais cedo ou mais tarde |
| soot / sooty | fuligem = a black substance produced during incomplete burning of coal // escuro, preto; coberto de fuligem |
| soothe (to) | acalmar, abrandar, aliviar (dor) = to calm down |
| sore | dolorido, inflamado = painful; "my throat is sore" |
| sorrow / sorrowful | pesar, tristeza = extreme sadness; grief / pesaroso, triste; "sorrowful person"; "sorrowful violin tune" |
| sort (n) / sort (to) | espécie; tipo = kind, class, species / of the sort = disso // classificar, ordenar, arranjar = to classify, to arrange according to class / to sort out = classificar (papers) |
| soul | alma = the spirit or immaterial part of man |
| sound (n) / sound (to) | som, ruído / sound system = aparelho de som = stereo system / sound track = trilha sonora (filme) = theme song / sound wave = onda sonora // soar, tocar / to sound like = parecer, ter som de |
| soup | sopa |
| sour | azedo; "lemons taste sour" |
| source | 1) fonte, origem = origin, beginning; "what is the source of this information?"; "to find the source of the trouble"; "to gather information from many sources" / source of problems // 2) fonte, nascente (rio) = spring; "the source of that river is in the mountains" |
| south / southern (adj) | sul / do sul; meridional, austral; Southern Cross = Cruzeiro do Sul |
| sow (n) | porca = an adult female pig |
| sow; sowed; sowed (ou sown) | semear; "to sow seeds on the farm"; "she sowed some carrot seeds in her garden"; "she sowed the seed of doubt in his mind" |
| soy; soybean | soja |
| space (n) / space (to) | espaço; "can you see the stars out there in space?" / outer space = espaço sideral / space flight = vôo espacial / space station = estação espacial // espacejar, espaçar |
| spacecraft; spaceship / spaceman | espaçonave, nave espacial / astronauta = astronaut |
| spacing | espacejamento |
| spacious | espaçoso, amplo, vasto; "a spacious old home with high ceilings" |
| spade | pá (para cavar); "the gardener thrust the spade into the soil" / (obs.: pá de lixo = shovel) |
| Spain / spaniard / spanish (adj) | Espanha // nativo ou habitante da Espanha // espanhol; "spanish language" |
| span (to) / span (n) | estender-se, atravessar, cobrir; "a bridge spans the river"; "they need information spanning various areas"; "their empire once spanned several continents" // 1) extensão (distância); período (tempo) = an extent, stretch, reach, or spread between two limits / time span = período de tempo, intervalo de tempo; "over a span of days, the house was erected" / 2) espaço, envergadura, vão (ponte) / 3) palmo (9 polegadas) |
| spanner | chave inglesa (UK) = wrench (US) |
| spar (to) | 1) discutir, confrontar / 2) boxear, praticar boxe // mastro |
| spare (to) / spare (adj) | 1) economizar; "try to spare your money, or you will be totally broke" / 2) poupar, perdoar (não matar) "no one knows why the gunman shot some people and spared others" / 3) dispensar, passar sem // sobressalente, reserva / spare cash = dinheiro de reserva, dinheiro disponível / spare part = peça sobressalente / spare time = tempo livre / spare tire = pneu sobressalente, estepe / "can you spare the time? = você tem tempo?" |
| spark / sparkling | faísca, centelha / spark of life = centelha de vida // spark plug = vela (ignição motor) /// brilhante, cintilante |
| sparrow | pardal |
| spate | avalanche, torrente, enchente, enxurrada = a large number or amount; a spate of angry words = uma enxurrada de palavrões |
| speak (to); spoke; spoken | 1) falar, discursar / to speak well of = falar bem de / to speak for = falar em nome de alguém, a favor de / so to speak = por assim dizer / nothing to speak of = nada que mereça atenção / to speak out = falar em voz alta |
| speaker | palestrante = lecturer |
| spear | lança // spearhead = ponta de lança |
| specialize (to) / specialist / specialized | especializar = to concentrate and be expert in a particular line of study / to specialize in; "he is a lecturer specializing in IT" // especialista = expert // especializado |
| specify (to) / specification / specific | especificar // especificação // específico |
| speck | mancha, pinta, pontinho = small spot; stain, blot |
| spectacles | óculos (formal or dated) = eyeglasses |
| speech | 1) fala, palavra = the ability to speak / freedom of speech = liberdade de expressão / loss of speech = perda da fala / to lose one's speech = perder a fala / speech recognition = sistema de reconhecimento de voz // 2) discurso = address / to give a speech = fazer discurso (falar) = to make a speech; "at the birthday party everyone asked Grandpa to make a speech" / keynote speech = discurso de abertura // 3) linguagem (estilo de expressão) = a person's characteristic manner of speaking; part of speech = categoria gramatical / figure of speech = figura de linguagem |
| speed (n) / speed (to) / speedy | velocidade / top speed = velocidade máxima / at full speed = a toda velocidade / speed bump = quebra-molas, lombada = a ridge set in a road surface, typically at intervals, to control the speed of vehicles; road hump // acelerar = to speed up (obs.: oposto é to slow down) ; "inflation will speed up" // veloz, rápido = fast, rapid, quick, swift |
| spell (to) / spelling / spell (n) | soletrar, grafar; "please; spell your name" // grafia; "differences in spelling exist between American and British English" // 1) feitiço, magia, encantamento / to put a spell on = pôr feitiço em = to cast a spell on; "she put a spell on him" // 2) período de tempo, período curto, temporada = period of time, period of work; "I'm going to read for a spell" |
