| ultimate | 1) final, derradeiro = happening or coming at the end of a process, series of events, etc; last, final, "his ultimate destination was Paris = seu destino final era Paris" / ultimate goal = objetivo final, objetivo principal; "our ultimate aim is to increase production" // 2) máximo, supremo = the highest or most significant; greatest or most extreme; "the ultimate in luxury = o máximo em luxo" / 3) fundamental, básico; "the ultimate nature of things = natureza fundamental das coisas" |
| umbrella | guarda-chuva |
| unbelievable | inacreditável = too unlikely to be believed; incredible, amazing, astonishing; "your story is unbelievable" |
| uncle | tio (obs.: tia = aunt) |
| uncover (to) | descobrir, revelar = to discover, to disclose, to reveal |
| underestimate (to) | subestimar, menosprezar = to underrate, to belittle, to disparage |
| underground | metrô (UK) = subway (US) |
| underline (to) | sublinhar |
| underpants | 1) cueca (US) = briefs, boxer (cueca samba-canção) // 2) calcinha (UK) = pants |
| underrate (to) | subestimar, menosprezar = to underestimate, to belittle, to disparage |
| understand (to); understood; understood / understanding | entender, compreender / hard to understand = difícil de entender // entendimento, compreensão = comprehension |
| undertake (to) / undertaking | empreender / empreendimento, tarefa |
| undertaker | agente funerário = funeral director; mortician |
| underwear | roupa de baixo; roupa íntima = clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes |
| underwriting | 1) subscrição, lançamento ações / 2) aceitação (seguro) |
| undue | 1) não vencido = not yet due; not yet payable / 2) injusto, indevido = unjust, improper, or illegal |
| unemployment | desemprego / unemployment rate = taxa de desemprego |
| unflinching | corajoso, impávido = staying strong and determined even when things are difficult; not shrinking from danger, difficulty, etc |
| union | 1) união // 2) sindicato / labor union = trade union = sindicato |
| unique | único, exclusivo, sem igual, incomparável, excepcional = the only one of its kind; very special or unusual; without equal; "unique to each object = específico para cada objeto"; "humans are unique among mammals in several respects" |
| unit | unidade = fixed amount taken as standard / unit price / monetary unit / business unit = unidade de negócios |
| university | universidade // president of university = reitor de universidade |
| unleash (to) | desencadear, soltar, liberar |
| unravel (to) | desembaraçar, desemaranhar, desenredar |
| untenable | insustentável = not able to be defended; not able to be occupied |
| unwind (to) | 1) desenrolar-se / 2) relaxar = to relax |
| update (to) / updating | atualizar / atualização |
| upheaval | transtorno; convulsão = a strong, sudden, or violent disturbance, as in politics, social conditions, etc; political upheaval = revolta política, golpe de estado |
| uphold (to) | apoiar, defender, sustentar = to support or defend (something, such as a law); to give support to |
| upper | superior; "he thinks he belongs to an upper class" / upper case = letra maiúscula (obs.: lower case = letra minúscula) |
| upright | vertical, ereto = vertical / upright position = posição vertical |
| uprising | insurreição, revolta, levante = an act of rising up against authority |
| uproar | tumulto, alvoroço, algazarra = turmoil |
| upset (adj) / upset (to) / upset (n) | 1) chateado, aborrecido, contrariado; "they were upset by her absence"; "she was upset about her friend's actions" / 2) indisposto (estômago); "she had an upset stomach" // 1) chatear, irritar, perturbar, afligir = to trouble mentally or emotionally; "the accusation upset her" / 2) indispor; "I think that pizza upset my stomach" // resultado inesperado; zebra; "the upset of the top ranked team stunned the basketball world" |
| upstart | nouveau-riche (pejorativo) |
| urgent | urgente = pressing; "the urgent sound of the alarm" |
| use (to) | usar, utilizar |
| user | usuário / end-user = usuário-final / user representative = representante do usuário / user-friendly = amigável (aos usuários) / user-friendliness = amigabilidade |
| usher (n) / usher (to) | 1) porteiro = doorkeeper / 2) lanterninha (cinema, teatro) = a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc. // conduzir, escoltar |
| utensil | utensílio = an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen; a useful tool or implement |
| utmost (adj) / utmost (n) | máximo, extremo, maior, mais distante; "utmost importance" ; "the utmost reef of the island" // o máximo; o extremo; todo o possível; "he did his utmost" |
| utter (adj) / utter (to) / utterance | completo, total; "it was an utter confusion"; "we got in an utter darkness" // emitir (sons), proferir, pronunciar, dizer, declarar, exclamar = to pronounce, to speak, to express in words // declaração, discurso |
