Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Rickshaw-driver

A person who pulls or drives a passenger-carrying two-wheeled cart or a motorized three-wheeled vehicle.

Roll-call

The act of reading aloud a list of names to check who is present.

Royal-colony

A colony administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown.

Savings bank

A financial institution that receives small savings and pays interest on them, traditionally designed to serve individuals and small-scale savers rather than commercial enterprises.

Scallion

An onion with a slender green stem and small bulb, typically eaten raw in salads or cooked in Asian dishes.

Setback

A setback is a specific event that delays or prevents progress; a reversal or check in a course of action.

Shell

The hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.

Shipping container

A large, standardized reusable steel box used for the storage and transportation of materials and products within a global intermodal freight transport system.

Shock

A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.

Simmer

To stay or cause to stay just below boiling point.

Snooze

To sleep lightly for a short period, especially during the day; to nap.

Social contract

An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.