| spellbound / spellbinding | encantado, fascinado = bewitched, enchanted ; "the children were spellbound by the puppet show" // encantador = fascinating, holding the attention; "a spellbinding story" |
| spend (to); spent; spent | 1) gastar (dinheiro, esforço, etc); "you shouldn't spend so much effort on his projects" / 2) passar (tempo); "I'm going to spend the day with my family" |
| spew (to) | 1) expelir, expulsar / 2) jorrar, expulsar |
| sphere | esfera |
| spice / spicy | tempero = seasoning; flavouring, relish // 1) picante, temperado, condimentado (comida); "spicy food"; "spicy pepper" / 2) picante, impróprio (conotação sexual); "spicy jokes"; "spicy stories"; "spicy gossip" |
| spider | aranha / spider's web = teia de aranha |
| spill (to); spilt (spilled); spilt (spilled) | derramar, entornar = to pour, to shed |
| spin (to); spun; spun / spinning | 1) girar, rodar / 2) fiar, tecer; "to spin a rug" // fiação / spinning wheel = roca, roda de fiar / spinning top = pião |
| spinach | espinafre |
| spine | coluna vertebral; espinha dorsal = spinal column; spinal cord; backbone / "I have a very strong deviation in my spine" |
| spin-off | 1) subproduto, produto derivado // 2) companhia originária de outra |
| spire | pináculo, campanário, agulha de igreja = steeple |
| spirit | 1) espírito / 2) ardor; ânimo; disposição / in good spirits = alegre, de bom humor / high spirits = alegria; bom humor / low spirits = abatimento |
| spit (to); spat; spat | cuspir |
| splash (to) | salpicar, borrifar, espirrar (água, líquido) |
| spleen | 1) baço // 2) implicância, mau humor |
| splendid | esplêndido = very good; excellent, beautifil, gorgeous; "a splendid cup of tea"; "we had a splendid time" |
| split (to); split; split | dividir, abrir ao meio / to split in two "the thunderbolt struck the tree spliting it in two" / to split up = separar (casal), acabar (banda) |
| splurge (to) | ostentar, esbanjar = to spend money on some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one; "they splurged their money on a trip to Europe" |
| spoil (to) / spoiled | estragar; deteriorar = to damage // 1) estragado. deteriorado / 2) mimado (criança) |
| spokesman | porta-voz |
| sponsor (n) / sponsor (to) / sponsorship | 1) patrocinador / 2) fiador // patrocinar; promover // patrocínio |
| spooky | arrepiante, assustador, mal-assombrado; "a spooky house" |
| spool | carretel, rolo, bobina = reel |
| spoon | colher |
| sport | esporte |
| spot (n) / spot (to) | 1) mancha = blot, stain; "I noticed some red spots on my arms" / sun spot = mancha solar / // 2) ponto, lugar = place / trouble spots = pontos problemas // 1) manchar / 2) localizar, identificar, detectar = to locate; to identify; "the doctors spotted signs of"; "investors spotted early-warning signals" |
| spouse | cônjuge |
| spout (n) / spout (to) | bico (jarra, bule, chaleira, etc) = mouth of a jug or kettle / jorrar, esguichar; "the well was spouting oil" |
| sprain (n) / sprain (to) | entorse, distensão / torcer, distender |
| sprawl (to) | alastrar, espalhar, esparramar |
| spread (to); spread; spread / spread (n) | 1) espalhar; "the news soon spread" / 2) difundir, divulgar, propagar = to be or make known / to spread the table = to set the table = pôr a mesa / to spread butter = passar manteiga // 1) expansão, extensão, propagação = extent / 2) diferença entre preço de custo e de venda |
| spree | farra, bebedeira |
| spring (to); sprang; sprung / spring (n) | 1) saltar; pular = to leap, to bound, to jump; "he sprang out of bed" / spring-board = trampolim / 2) nascer, brotar; "water sprang from the fountain" // 1) salto, pulo / 2) primavera / 3) mola / 4) fonte, nascente; "they brought water from the spring" |
| sprinkle (to) / sprinkler | salpicar, borrifar // 1) regador, borrifador / 2) sistema de extinção de incêndio |
| sprint (n) / sprint (to) | 1) corrida de velocidade = a short race run at top speed / 2) reta final, arrancada final = a fast finishing speed at the end of a longer race // correr a toda velocidade = to go at top speed, as in running, cycling, etc; to run or go very fast for a short distance |
| sprite | duende, elfo = a small creature that has magical powers; goblin, elf |
| sprout (n) / sprout (to) | broto (planta) = shoot of a plant; "the gardener was pleased to see new sprouts appearing in the springtime" / brussels sprout = couve-de-bruxelas (Brassica oleracea ) // brotar, germinar |
| spruce (n) / spruce (adj) | abeto (Abies spp.) // bonito, bem-cuidado (casa, jardim) = trim or smart in appearance; neat |
| spur (n) / spur (to) | 1) espora / 2) estímulo; incentivo = stimulus, incentive // estimular, incentivar = to motivate, to stimulate |
| spurt (to) / spurt (n) | jorrar, esguichar = to squirt, to gush; "blood spurted from the wound" / jorro, esguicho |
| sputter (to) | 1) cuspir / 2) gaguejar, balbuciar |
| spy (to) / spy (n) / spying | espionar // espião // espionagem = espionage |
| squad | 1) pelotão (polícia), esquadra = platoon / 2) time (futebol) |
| squander (to) | desperdiçar |
| square (n) / square (to) / squared | 1) quadrado; square number = número quadrado; square root = raiz quadrada / 2) praça; "Trafalgar Square" // ajustar, adaptar, endireitar; "square our actions by the opinions of others" // quadriculado; squared paper |
| squash | abóbora = pumpkin, gourd / acorn squash = abóbora moranga |
