| label (n) / label (to) | etiqueta, rótulo = slip of paper or other material to be attached to an object bearing information; tag ; "do not tear the label off the mattress"; "you should read the warning label before you take any medicine" // rotular |
| labor; labour | 1) mão-de-obra; trabalho = man-power/ labor union = trade union = sindicato / labor force = força de trabalho / labor scarcity = escassez de mão-de-obra / Labor Day = Dia do Trabalho // 2) parto = child birth; delivery |
| laboratory | laboratório |
| lack (n) / lack (to) | falta, necessidade, escassez = deficiency, shortag / lack of room = falta de espaço // faltar, necessitar; to be lacking = estar faltando |
| ladder | escada de mão |
| lady | senhora educada = a woman who behaves in a polite way |
| lake | lago |
| lamb | 1) cordeiro = young sheep // 2) carne de cordeiro = meat of a young sheep; leg of lamb = pernil de cordeiro |
| lamp | lâmpada / electric lamp = lâmpada elétrica = light bulb / lamp post = poste de luz / lampshade = abajur |
| land | terra // plot of land = lot = terreno / strip of land = faixa de terra / tract of land = extensão de terra |
| landlord | proprietário, senhorio = a person who owns a house, apartment, etc., and rents it to other people (obs.: inquilino = tenant) |
| land (to) / landing | aterrisar // aterrisagem / forced landing = aterrisagem forçada |
| lane | 1) beco, rua estreita = narrow way / 2) pista, faixa (estrada) = marked-off path on a highway wide enough for one vehicle |
| language | 1) língua, idioma / living languages = línguas vivas / dead languages = línguas mortas // 2) linguagem = the specialized vocabulary used by a particular group / medical language // 3) linguagem de computador / computer language; programming language |
| large | grande = big, great, "large house"; "large shirt"; "large number"; "a large variety of interests" / 2) abrangente = comprehensive; "it is a large dictionary, covering thousands of words" |
| last (adj) / last (to) / lasting | último / last night = ontem à noite / last week = na semana passada / at last = afinal, finalmente // durar // duradouro, permanente, persistente = enduring, permanent (obs.: transitory = transitório) |
| late / lately / latest / latter | tarde, atrasado / to be late = estar atrasado (pessoa, avião) / to arrive late = chegar com atraso; "I arrived ten minutes late for the meeting" // ultimamente; "he has been feeling better lately" // último; mais recente; "latest issue of the magazine = última edição da revista"; "author's latest book = livro mais recente do autor" // último (de dois); the former ... the latter; "when I must choose between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter" |
| Latin | Latim |
| laugh (to) / laughter | rir / riso |
| launch (to) | 1) lançar, arremessar = to throw, to hurl / to launch a product; to launch a rocket; to launch offensive = lançar ofensiva / launching pad = plataforma de lançamento de foguetes // 2) lançar (produto, campanha, etc); "to launch a product in the marketplace" |
| laundry | lavanderia |
| law | lei; direito // Law = curso de Direito / tax law = legislação fiscal / law firm = escritório de advocacia / law officer = oficial de justiça |
| lawn | gramado |
| lawyer | advogado = attorney |
| lay (to); laid; laid | pôr,colocar = to put, to set / to lay aside = pôr de lado, guardar / to lay down = depositar / to lay out = dispor, organizar / to lay off = demitir, despedir (empregado) = to fire, to dismiss |
| layer | camada; "to find water, they drilled through many layers of rock" |
| layout | 1) planta de casa / 2) esquema; arranjo / 3) esboço (página jornal, anúncio, etc) / 4) gabarito de arquivos (computador) |
| lazy / laziness | preguiçoso; "he is smart, but lazy"/ preguiça |
| lead [léd] | chumbo; "the paint was made with lead" |
| lead (to); led; led / lead (n) [lid] | conduzir; liderar; guiar / to lead to = levar a, conduzir a / to lead the way = ir à frente / to lead a session = conduzir uma sessão // liderança, dianteira = leadership; "he took the lead after the first hour of the race"; / to maintain the lead = manter a liderança / in the lead = na liderança; "our team was in the lead" |
