Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Cruelty

Behavior that causes physical or mental pain and suffering, often involving a conscious indifference to or enjoyment of others' misery.

Culpability

Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blameworthiness.

Cultivar

A plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding.

Culturalist

An expert or specialist in cultural studies, or someone who attributes great importance to culture in shaping human behavior, institutions, and societal outcomes.

Curative

Able to cure or heal; tending to overcome disease or restore health.

Cytology

The branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and life history of cells.

Damning

Strongly suggesting guilt or error; overwhelmingly convincing as evidence of a fault or crime.

Devise

To plan, invent, or bring into being by careful thought and conceptualization.

Dig one's own grave

To do something that will cause one's own failure, downfall, or ruin.

Disciplinary Committee

An official group of people within an organization, school, or institution appointed to investigate breaches of rules and decide on appropriate punishments or sanctions.

Ditty

A short, simple, and cheerful song.

Droll

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.