| squat (to) [squat] | agachar = to crouch |
| squaw | mulher índia |
| squawk (n) / squawk (to) | som agudo e penetrante, guincho, chio, grasnido / gritar (como pato), guinchar, chiar, grasnar |
| squeal (to) | gritar, guinchar, grunhir |
| squeeze (to) | apertar, comprimir, espremer = to crush |
| squid | lula |
| squirrel | esquilo |
| squirt (to) / squirt (n) | jorrar, esguichar = to spurt, to gush; "the lemon squirted in my eye" / jorro, esguicho |
| squish (to) | fazer ruído de pisada em coisa mole e molhada; esmagar, espremer = to squeeze |
| St. Patrick's Day | Dia de São Patricio (17 March) |
| stab (to) | apunhalar |
| stability / stabilize (to) | estabilidade / estabilizar; equilibrar |
| stable | estável; constante = steady; "a stable inflation rate" |
| stack (n) / stack (to) | pilha; montão = heap, pile / smoke stack = chaminé // empilhar = to pile up |
| stadium | estádio (obs.: grand stand = arquibancada) |
| staff (n) / staff (to) / staffing | 1) quadro de pessoal / 2) grupo de assistentes / 3) estado-maior (exército) / IT staff = pessoal de sistemas / programming staff / to cut staff = reduzir pessoal // prover de pessoal, compor quadro de pessoal; "people with the right skill to staff our team" // alocação de pessoal / staffing constraint = limitação de pessoal / staffing requirements = requisitos de pessoal |
| stag | cervo macho (obs.: doe = cervo fêmea) |
| stage | 1) palco // 2) estágio, fase = phase; step / early stages = primeiras etapas, primeiros estágios / stage of progression = estágio evolutivo |
| stagger (to) | 1) vacilar, cambalear, hesitar, titubear // 2) escalonar horários de trabalho; "to stagger working hours to prevent crowding" |
| stain (n) / stain (to) / stained / stainless | mancha = spot, blot; blood stain = mancha de sangue // manchar // manchado; stained glass = vitral; "tourists visit the cathedral to see its beautiful stained glass windows" // sem mancha; inoxidável; stainless steel = aço inoxidável |
| stairs; staircase | escada(s) / spiral staircase, winding stairs = escada em caracol / a flight of stairs = lance de escada (obs.: ladder = escada de mão) |
| stairwell | escadas, escadaria = the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway. |
| stake (n) / stake (to) | 1) estaca, poste; "tie your horse to that metal stake"; "the witch was burned at the stake" / 2) aposta (valor apostado); "this is a high-stakes game with bets starting at ten dollars" / 3) participação = an interest or share in an undertaking or enterprise; "they have a small stake at the business" // apostar, arriscar |
| stakeholder | investidor; pessoa envolvida em um projeto, em um empreendimento |
| stale | 1) rançoso; "stale butter" // 2) velho, dormido (pão); "stale bread" |
| stalk (n) / stalk (to) | talo, haste, pecíolo = stem // caçar de tocaia, perseguir caça silenciosamente; "hunters stalking a deer" / to stalk in, to stalk out = entrar, sair silenciosamente |
| stall (to) / stall (n) | morrer (motor), enguiçar carro (afogar motor); parar de funcionar; "the car started but then immediately stalled" // 1) barraca; stand; quiosque = booth, stand / 2) enguiço, pane = breakdown / 3) lavabo, cubículo onde está a privada |
| stallion | garanhão, cavalo macho = stud |
| stamina | energia, força, vigor |
| stammer (to) / stammer (n) / stammerer | gaguejar = to stutter // gagueira // gago = stutterer |
| stamp (n) / stamp (to) | 1) selo / 2) carimbo = rubber stamp // 1) selar / 2) carimbar |
| stampede | estouro, debandada, salve-se quem puder |
| stance | postura = the manner and position in which a person or animal stands |
| stanch (or staunch) | forte, firme, constante |
| stand (to); stood; stood / stand (n) | 1) estar em pé, ficar de pé // 2) resistir, aguentar, suportar, tolerar = to bear, to endure / to stand by = apoiar, estar ao lado de, estar a postos / to stand for = significar, representar / to stand good = to hold good = ser válido / to stand out = destacar-se, sobressair, distinguir / to stand in line = ficar na fila / It stands to reason! = é claro!, é lógico! / "I can't stand it! = não aguento!" /// barraca; estande; quiosque = a partially enclosed structure where things are sold or displayed; booth, stall |
| stand-alone | independente, isolado; "each program can operate as a stand-alone program" |
| standard / standardize (to) / standardization | norma; padrão / standard time = hora oficial / technical standards = padrões técnicos / standard deviation = desvio padrão / standard of living = padrão de vida / to set standards = estabelecer padrões // padronizar; normalizar = to make standard // padronização |
| standby | de reserva, substituto = a thing that is ready for use or can be relied on in an emergency; stand-by equipment = equipamento de reserva / to be on standby = estar de sobreaviso, de prontidão |
| standpoint | opinião, ponto de vista = point of view, outlook |
| standstill | parada, paralisação, enguiço |
| staple / staple (to) / stapler | 1) alimento básico = staple foods; "the staple food for the Japanese is rice"; "she bought flour, sugar, salt and other staples"; "staple crops like wheat, rice or sugarcane" / 2) grampo para papeis // grampear // grampeador = stapling machine |
| star | estrela |
| stare (to) | olhar fixamente para = to gaze |
| stark | 1) inflexivel, duro, rígido; "stark discipline" / 2) desolado, inóspito; "stark landscape" / 3) austero, sóbrio (cor, decoração); "stark white room" / 4) cru; "stark reality"; "stark truth"; "stark naked = completamente nu" |