| leader / leadership | líder; guia / project leader = líder de projeto / team leader = líder de equipe // liderança / market leadership = liderança de mercado |
| leading | principal, mais importante = chief, principal, main, capital, major; "the professor is a leading expert in his field" / at the leading edge = na ponta / leading edge technology = tecnologia de ponta |
| leaf / leaf (to) | folha // folhear / to leaf through (a book) = to browse |
| leaflet | folheto = a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter; folder |
| league | liga = an association or union of persons, nations, etc, formed to promote the interests of its members |
| leak (to) / leakage | 1) vazar (líquido, gás) = to leak out // 2) vazar informação = to give out information, to disclose, to reveal; "the information was leaked to the enemy" // vazamento; information leakage = vazamento de informação |
| lean (adj) | magro; sem gordura = slim, slender, thin; "I don't like like fat meat; I prefer it lean"; "lean people look healthy"; "the company wants to be leaner" |
| lean (to) / leaning | encostar-se; inclinar-se; apoiar-se = to incline, to tilt; "don't lean against the wall" // inclinado (corpo, torre) "the leaning tower of Pisa" |
| leap (to) / leap (n) | saltar, pular = to jump, to spring, to skip, to bound // salto, pulo = jump, spring / leap year = ano bissexto |
| learn (to) / learning / learned | aprender / to learn by heart = decorar, memorizar = to memorize // aprendizado, aprendizagem, estudo / learning curve = curva de aprendizado // culto; erudito |
| lease (to) / lease / leasing | arrendar / arrendamento / arrendamento |
| least | the least = o menor, o menos / at least = pelo menos; no mínimo; "you could at least have written" / "the last but not the least" = por último, mas não menos importante |
| leather | couro |
| leave (to); left; left / leave (n) | deixar, sair, ir embora = to go away from / to leave a message = to leave word = deixar recado / to leave alone = deixar só, não incomodar / to leave behind = deixar para trás / to leave out = omitir / to leave to the option of = deixar à escolha de // licença; permissão para ausentar / leave of absence = afastamento (trabalho) / to give leave to = dar licença para / sick leave = licença de saúde / to be on leave from = estar de licença de / unpaid leave = licença sem vencimento |
| lecture / lecture (to) / lecturer | conferência, palestra = talk, conference / to attend a lecture = participar de palestra / to make a lecture = to prepare a lecture // fazer conferência = to give a lecture; to give a talk // palestrante, conferencista = speaker |
| leg | perna |
| legacy [légaci] | legado / legacy systems = sistemas existentes, sistemas legados = heritage systems |
| legal [lígal] | legal / legal department = departamento jurídico |
| legend [lédjent] | lenda = a story coming down from the past |
| leisure / leisurely | lazer, tempo livre, ócio = time or opportunity for ease, relaxation, etc / leisure activities = atividades de lazer / leasure time = tempo livre // calmo, vagaroso, lento, sem pressa |
| lemon | limão (Citrus limon) |
| lend (to); lent; lent | emprestar / (obs.: empréstimo = loan) |
| length / lengthy | comprimento, extensão / at length = em toda extensão // longo, prolongado = long and tiresome; "a lengthy meeting"; "a lengthy journey"; "a lengthy explanation" |
| lens | lente / contact lens = lente de contato |
| less / lessen (to) | 1) menos (adv) = to a smaller length, amount, or degree; "a less-developed country"; "less than three"; "five less two equals three"; "you should drink less"; "less than half the estimated time" // 2) menos (adj); "in less time"; "less money" (obs.: the correct comparative for plural countable nouns is "fewer", with "less" being used for uncountables, although the latter is very commonly and erroneously used with countable nouns; "I've got less coins than you" /// diminuir; reduzir = to decrease, to diminish, to reduce |
