| vacancy / vacant (adj) | 1) vaga, lugar vago = a job or position that is available to be taken, opening "we have a vacancy in the accounting department" / 2) vaga (hotel, etc) = a room in a hotel, motel, etc., that is available for use; "there were no vacancies at the hotel" // vago, vazio, desocupado, não ocupado, disponível = unoccupied, void, empty "the apartment (room, restroom, house, etc) is vacant"; "he sat in the only vacant chair"; "a vacant seat on the bus"; "he was pleased to find he had a vacant hour without any meetings"; "the throne is vacant" |
| vacation (n) / vacation (to) | férias (US) = holidays (UK) / to be on vacation = estar de férias / tirar férias; "they vacationed for two weeks = eles tiraram férias de duas semanas" |
| vacuum | vácuo, lacuna / vacuum bottle = garrafa térmica = thermos bottle / vacuum cleaner = aspirador de pó / vacuum packed = embalado a vácuo |
| vain | vão, inútil, infrutífero / in vain = em vão; "her efforts were all in vain" |
| Valentine's Day | Dia dos Namorados (February 14) |
| valet | 1) manobrista = an attendant who parks cars for guests at a hotel, restaurant, etc / 2 criado pessoal; pajem, camareiro (arc.) = a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his employer |
| valid (adj) / validity / validate (to) | válido = legally acceptable; not expired; effective; "a valid licence" / validade; validity check = controle de validade / validar; confirmar = to make valid, to confirm / |
| valley | vale |
| valuables | objetos de valor = a valuable article of personal property, especially jewellery |
| value / valuable (adj) | valor = worth / face value = valor nominal / forecasted value = valor previsto / value added = valor agregado / value chain = cadeia de valor / to create value for customers // valioso, precioso = worth a great deal of money; "a valuable painting"; "valuable information"; "a valuable crop"; "most valuable to the customers" |
| valve | válvula / escape valve = válvula de escape / safety valve = válvula de seguranca |
| van | furgão, van |
| vanish (to) | desaparecer = to disappear, to fade away |
| vanquish (to) | vencer, derrotar = to win, to conquer, to defeat |
| vapor (US); vapour (UK) | vapor = steam |
| various | vários = several, different |
| vase | vaso (flores) = flower pot |
| vault / vaulted | 1) abóbada (teto) = an arched structure, usually of stones, concrete, or bricks, that forms a ceiling or roof / 2) cofre, caixa-forte = a room or compartment for the safekeeping of valuables, usually with a locked door and thick walls; "the bank manager unlocked the vault" / 3) câmara mortuária; catacumba = a burial chamber // abobadado = constructed or covered with a vault, as a building or chamber |
| veal | vitela (carne) |
| veer (to) | virar, mudar de direção = to shift, to change in direction, to turn / to turn away from the wind |
| vegetable | legume |
| vehicle | veículo |
| vein | veia |
| velvet | veludo |
| vendor / vend (to) | vendedor = a person or agency that sells // 1) vender (mascate; caixeiro-viajante) = to sell especially as a hawker or peddler / 2) vender em máquina automática = to sell by means of vending machines // vending machine = maquina de vender = a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc |
| vengeance | vingança = revenge |
| venison | carne de veado = edible flesh of a deer |
| venom | 1) veneno de cobras ou escorpiões, peçonha = poison // 2) maldade |
| vent (n) / vent (to) | abertura, respiradouro // 1) expelir, dar saída a, exalar (ar, gases) / 2) desabafar, descarregar (emoção, ira, frustração); "he vents his anger on his wife = ele desabafa sua raiva na esposa" |
| venture | empreendimento / business venture = empreendimento comercial / joint venture = empreendimento conjunto / venture capital = capital de risco |
| venue | local, local de evento, ponto de encontro = meeting place |
| veranda | varanda, alpendre = porch |
| verb | verbo |
| verdant | 1) verdejante / 2) inexperiente |