| start (to) / start (n) | começar, iniciar = to begin, to commence / to start from scratch = começar do zero // começo, princípio / from start to finish = do começo ao fim |
| startle (to) / startling | assustar, alarmar / assustador, alarmante, surpreendente = frightening, disturbing; "a startling noise"; "a startling discovery"; "what are the startling news today?" |
| starve (to) / starvation | passar fome = to suffer or die from extreme hunger; "I'm starving = estou morrendo de fome" // fome extrema |
| stash (to) | guardar, estocar, armazenar = to put away for future use |
| state / statesman / state (to) | 1) estado (país) / 2) situação; condição // estadista // declarar = to declare; fail to state = deixar de declarar |
| statement | 1) declaração / 2) extrato, demonstrativo = a brief record of a financial account / financial statements = demonstrativos financeiros / statement of account = extrato conta-corrente / credit card statement = extrato cartão de crédito / statement of charges = demonstrativo de despesas / statement of earnings = demonstrativo de ganhos / statement of income = declaração de renda |
| state-of-the-art | estado-da-arte, moderno |
| station | estação / bus station; railroad station; subway station / service station = gas station = petrol station / police station = posto policial, delegacia / fire station = quartel bombeiros / station wagon = perua, caminhonete |
| stationary | estacionário; fixo = fixed; not moving |
| stationery | papelaria, artigos escritório / stationery supply = material de escritório / continuous stationery = formulário contínuo = continuous form |
| Statistics / statistical | Estatística // estatístico / statistical bureau |
| statue | estátua |
| status | situação, status = the position or rank of someone or something when compared to others in a society, organization, group, etc |
| stave (n) / stave (to) off | 1) pauta musical / 2) tábua curva de barris e toneis; aduela = narrow strips of wood that form the sides of a barrel / 3) cajado, bordão = stick, rod, or pole; "the shepherd used his stave to guide his sheep" // prevenir, evitar; "if you take extra vitamins, you may be able to stave off the flu" |
| stay (to) / stay (n) | 1) ficar = to remain // 2) hospedar; "in which hotel are you staying?" / to stay in = ficar em casa / to stay the night = to stay overnight = passar a noite / to stay out = ficar fora / to stay up = ficar acordado / to stay behind = ficar atrás / to stay competitive = permanecer competitivo /// estada, estadia, permanência; "enjoy your stay = tenha uma boa estada; aproveite sua estadia" |
| steady | constante, estável, firme, contínuo, regular, inalterável = firmly placed; stable; "a steady ladder"; " "he checked the chair was steady, before standing on it"; "petrol prices remained steady this month"; "she is making steady progress in learning English" / slow but steady = lento e gradual |
| steak | bife = beefsteak / soft steak = tender steak = bife macio # hard steak = tough steak = bife duro // steakhouse = churrascaria |
| stealth (adj) / stealth (n) | furtivo, secreto = intended not to attract attention (used to describe military aircraft that are designed so that they cannot be easily seen by radar) // ação furtiva, sigilosa |
| steam | vapor = vapor / by steam = a vapor / steamboat = navio a vapor = steamer / steam engine = máquina a vapor / paddle steamer = vapor com roda de pás |
| steel | aço / stainless steel = aço inoxidável / steel-mill = siderurgia, aciaria = steel-plant, steel-works |
| steep | 1) íngreme, escarpado / steep slope = ladeira íngreme / 2) exorbitante (preço); steep price |
| steeple | campanário = church tower; spire |
| steer (to) / steering | guiar, dirigir, conduzir, pilotar / to steer of = desviar de, evitar // direção / steering-wheel = volante (carro) / steering-committee = comitê-diretor (empresa) |
| stem (n) / stem (to) | 1) caule, haste, talo = stalk / 2) pé (taça, cálice) // originar, proceder, derivar; "these problems stem from the terrorist attack a few years ago" |
| stench | fedor = odor, stink |
| step (n) / step (to) | 1) passo, etapa, fase; "you need to do this after each step of the process" / step by step = passo a passo / out of step = fora de sintonia // 2) degrau (escada); "mind the step" / 3) providência; medida = measure / to take steps = to take measures = tomar providências /// pisar; andar = to tread / to step in = entrar / to step on = pisar |
| stepfather / stepmother / stepson / stepdaughter | padrasto / madrasta / enteado / enteada |
| stern (adj) / stern (n) | severo, austero, sério, duro, rígido, inflexível = severe, harsh; "her father was a stern man"; "a stern judge"; "stern discipline"; "he gave me a stern look" // popa = rear part of a vessel (obs.: contrário é bow = proa) |
| stew (n) / stew (to) | cozido, ensopado, guisado = fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by stewing / cozinhar a fogo lento = "the meat was stewing in a pan on the stove" |
| steward (fem.: stewardess) | 1) comissário de bordo = a person who looks after the passengers on a ship, aircraft or train and brings them meals; flight atendant (stewardess = aeromoça) / 2 administrador, gerente = a person employed to manage another's property, especially a large house or estate / 3) camareiro, mordomo = chamberlain, butler |