| lesson | lição; "he gives private lessons in Mathematics" |
| let (to); let; let | permitir, deixar = to allow / to let go of = soltar, largar / to let know = informar; "let me know = mantenha-me informado " / to let out = deixar sair / to let up = afrouxar, diminuir; "the windmill slowed down as the wind let up" |
| letter | 1) letra / capital letter = letra maiúscula = upper case / mute letter = letra muda // 2) carta / letter of attorney = procuração = proxy, power of attorney / letter of intention = carta de intenção / letter of introduction = carta de apresentação / letter of reference = carta de referência |
| lettuce | alface |
| level / level (to) | nível, patamar / skill level = nivel de qualificação / management level = nível gerencial / level of access = nível de acesso // nivelar |
| lever | alavanca = control stick |
| levy / levy (to) | arrecadação / arrecadar, impor (taxa); "to levy a duty on imports" |
| liability / liabilities | 1) responsabilidade; obrigação / liability insurance = responsabilidade civil (seguro) = casualty insurance // 2) passivo (contabilidade) (obs.: assets = ativo) |
| liable | responsável = legally responsible / to be liable for = ser responsável por; "he is liable for the damage" // liable to = subject to = sujeito a; "we are all liable to make a mistake = todos estamos sujeitos a errar" |
| liaison | 1) ligação = connection, relation; "acting as a liaison between ... " / 2) relação amorosa = illicit love affair |
| library / librarian | biblioteca / bibliotecário |
| license | licença / driver's license = carteira motorista |
| lick (to) | lamber |
| lid | tampa (garrafa) = cap |
| lie (to); lay; lain | 1) jazer; "her body lies in that cemetery" / 2) deitar = to lie down = deitar-se; "she lies on the bed without sleeping" / 3) localizar, estar situado; "the house lies in the valley" / to lie around = estar abandonado, estar jogado; |
| lie (to) / lie (n) / liar | mentir / mentira / mentiroso |
| life | vida / life cycle; life span = ciclo de vida / life time = vida; existência / life saver = salva vidas / still life = natureza morta (pintura) |
| lift (to) / lift (n) | levantar; erguer // elevador (UK, Aust) = elevator (US) |
| light (adj) | leve = not heavy; "light rain"; "light load" |
| light / light (to) | luz / half-light = penumbra = a dim light, as at dawn or dusk; penumbra; "a room in half-light" / headlight = farol (carro) / rear light = luz traseira (carro) / light bulb = lâmpada / light-year = ano-luz // acender; iluminar / to light a match = acender um fósforo / to light up = iluminar; iluminar-se (face) |
| lighthouse | farol = beacon |
| lightning | relâmpago = a flash of lightning |
| like (to) | gostar, amar; "she likes cooking Thai food" / I would like = gostaria |
| like (prep) / like (adj) | como; "she talks like her brother does" // igual, parecido, similar; "we have like tastes" |
| likely / likelihood | provável = probable; "it's likely to rain"; "it's likely to happen" // probabilidade |
| likewise | igualmente; do mesmo modo = in a similar manner |
| lily | lírio (Lilium spp.) |
| limb | membro = member (ex.: a leg; an arm) |
| limit / limit (to) / limitation / limited | limite // limitar // limitação; restrição = restriction // limitado; restrito = restricted |
| line | 1) linha (desenho); curved line = linha curva; straight line = linha reta; dashed line = linha tracejada; dotted line = linha pontilhada; "he drew a curved line on the paper to show the shape" / 2) varal, corda; "she hung the clothes on the line to dry" / 3) linha (telefone); "line is busy" / 4) linha (transporte); bus line; "this bus line goes to many towns" / trunk line = linha principal / 5) fila = queue; "they stood in line" // 6) assembly line = linha de montagem / 7) bottom line = resultado final, lucro final (contabilidade) = the last line of a financial statement that shows the net profit or loss of a company or organization; "he says his bottom line is $120,000 / 8) bottom line = consideração mais importante, ponto final; "the bottom line is you cannot be late for work anymore" / 9) bottom line (adj) = realista, pragmático; "bottomline strategy" |