| verge | margem, beira = edge, rim, brink, brim, margin / on the verge of = à beira de, no ponto de; "this economy is on the verge of collapse!" / on the verge of doing = a ponto de fazer |
| verger | sacristão, bedel = a church official who serves as sacristan, caretaker, usher, and general attendant (UK) |
| verse | verso, versículo |
| version | 1) versão (variante alguma coisa) = release / 2) tradução (especialmente da Bíblia) |
| vessel | 1) navio, barco = a ship or boat / 2) vasilha = a container (as a bottle, kettle, cup, or bowl) for holding something |
| vest | colete = a garment worn by men on the upper part of the body, over a shirt and under a jacket; waistcoat |
| veteran | 1) veterano = a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like / 2) veterano de guerra = a person who has served in a military force, especially during a war / Veterans Day = feriado em homenagem aos veteranos das guerras (November 11 - fim da Primeira Guerra Mundial) |
| vex (to) | irritar = to annoy, to irritate |
| viable | viável = feasible |
| viaduct | viaduto |
| vibe; vibes | animação, vibração = vibration |
| vibrant | vibrante = alive with vigor and energy; lively; "the vibrant life of a large city" |
| vicious | mau, cruel, violento; "a cruel, vicious dictator" / maldoso, malicioso; "vicious remarks" |
| victory / victorious | vitória, triunfo = triumph // vitorioso = winning |
| victuals | víveres, mantimentos = food supplies |
| vie (to) | competir, concorrer, disputar,rivalizar / to vie for = competir por; to contend for superiority |
| view | vista, panorama = scene; panorama; outlook; sights; "the sights of the city" |
| vile | muito mau; vil = very bad; nasty |
| village | vila |
| vinegar | vinagre |
| vineyard | vinha, vinhedo = a planting of grapevines |
| vintage | 1) antigo, clássico = representing the high quality of a past time; dating from the past; "vintage cars"; "vintage movies" // 2) vindima; colheita de uvas = grape harvest; "a 1978 vintage wine" |
| violet | 1) violeta (flor) (Viola spp.) // 2) violeta (cor) |
| violin | violino = fiddle |
| visa (n) / visa (to) | visto (passaporte) = official endorsement on a passport giving the bearer permission to enter a country // visar (passaporte), referendar |
| visceral | visceral, instintivo, emocional = characterized by intuition or instinct rather than intellect; emotional; "a visceral novel" |
| vision | 1) vista, visão = sight, view / 2) imaginação, fantasia, fantasma |
| visitor | visitante |
| vixen | 1) raposa fêmea = a female fox / 2) megera = ill-tempered woman |
| vocabulary | vocabulário / vocabulary entry = verbete / to have a wide range of vocabulary = ter um vasto vocabulário |
| voice | voz / voice recognition = reconhecimento de voz |
| void (adj) / void (to) | 1) nulo; vão = without effect, useless; "the contract was declared void by the judge = o contrato foi considerado nulo pelo juiz" // 2) vazio; "the street was void of people" /// anular, invalidar = to render of no effect or validity; "he voided the tickets when we got on the bus = ele invalidou as passagens quando entramos no ônibus" |
| volcano | vulcão |
| volleyball | vôlei |
| volume | 1) massa; quantidade = bulk; amount; "volume of exports should grow" // 2) volume (livro) = any of several books either bound in an identical format or part of a series |
| vortex | vórtice = something that resembles a whirlpool |
| vote (to) / vote (n) / voter | votar // voto; votação // eleitor |
| vouch (to) for | garantir, dar garantia, assegurar = to guarantee; "I'll vouch for his safety" |
| voucher | voucher; comprovante = a document, receipt, stamp, etc., that gives evidence of money spent or received; "gift voucher"; "payment voucher" |
| vow (n) / vow (to) [ | voto, promessa, juramento = solemn promise or pledge; "he made a vow to lead a better life from now on" // prometer solenemente, fazer votos = to make a solemn promise |
| voyage | viagem (geralmente por mar) = a long journey to a distant or unknown place especially over water or through outer space / maiden voyage = viagem inaugural |
| vulture | urubu |