| stick (n) / stick (to); stuck; stuck / sticky | 1) vara, varinha, graveto, pedaço de pau = twig, rod, wand / control stick = lever = alavanca / walking stick = bengala = cane // 1) espetar, fincar, penetrar, cravar / 2) colar, grudar = to glue / to stick to = perseverar, persistir, não abandonar = to cling // grudento; aderente, pegajoso, viscoso = adhesive |
| sticker | adesivo = gummed label |
| stiff | 1) rígido, rijo, duro, teso, inflexível = rigid; hard to bend / 2) difícil, árduo / stiff climb = subida difícil |
| stifle (to) | sufocar, abafar, reprimir, conter; "to stifle a rebellion"; "I tried to stifle my laughter"; "the maniac stifled his victims with a pillow" |
| still (adv) / still (adj) | ainda; "we still haven't been introduced" // imóvel, parado; "still water = água parada" ; "still life = natureza morta (pintura)" |
| stimulate (to) / stimulating / stimulus | estimular; motivar = to encourage; to motivate // estimulante; motivante = motivating // estímulo; incentivo = incentive; spur |
| sting (to) / sting (n) | ferroar, atormentar // 1) picada, ferrão / 2) fisgada (dor aguda) |
| stingy [stindgi] | pão-duro; mesquinho; avarento = mean, miser; niggard "she practices economy without being stingy" |
| stink (to); stank; stunk / stinking; stinky | cheirar mal, feder / fedorento, fedido, fétido = having a very bad smell; "this cheese is stinky"; "stinking animal"; "stinking garbage" |
| stir (to) | mexer, agitar; "stir all of the ingredients together with a spoon" / to stir up = excitar; atiçar |
| stitch | 1) ponto (costura) / 2) dor súbita, pontada = a sudden, sharp pain, especially in the side of the body |
| stock / stockholder | 1) ação (empresa) = share; "US$ 11 million worth of stocks" / stock prices = preço das ações / IBM's stocks = ações IBM / Stock Market = Stock Exchange = Bolsa de Valores // 2) estoque; inventário; in stock = em estoque (obs.: out of stock = em falta) // acionista = shareholder |
| stocking | meia comprida de mulher |
| stomach | estômago |
| stone (n) / stone (to) / stoned | 1) pedra / 2) caroço = the woody central part of such fruits as the peach and plum; pit, core, kernel // 1) apedrejar = to throw rocks at / 2) drogar // 1) bêbado / 2) drogado, doidão |
| stool | banquinho, tamborete = simple armless and usually backless seat on legs |
| stop (to) / stop (n) | parar / to stop by = fazer uma visita / to stop over = fazer escala / to stop payment = sustar pagamento / stop short = parar de repente / "stop that! = pare com isto!" // parada, ponto, interrupção; "bus stop" |
| store (n) / store (to) / storage | loja = shop / liquor store = loja de bebidas = bottle shop / storehouse = depósito, almoxarifado = warehouse / department store = loja de departamentos // armazenar; acumular // armazenagem, armazenamento |
| stork | cegonha |
| storm / stormy | tempestade = tempest / tempestuoso |
| story (1) | 1) estória, história = a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse; tale / bedtime story = história de dormir / ghost story = história de fantasma / story book = livro de história / short story = conto // 2) mentira; story teller = contador de história, mentiroso |
| story (2) (pl. stories) (US) / storey (pl. storeys) (UK) | anda, pavimento = floor; "how many stories are there in that apartment building?" |
| stout (adj) / stout (n) | 1) forte, corpulento, robusto = overweight, fat; "many people grow stout as they get older"; "she is getting too stout for her dresses" / 2) decidido, resoluto, corajoso = brave, bold, courageous, strong of character; "stout warriors"; "stout resistance"; "stout defense" // cerveja preta corpulenta = a very dark full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor |
| stove | fogão = cooker |
| stovepipe | chaminé, tubo de chaminé = chimney, smokestack |
| stow (to) / stowage | guardar = to store; to put away for future use; "the sailors stowed their gear below"; "the bathhouse offers baskets in which to stow your clothes" / armazenagem, estocagem, acondicionamento; "the new ship is large and has plenty of room for stowage" |
| straight / straighten (to) | 1) reto; direto = without a bend, angle, wave, or curve; straight line = straight course = linha reta; straight answer / 2) liso (cabelo); straight hair / 3) heterossexual // endireitar, pôr em ordem / to straighten up = endireitar-se, andar na linha |
| straightforward | direto, objetivo, franco, sem rodeios; "a straightforward statement sbout the new politics" |
| strain (n) / strain (to) | 1) esforço, tensão = stress; "the strain of working too many hours really affected him" / 2) raça, classe, estirpe = breed // 1) empenhar-se, esforçar-se; "he really strained to make it work" / 2) estirar, distender; "the football player strained a muscle" |
| strand | 1) fio, cordão, filamento = one of the fibers, threads, strings, or wires twisted or braided to make a cord, rope, or cable / 2) praia, costa = the land bordering a body of water |
| strange | estranho, esquisito, bizarro; "strange shape"; "strange behaviour"; "we all felt strange in that city" |
| strangle (to) | estrangular, esganar = to choke, to suffocate, to throttle |
| strap | correia; alça (vestido, bolsa) / watch-strap = correia de relógio; "is your watch-strap made of leather?" |
| strategy | estratégia |
| straw | 1) palha / 2) canudinho (beber líquido) |
| strawberry | morango |
| stray (to) / stray (adj) | extraviar-se, perder-se // 1) extraviado (animal), "a stray cat" / 2) perdido (bala), stray bullet = bala perdida = random shot |
| streak | listra, rastro = stripe; a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground |
