| 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 |
saturate (to) / saturation
| saturar / saturação; "the market is near saturation"
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| 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" |
| scalpel | bisturi = a small straight thin-bladed knife used especially in surgery |
| scant; scanty | insuficiente, escasso; raro = scarce, rare |
| scapegoat | bode expiratorio |
| scold (to) | ralhar, censurar = to find fault with; to reproach |
| scout | 1) escoteiro / 2) explorador, batedor |
| screech / screech (to) | grito, berro, guincho / gritar, berrar, guinchar |
| scythe | foice |
| seagull | gaivota |
| secluded | afastado, retirado (lugar) |
| sect | seita religiosa = dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| seedling | muda = a young plant that is grown from seed; sapling |
| sentry | sentinela = guard, watchman
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| 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
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| 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") |
| setback | revés, contratempo
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| shabby | gasto, usado "shabby old overcoat" |
| shallot | cebolinha-branca; chalota, échalote |
| shatter (to) | despedaçar, estilhaçar, esmigalhar |
| shear (to) | tosquiar |
| shears | tesoura grande para podar, tosquiar, etc; tesoura de jardim = scissors of large size
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| shire | condado
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| shoal | 1) cardume / 2) banco de areia = a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow
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shoplifter
| ladrão de lojas = one who steals goods from a retail store while posing as a customer
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| shortcoming | defeito, imperfeição, falha = fault, defect, failing
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| shortfall | déficit
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| shove (to) / shove (n) | empurrar; impelir = to push along; to thrust // empurrão, impulso |
| shovel | pá (para retirar lixo) / (obs.: pá para cavar = spade) |
| shred / shred (to) | pedaço; "there was a shred of fabric caught on the barbed wire" / rasgar, rasgar em tiras; picar, retalhar; "she shredded the letter from her ex-boyfriend"; "shred the carrots and put them in a bowl " |
| shrine | santuário = a place, as a church or an altar, devoted to some saint or deity |
| shroud / shroud (to) | sudário, mortalha / encobrir, ocultar, velar, cobrir a visão, envolver "the whole thing is shrouded in mystery" |
| shrug (to) | encolher os ombros, dar de ombros, menosprezar |
| sibling | irmão, irmã = a person's brother or sister |
| skewer | espeto = a long pin for inserting through meat or other food to hold it while it is cooking; "prawn skewer" |
| skim (to) | 1) desnatar; skim milk = leite desnatado / 2) to skim through = folhear, passar os olhos, ler rapidamente = to browse |
| skipper | capitão (navio) = the master of a ship |
| skunk | gambá, cangambá |
| 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 |
| slate (n) / slate (to) | 1) lista de candidatos / 2) lousa, quadro para escrever / 3) ardósia // candidatar-se |
| 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" |
| sleet | chuva com neve; granizo = frozen or partly frozen rain |
| sleuth | detetive, investigador = someone who looks for information to solve crimes |
| slider | sanduiche pequeno = a very small meat sandwich typically served on a bun; especially a small hamburger |
| sling | atiradeira, estilingue |
| sloppy | 1) descuidado, desleixado; "a sloppy work = trabalho mal-feito" ; "this work is sloppy; it's full of errors"/ 2) relaxado (appearance) |
| sloth | 1) indolência, preguiça / 2) bicho-preguiça |
| sluggish | vagaroso; moroso = slow |
| 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)
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| slut | prostituta, puta, piranha = whore, hooker, bitch, call-girl, harlot |
| smokestack | chaminé = chimney; chaminé de fábrica = stovepipe |
| 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
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| 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 |
| snipe (to) / sniper | emboscar, tocaiar / franco-atirador, atirador emboscado |
| 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" |
| sober | sóbrio = not drunk |
| solitude | solidão = loneliness |
soot / sooty
| fuligem = a black substance produced during incomplete burning of coal // escuro, preto; coberto de fuligem
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| soothe (to) | acalmar, abrandar, aliviar (dor) = to calm down |
| spacious | espaçoso, amplo, vasto; "a spacious old home with high ceilings" |
| Spain / spaniard / spanish (adj) | Espanha // nativo ou habitante da Espanha // espanhol; "spanish language"
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| spanner | chave inglesa (UK) = wrench (US) |
| sparrow | pardal |
| spear | lança // spearhead = ponta de lança |
| speck | mancha, pinta, pontinho = small spot; stain, blot |
| spectacles | óculos (formal or dated) = eyeglasses
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| spellbound / spellbinding | encantado, fascinado = bewitched, enchanted ; "the children were spellbound by the puppet show" // encantador = fascinating, holding the attention; "a spellbinding story" |
| spin-off | 1) subproduto, produto derivado // 2) companhia originária de outra
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| spire | pináculo, campanário, agulha de igreja = steeple |
| spleen | 1) baço // 2) implicância, mau humor |
| spooky | arrepiante, assustador, mal-assombrado; "a spooky house"
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| sprawl (to) | alastrar, espalhar, esparramar |
| spree | farra, bebedeira |
sprinkle (to) / sprinkler
| salpicar, borrifar // 1) regador, borrifador / 2) sistema de extinção de incêndio