| linen | 1) linho = thread or fabric made of flax // 2) roupa branca; roupa de cama (linho) |
| link / link (to) | elo, ligação = connection, tie // ligar; unir = to connect; to join; to bind; to fasten; to unite |
| lion | leão |
| liquid | líquido |
| liquor | bebida alcoólica destilada / liquor store = loja onde se vendem bebidas alcoolicas = bottle shop |
| list / list (to) | lista, relação, rol = an item-by-item record of names or things, usually written or printed one under the other; roster, roll / mailing list = mala direta / price list = lista de preços, tabela preços / priority list = lista de prioridades / waiting list = lista de espera; "to be on the waiting list" // listar, enumerar; "the speaker listed his ideas" |
| listen (to) / listener | escutar, ouvir / to listen to = escutar // ouvinte |
| literature | literatura |
| little | 1) pequeno (small); "this TV is big, but the one in our bedroom is little" ; "I have three little brothers " / 2) pouco (not much); "the child ate little at dinner" // a little = um pouco de; "a little milk" / little by little = pouco a pouco / a little at a time = um pouco de cada vez / a little bit = um pouquinho |
| live [laiv] / lively | vivo = alive, living / live animals; live radio program, live TV program = programa de rádio ou TV ao vivo / live action = ao vivo // vivo; animado = full of life, animated, active, brisk; "lively discussion" |
| live (to) | 1) viver / 2) morar / to live together = conviver, viver junto / to live on = viver de; "to live on US$ 250 a week / to live by = viver através de; "companies will live by computers" |
| livestock | gado = farm animals kept for use and profit; cattle |
| liver | fígado |
| living | 1) vivo = alive / living organisms / living languages = linguas vivas (obs.: dead languages = linguas mortas); "after the bombing attack, she was among the living" / / 2) meio de vida; sustento; "what do you do for a living? I am a dentist" / to earn a living = to make a living = ganhar a vida |
| living-room | sala de estar = drawing room |
| load (to) / load (n) | carregar; "wagons loaded with coal"; "they loaded the truck with ... " // carga, carregamento = anything put in or on something to be carried somewhere; cargo; "a truck with a load of watermelons" / ship load = carga de navio |
| loaf (n) / loaf (to) | pão (em formato) = a shaped or molded mass of bread / loaf of bread = pão de forma // vadiar = to pass time idly; "she loafed during the summer" |
| loan | empréstimo; "I need to get a loan from the bank" |
| lobby | 1) saguão, hall de entrada = a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) // 2) lobby, grupo de pressão = a group of persons who attempt to influence legislators on behalf of a particular interest; "the proposed new law is supported by the oil lobby" |
| lobster | lagosta |
| locate (to) / location | localizar / localização |
| lock (to) / lock (n) | trancar, fechar à chave / to lock up = fechar, trancar // fechadura // |
| locker | guarda-volumes; armário individual = a drawer, cupboard, or compartment that may be closed with a lock |
| locomotive | locomotiva = a self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails and is used for moving railroad cars; railway engine; railroad engine |
| lodge (to) / lodging | hospedar; alojar; "where are you lodging? = onde você está hospedado?" / alojamento |
| loft | sótão = attic, garret (obs.: porão = basement) |
| log (n) / log (to) | 1) registro; diário / log book = diário de bordo; registro de voo // 2) tronco, lenha, acha; "a fallen log blocked the path" // to log in = to log on = registrar-se, conectar-se / to log out = to log off = desconectar-se, sair de uma sessão |
| logo | logotipo; "company logo and name" |
| lone (adj) / loneliness | sozinho, solitário, isolado; "there was one lone house on top of the hill" / solidão = solitude |