| stream | 1) riacho, regato, córrego, ribeirão = a small, narrow river; brook, creek / 2) fluxo, jorro, torrente, corrente = any flow or current of liquid, fluid, or gas; "a stream of gas escaping" |
| streamline (to) / streamlined | tornar aerodinâmico, modernizar, simplificar, racionalizar / aerodinâmico, simplificado, moderno |
| street | rua / street-car = bonde (US) = tram (UK) |
| strenght / strengthen (to) | força = power, force // fortalecer; reforçar = to reinforce |
| strenuous | enérgico; esforçado |
| stress / stress (to) | 1) tensão; pressão = tension, pressure / 2) ênfase / 3) sílaba tônica = emphasis placed upon a syllable by pronouncing it more loudly than those that surround it // 1) estressar = to feel very worried or anxious about something / 2) enfatizar, realçar = to emphasize; "they stressed the advantages of the product" |
| stretch (to) | estender; esticar / to stretch out = esticar |
| strew (to); strewed; strew | espalhar, espargir; "the performers strewed candy at the end of the show" |
| strict / strictly | 1) severo = severe in discipline; "a strict teacher" / 2) rigoroso; exato; preciso = exact; rigid; "in the strict sense of the word" (obs.: oposto é "loose", "lax") // rigorosamente |
| stride (to); strode; stridden / stride (n) | andar a passos largos = to walk with very long steps; "a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller" // 1) passo largo = a long step / 2) progresso, avanço = a stage of progress, advance; "he made great strides toward their goal" |
| strife | conflito, rixa, briga |
| strike (to); struck; struck / strike (n) / striker | 1) bater, colidir, acertar = to hit, to attack / 2) to strike hour = bater, dar hora; "the clock strikes" / 3) to strike a match = riscar fósforo // 1) ataque, golpe; "the military strike killed three people" / 2) greve; on strike = de greve // grevista |
| striking | notável; surpreendente; impressionante = outstanding; remarkable; conspicuous; striking color = cor chamativa |
| string | barbante, fio, cordel = small cord; "I need a piece of string to tie this package!" |
| strings | instrumentos musicais de cordas; cordas; "this piece of music is for strings" |
| strip | tira; faixa; fita = long narrow piece (paper, cloth, land); "she wears a strip of cloth around her head" / strip of land = faixa de terra |
| stripe | listra; risca = a band or streak different in color from the rest of a surface; "the stripes of a zebra" |
| striptease | strip-tease; dança erótica = an act, as in a nightclub, in which a performer removes garments one at a time |
| strive (to); strove; striven | esforçar-se; empenhar-se = to endeavor; "strive for success" |
| stroke (n) / stroke (to) | 1) golpe; pancada; "a stroke of luck"; "a stroke of genius" / 2) derrame cerebral; "my grandfather died of a stroke" / 3) sun stroke = insolação / 4) braçada; "the swimmer had a powerful stroke that propelled him forward" // acariciar, alisar; "he stroked his cat " |
| stroll (to) / stroll (n) | passear, dar uma volta; "I like to stroll along the beach"; "they like to stroll through the old part of the town" // passeio, volta; "the couple went for a stroll after dinner" |
| strong | forte, poderoso, sólido |
| stronghold | forte, fortaleza = fortress |
| structure (n) / structure (to) / structured | estrutura / estruturar / estruturado |
| struggle (n) / struggle (to) | luta, esforço, empenho; "the marathon was a struggle for me, but I finished" / class struggle = luta de classes / struggle for life = luta pela vida // lutar, esforçar-se, labutar; "he struggled to break free" |
| stub | 1) canhoto (talão cheque; bilhete) / 2) toco (lápis) / 3) ponta (cigarro), guimba |
| stubble | barba espetada, barba de vários dias |
| stubborn | teimoso; "a stubborn child" |
| stuck (part. pas. verbo to stick) | preso, emperrado, empacado, entalado; "the car was stuck and couldn't be moved"; "I'm stuck on this question; do you know what the answer is?" / to get stuck = ficar empacado; ficar preso (não progredir); "he was trying to solve a maths problem, but got stuck"; "a piece of fruit got stuck in her throat" |
| stud | 1) botão (punho, colarinho); "a collar stud" / 2) garanhão (cavalo) = a stallion used for breeding / 3) homem atraente = a sexually attractive man |
| student | estudante |
| studio | ateliê , oficina |
| studious | estudioso; aplicado = very serious about studying, reading, learning, etc |
| study (n) / study (to) | estudo / case study = estudo de caso / study group = grupo de estudos / to be under study = estar em estudos // estudar |
| stuff | coisas, objetos, trecos, bugigangas; "this stuff works = esta coisa funciona" / silly stuffs = tolices |
| stumble (to) / stumble (n) | tropeçar; "stumble and fall" // tropeço |
| stunning | 1) chocante, atordoante = very surprising; "stunning news" / 2) deslumbrante, formidável = very attractive, astonishing; "stunning view"; "stunning discovery"; "stunning woman" |
| stunt (n) / stunt (to) | façanha sensacional = anything spectacular or unusual done to gain publicity; publicity stunt = truque publicitário; stunt man (cinema) = dublê // tolher, dificultar = to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of |
| sturdy | 1) forte, robusto, vigoroso = strong, stout; "sturdy young athletes"; "sturdy walls"; "sturdy plants" / 2) firme, corajoso = firm, courageous; "the sturdy defenders of the fort" |
| stutter (to) / stutter (n) / stutterer | gaguejar = to stammer / gagueira / gago |
