🇵🇹Portuguese to English Lexicon

Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

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Words Starting with "Z"

zunido
B2noun
English Meaning:

Buzz

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, typically made by insects such as bees.

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zombar
B2verb
English Meaning:

Mock

To tease or laugh at someone or something in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

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zona fótica
B2noun
English Meaning:

Sunlit zone

The uppermost layer of a body of water, such as an ocean or lake, that receives sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis to occur.

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zona húmida
B2noun
English Meaning:

Wetland

Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.

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Zanzibar
B2noun
English Meaning:

Zanzibar

An island and semi-autonomous part of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean, historically renowned for its production of spices.

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zumbi
B2noun
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Zombie

A corpse said to be revived by witchcraft, especially in voodoo.

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zelador
B2noun
English Meaning:

custodian

A person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something, such as a building or art collection.

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zona litorânea
B2noun
English Meaning:

littoral-zone

The region of a body of ocean or fresh water that is near to the shore and subject to changing water levels and wave action.

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zabione
B2noun
English Meaning:

sabayon

A light, frothy dessert made by whipping egg yolks, sugar, and wine (usually Marsala) over heat.

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zoneamento
B2noun
English Meaning:

zoning

The system of dividing a city or town into areas according to permitted uses, such as residential, commercial, or industrial.

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