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| 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 |
| squash | abóbora = pumpkin, gourd / acorn squash = abóbora moranga
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squat (to)
| agachar = to crouch
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squirt (to) / squirt (n)
| jorrar, esguichar = to spurt, to gush; "the lemon squirted in my eye" / jorro, esguicho
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St. Patrick's Day
| Dia de São Patricio (17 March)
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| stag | cervo macho (obs.: doe = cervo fêmea) |
| stagger (to) | 1) vacilar, cambalear, hesitar, titubear // 2) escalonar horários de trabalho; "to stagger working hours to prevent crowding" |
stairwell
| escadas, escadaria = the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
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| 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 |
| stallion | garanhão, cavalo macho = stud |
stampede
| estouro, debandada, salve-se quem puder
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stance
| postura = the manner and position in which a person or animal stands
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stand-alone
| independente, isolado; "each program can operate as a stand-alone program"
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| standpoint | opinião, ponto de vista = point of view, outlook |
standstill
| parada, paralisação, enguiço
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| 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" |
Statistics / statistical
| Estatística // estatístico / statistical bureau
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| 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 |
| steeple | campanário = church tower; spire |
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"
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| stifle (to) | sufocar, abafar, reprimir, conter; "to stifle a rebellion"; "I tried to stifle my laughter"; "the maniac stifled his victims with a pillow" |
stimulate (to) / stimulating / stimulus
| estimular; motivar = to encourage; to motivate // estimulante; motivante = motivating // estímulo; incentivo = incentive; spur
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| stingy | pão-duro; mesquinho; avarento = mean, miser; niggard "she practices economy without being stingy"
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| stork | cegonha |
| 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" |
| strangle (to) | estrangular, esganar = to choke, to suffocate, to throttle |
| streak | listra, rastro = stripe; a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground |
| streamline (to) / streamlined | tornar aerodinâmico, modernizar, simplificar, racionalizar / aerodinâmico, simplificado, moderno |
| stride (to); strode; stridden / stride | 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
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striptease
| strip-tease; dança erótica = an act, as in a nightclub, in which a performer removes garments one at a time
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| stronghold | forte, fortaleza = fortress |
| stub | 1) canhoto (talão cheque; bilhete) / 2) toco (lápis) / 3) ponta (cigarro), guimba
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| stud | 1) botão (punho, colarinho); "a collar stud" / 2) garanhão (cavalo) = a stallion used for breeding / 3) homem atraente = a sexually attractive man |
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
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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"
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| stutter (to) / stutter (n) / stutterer | gaguejar = to stammer / gagueira / gago |
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
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succession / successor / successive
| 1) sucessão (série) = sequence / 2) sucessão (trono) // sucessor // sucessivo
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suckle (to)
| amamentar = to feed a baby
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| suede | camurça |
| suffix | sufixo |
| suite | conjunto, coleção, série = a number of things forming a series, group, or set
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| sulphur | enxofre |
| summon (to) | convocar, chamar |
sumptuous
| suntuoso, luxuoso
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sundry / sundries
| diverso, variado / miudezas, bugigangas, itens diversos = sundry items
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superintendent
| superintendente = manager; supervisor
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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
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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"
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| surrogate | substituto, suplente |
surveillance
| vigilância, fiscalização
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suspenders (US)
| suspensórios / (obs.: no Reino Unido - UK, a palavra utilizada para suspensórios é braces)
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| swarm | enxame (insetos) |
Sweden, swedish
| Suécia, sueco
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| swine | porco, suíno = pig, hog |
| swipe / swipe (to) | pancada violenta // 1) golpear, dar uma pancada violenta / 2) passar cartão magnético em máquina leitora / 3) roubar |
| swirl (to) | rodopiar, girar = twirl (to) |
Switzerland, swiss
| Suiça, suiço
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| 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" |
syllable
| sílaba
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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"
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symptom
| sintoma; "to show symptoms of a disease"
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syntax
| sintaxe
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