| style / stylish | estilo // elegante; na moda = fashionable |
| subject | 1) assunto; tópico = topic / subject matter = assunto; tema / subject area = área de interesse // 2) matéria (escola) // 3) sujeito a / to be subject to = estar sujeito a; "the plan is subject to discussion" |
| submit (to) / submission | submeter = to present for approval or decision // submissão |
| subordinate | subordinado; subalterno |
| subscribe (to) / subscriber / subscription | assinar (revista; jornal) / subscribe to a magazine = assinar uma revista // assinante, signatário, titular // assinatura (revista / jornal); "a subscription to Times" |
| substance | substância |
| substitute (to) / substitution | substituir = to replace / to substitue for = to substitute with; "she substituted the white flour specified in the recipe with wheat flour" // substituição = replacement |
| subtitle | legenda (filme, video) = caption |
| subtle / subtlety | sutil = delicate; hard to notice by means of the senses; "the subtle smell of her perfume"; "the subtle irony of his jokes" / sutileza |
| subtraction / subtract (to) | subtração / subtrair; "to subtract 4 from 10" |
| suburb | subúrbio |
| subway | metrô (US) = underground (UK) |
| succeed (to) | ter êxito; conseguir = to be successful |
| success / successful | sucesso = hit // bem-sucedido; "her plan was succesful" |
| succession / successor / successive | 1) sucessão (série) = sequence / 2) sucessão (trono) // sucessor // sucessivo |
| suck (to) | 1) chupar, sorver; "the shake was too thick to suck through a straw" / 2) mamar; "the baby was sucking at his mother's breast" |
| suckle (to) | amamentar = to feed a baby |
| sue (to) | abrir processo judicial; processar = to seek justice by legal process; to file suit / to sue for damages = processar por perdas e danos |
| suede | camurça |
| suffix | sufixo |
| sugar / sugary | açúcar / sugar mill = engenho de açúcar // açucarado, adocicado |
| suit (n) | 1) terno (roupa) / 2) processo judicial, ação judicial; to file suit = iniciar processo judicial / 3) naipe de cartas = all the playing cards in a pack bearing the same symbol: clubs = paus; diamonds = ouros; spades = espadas; hearts = copas; "you need to match three cards of the same suit" |
| suit (to) | 1) servir; convir = to fit; to adapt / 2) atender; satisfazer = to satisfy, to meet, to fulfill |
| suitable | adequado, apropriado, conveniente = fit; appropriate; adequate; "Is she suitable for this mission?"; "this movie is not suitable for young children"; "be sure to wear shoes suitable for dancing" |
| suitcase | mala, valise |
| suite | conjunto, coleção, série = a number of things forming a series, group, or set |
| sulphur | enxofre |
| sum (n) / sum (to) | 1) soma; adição = addition; "the sum of 3 and 5" / 2) quantia = amount / in sum = em resumo = in summary, in short // 1) totalizar / 2) resumir = to sum up = to summarize |
| summary / summarize (to) | resumo = digest / in summary = em resumo = in short / executive summary = resumo executivo / summary report = relatório resumido // resumir = to sum up |
| summit | 1) cume, pico; "the summit of the mountain" / 2) cúpula; summit meeting = reunião de cúpula; summit conference = conferência de cúpula / 3) auge = the highest possible degree or state; peak or climax; the summit of ambition |
| summon (to) | convocar, chamar |
| sumptuous | suntuoso, luxuoso |
| sun | sol / sun screen = protetor solar; sun spot = mancha solar |
| sundry / sundries | diverso, variado / miudezas, bugigangas, itens diversos = sundry items |
| sunrise | nascer do sol; aurora, alvorada = dawn, daybreak |
| sunset | pôr-do-sol, crepúsculo = twilight, dusk |
| superintendent | superintendente = manager; supervisor |
| supermarket | supermercardo |
| supervise (to) / supervision / supervisor | supervisionar = to oversee // supervisão // supervisor |
| supper | ceia |
| supply (to) / supply (n) / supplies / supplier | fornecer, prover, abastecer, suprir = to provide; "these foods supply the body with necessary vitamins and minerals" // oferta / to be in short supply = estar em falta (estoque) // víveres, suprimentos // fornecedor |
| support (to) / support (n) | apoiar; suportar / apoio; suporte |
| supporter / supporters | partidário, torcedor = a person who backs a sports team, politician, etc // torcida |
| suppose (to) / supposition / supposedly | supor; "I suppose you know this word" / to be supposed to = dever; "the train is supposed to arrive a bit later" // suposição, hipótese = assumption // supostamente |
| surface | superfície / on the surface = por cima, não profundamente |
| surge (n) / surge (to) | 1) onda grande, vaga = large wave; "the surge crashed against the rocky coast" / 2) aumento repentino; surto; "there was an oil price surge = houve um aumento repentino do preço do petróleo" // aumentar; elevar-se |
| surgery / surgeon / surgical | cirurgia / cirurgião / cirúrgico; "surgical procedure"; "surgical needle" // |
| surmise (to) | conjecturar, deduzir, supor |
| surpass (to) | exceder; ultrapassar = to go beyond in amount, extent, excellence, or degree; to be greater than; to exceed, to outpace; "she surpassed all the others" |
| surplus | excedente, excesso, superávit = an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed |
| surprise (n) / suprise (to) / surprising | surpresa / surpreender / surpreendente; "a surprising number of students showed up for the lecture" |