| lonely | solitário = having or suffering from a depressing feeling caused by being alone; "he is a lonely person" / to feel lonely = sentir-se solitário, sentir solidão; "the island was beautiful, but I felt lonely there" // (obs.: alone = not having any company = sozinho / lonely = psychological state = solitário. ex: For my entire life I have been alone, but never lonely) |
| long | 1) comprido; longo (road, hair, table, etc); "how long is the street? 6 km long" // 2) muito (tempo) / how long? quanto tempo? / before long = brevemente / long ago = há muito tempo / all day long = o dia todo / all night long = a noite toda // as long as = contanto que // in the long run = no final das contas, a longo prazo // long-range = longo prazo, longo alcance = long run, long term / long-range forecast = previsão de longo alcance / long-range growth = crescimento de longo-prazo |
| long (to) | to long for = to wish, to desire = desejar, ansiar, almejar, suspirar por |
| look (to) / look (n) / looking | olhar; "she looked out the window" / to look after = cuidar de, tomar conta de / to look around = dar uma olhada / to look at = olhar para / to look for = procura / to look forward to = esperar ansiosamente por; "I' m looking forward to hearing from you" / to look into = to look over = investigar, examinar / to look out (for) = tomar cuidado (... com) / to look like = parecer com; "they look much like" / to look out on, upon = dar para (vista) = to face; "the balcony looks out on the sea" / to look up = procurar, consultar (catálogo, dicionário) / to look bad = ter má aparência /// 1) olhar / to take a look = olhar, dar uma olhada / 2) aparência, aspecto // que tem aspecto, aparência / good looking = de boa aparência / bad looking = de má aparência / looking-glass = espelho = mirror |
| loop (n) / loop (to) | alça, laço, anel, curva, volta = any round or oval-shaped thing that is closed or nearly closed // fazer curva, dar volta; "the road loops around the pond" |
| loose / loosen (to) | solto, frouxo, folgado = free or released from being fastened or attached; "loose rope"; "loose tooth"; "loose clothing"; "loose knot" / afrouxar, ficar folgado = to become less tight; "to loosen a belt" |
| lorry | caminhão (UK) = truck (US) |
| lose (to); lost; lost / loss | perder; to lose one's balance = perder o equilíbrio; to lose one's head, to lose one's temper = perder a cabeça, perder a calma; to lose one's way = perder o caminho; to lose sight of = perder de vista; to lose time = atrasar-se; to lose track of = perder contato com; to lose the thread = perder o fio (história, pensamento); to lose weight = perder peso, emagrecer; // perda, prejuízo = damage / loss and profit account = conta de lucros e perdas; loss of income = perda de renda |
| lot | 1) muito, bastante; a lot = muito; "I read a lot"; a lot of = lots of = muito(s); a lot more = muito mais; a lot less = muito menos / 2) lote, terreno = small piece of land; plot of land; vacant lot = terreno baldio; "he bought the vacant lot across the street"; parking lot = estacionamento = car park |
| lounge | 1) salão, sala de espera (aeroporto) = waiting room; "he waited for his flight in the airport lounge" / look-out lounge = mirante, local de observação (aeroporto, etc) = observation deck; // 2) recepção, saguão (hotel) = lobby, reception room |
| love (n) / love (to) / lovely | amor / amar / lindo, belo, adorável, encantador; "these flowers are lovely"; "she has lovely eyes" |
| low / lower (comp.) / lower (to) | baixo; "low man"; "low ceiling"; "the plane flew low over the houses" / low profile = comportamento discreto; perfil discreto; "spies tend to keep a low profile to avoid attention" / Low Countries = Países Baixos // mais baixo, inferior; "she comes from a lower caste in India" / lower case = letra minúscula (obs.: upper case = letra maiúscula) // 1) abaixar, descer; "he lowered the box from the shelf" / 2) diminuir; "please, lower the volume on the radio!" |
| loyal / loyalty | leal / lealdade = allegiance |
| luggage | bagagem = baggage |
| lunch | almoço / lunch-box = marmita, lancheira, merendeira |
| lung | pulmão |
| luxury / luxurious | luxo; "he spent his days living in luxury" / luxuoso, suntuoso; "a luxurious hotel" |
