| abduct (to) / abduction | sequestrar = to kidnap / sequestro = kidnapping |
| abide (to); abode; abidden / abode | 1) aguentar, suportar = to bear, to tolerate; "to abide such bigots" / 2) seguir, obedecer (lei); "I said I would abide by their decision" / 3) morar, residir (arcaico) = to live, to dwell // moradia, residência (literário) = home, residence; "welcome to my humble abode" |
| abound (to) | abundar = to exist in abundance, to be plentiful, to teem with |
| abridge (to) | abreviar; resumir = to abbreviate |
| accrue (to) | aumentar, acumular = to accumulate; accrued interests = juros acumulados; "interest accrues on a daily basis" |
| acorn | fruto do carvalho; bolota = the nut of an oak tree |
| actuary | atuário = a person trained in the technical aspects of pensions and insurance |
| adamant (n) / adamant (adj) [adâment] | pedra, diamante ou qualquer coisa de extrema dureza = a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond / duro, inflexível, determinado; "I tried to change her mind, but she was adamant" |
| adjourn (to) / adjournment | 1) adiar = to postpone, to put off / 2) suspender (sessão / reunião) // adiamento = postponement |
| ado | estardalhaço, confusão, barulho = fuss "much ado for nothing" |
| adrift | à deriva; sem rumo; desorientado = without aim, direction, or stability: |
| ail (to) / ailing | afligir, doer = to cause pain or trouble; "this medicine is good for what ails you" // 1) enfermo, doente = unhealthy; "ailing Pope" / 2) em dificuldades; "ailing company"; "ailing business" |
| airborne | no ar; em vôo; aerotransportado |
| ajar | entreaberto |
| akin | semelhante, parecido = similar |
| albatross | albatroz |
| albeit | embora, mesmo assim = although, even if; even though; "he was making progress, albeit rather slowly" |
| Algebra | Álgebra |
| align (to) / alignment | alinhar; "to align IT with business processes is the biggest issue on the CEO agenda" // alinhamento |
| allot (to) / allotment | 1) distribuir; repartir / 2) alocar = to allocate; to assign // distribuição, alocação |
| alloy | liga de metal |
| allure (n) / allure (to) / alluring | atração, sedução // atrair, seduzir // atraente, sedutor, tentador |
| alms / almshouse | esmola / asilo, albergue |
| ambush | emboscada |
| amiable | amigável, amável, afável |
| annuity | previdência; renda vitalícia = a contract that provides an income for a specified number of years |
| ape | macaco primata, macaco (hominídeo) |
| apparel | vestuário, roupa = dress, attire, garb |
| apprentice | aprendiz |
| Arithmetic / arithmetic; arithmetical | Aritmética / aritmética (adj); arithmetic progression |
| aspen | álamo = poplar (Populus spp.) |
| asterisk | asterisco |
| artful | astuto, habilidoso, engenhoso, esperto, malandro = tricky; sly; cunning; crafty; wily |
| artichoke | alcachofra |
| arugula | rúcula = rocket |
| assail (to) / assailant | assaltar, atacar / assaltante, atacante |
| assassinate (to) / assassination / assassin | assassinar = to kill (someone) for hire or from fanaticism / assassinato = murder / assassino = murderer |
| assortment | sortimento |
| Astronomy | Astronomia |
| atlas | atlas = book of maps |
| atonement | 1) reparação, compensação, reconciliação / 2) redenção, expiação = the reconciliation of God and humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ |
| attire | roupas, vestimenta, vestuário, traje = clothes, clothing, garment, apparel |
| aubergine | berinjela (UK) (obs.: eggplant - US) |
| augment (to) | aumentar = to increase, to enlarge |
| avail (to) | aproveitar = use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource); "my daughter did not avail herself of my advice" |
| avert (to) | desviar, evitar |
| awry | 1) errado, torto, desarrumado (clothes); despenteado; "his tie was awry = sua gravata estava torta" / 2) incorretamente |