| surrender (to) / surrender (n) | render-se; entregar-se = to give up; to yield; "over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities" // rendição, capitulação; "the surrender of the fort came after a long battle" |
| surrogate | substituto, suplente |
| surround (to) / surrounding / surroundings | cercar; circundar; rodear // em volta; circundante "the surrounding land belongs to the state" // arredores; cercanias = neighborhood, outskirts |
| surveillance | vigilância, fiscalização |
| survey (n) / survey (to) [sârvei] | 1) levantamento, pesquisa = customer survey; industry survey; market survey; quality survey; public survey = recenseamento, plebiscito / 2) inspeção, exame, vistoria // 1) fazer levantamento; pesquisar / 2) examinar; inspecionar |
| survive (to) / survival | sobreviver / sobrevivência; "the struggle for survival has no end" |
| suspenders (US) | suspensórios / (obs.: no Reino Unido - UK, a palavra utilizada para suspensórios é braces) |
| suspension | suspensão; "the suspension of the cable cars is checked regularly" // suspension points = reticências "..." |
| suspicious | suspeito, desconfiado = distrustful; "a suspicious person" |
| swags (of) | 1) muitos = lots of (Australia, NZ) / 2) coisas roubadas |
| swallow (to) / swallow (n) | engolir; "I have difficulty to swallow meat" // andorinha (ave); "I like to watch the swallows flying over our garden" |
| swamp | pântano, brejo, atoleiro, lamaçal = marsh, bog, mire |
| swan | cisne |
| swanky | elegante, requintado, chic |
| swap (to) / swap (n) | trocar; permutar = to change, to trade, to switch, to barter, to make an exchange; "you like my cookies and I like yours; let's swap"; "I'll swap my orange for your apple"; "they sat on the bench, swapping lies about the good old days" // troca; permuta = exchange; trade; barter |
| swarm | enxame (insetos) |
| swath | trilho, rastro = a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine / a long broad strip or belt |
| sway (to) / sway (n) | 1) balançar, oscilar = to swing; to rock; "there was a strong wind and the trees were swaying" / 2) influenciar; "the lawyer tried to sway the jury" // 1) balanço, oscilação; "the sway of the ship" / 2) influência |
| swear (to); swore; sworn | 1) jurar = to utter or take solemnly (an oath) (obs.: oath = juramento) / 2) xingar, praguejar = to use profane or obscene language; to curse |
| sweater | suéter |
| Sweden, swedish | Suécia, sueco |
| sweet / sweetener | bala (doce) = candy / sweet potato = batata doce // adoçante |
| swell (to); swelled; swollen / swollen / swelling | inchar // inchado // inchaço |
| swift | rápido = fast, quick, speedy, rapid; "a swift boat"; "the president was swift to respond to the new crisis" |
| swim (to); swam; swum / swimming | nadar // natação / swimming-pool = piscina |
| swindle (n) / swindle (to) / swindler | fraude, falcatrua; "the con men planned the swindle carefully" / enganar, ludibriar, trapacear; "the antiques dealer swindled the old lady" / trapaceiro, vigarista, velhaco, caloteiro |
| swine | porco, suíno = pig, hog |
| swing (to); swung; swung / swing (n) | balançar; oscilar (pêndulo) = to move back and forward; to rock, to sway, to wave; "she sat on the edge of the pool, swinging her legs"; "the monkeys were swinging in the branches of the trees"; // balanço, gangorra; "he pushed his child in the swing" |
| swipe (to) / swipe (n) | 1) golpear, dar uma pancada violenta / 2) passar cartão magnético em máquina leitora / 3) roubar // pancada violenta // |
| swirl (to) | rodopiar, girar = twirl (to) |
| switch (to) / switch (n) | 1) trocar, alternar, comutar, chavear = to change; to shift / to switch on = ligar = to turn on, to connect / to switch off = desligar = to turn off, to disconnect // 2) açoitar, bater com chicote = to whip /// 1) interruptor, comutador, chave / switch board = painel de controle // 2) mudança = change; shift "the switch caused problems because nobody else was informed" // 3) vara, chicote = whip |
| Switzerland, swiss | Suiça, suiço |
| swivel (n) / swivel (to) / swivel (adj) | articulação giratória; suporte giratório; pião = a coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other / // girar, rodar // rotatório, rotativo; swivel chair = cadeira giratória |
| swoop / swoop (to) | 1) ataque súbito ou repentino / 2) batida policial // 1) mergulhar no ar (aves), precipitar-se / 2) atacar repentinamente "the police swooped in and captured the criminals" |
| sword | espada |
| syllable | silaba |
| symbol / symbolic | símbolo = something that represents or stands for something else // simbólico |
| sympathy / sympathetic | compaixão, compreensão, solidariedade, piedade = compassion; "they had great sympathy for the flood victims" // solidário, compreensivo, simpático com; "the boss was sympathetic towards staff with family problems"; "he spoke in a sympathetic tone" |
| symptom | sintoma; "to show symptoms of a disease" |
| synchronize (to) / syncronization | sincronizar // sincronização |
| synonym | sinônimo |
| syntax | sintaxe |
| syrup | calda = any of various preparations consisting of fruit juices, water, etc., boiled with sugar |
| system | sistema (IT) / back-office system = sistema de retaguarda x front-office system = sistema da ponta / operating system = sistema operacional / existing system = legacy systems = sistemas existentes, sistemas legados / management information system = sistema de informações gerenciais / the system is down = o sistema está fora do ar |
