Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Wreak

To cause a large amount of damage, harm, or destruction.

Yuzheng

The linguistic or situational context that gives specific meaning to words or actions in Chinese discourse.

absorption-coefficient

A measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (such as light or sound) as it passes through a given substance.

bumpkin

An awkward or simple person from the country.

carrion

The decaying flesh of dead animals.

cartography

The science or practice of drawing maps.

castigate

To reprimand someone severely.

catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

cerebellum

The part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates, which functions in coordination of voluntary movement and regulation of equilibrium and muscle tone.

circumnavigate

To sail or travel all the way around something, especially the world.

circumspection

The quality of being wary and unwilling to take risks; prudence.

clandestine

Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.