Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Frugal

Sparing or economical as regards money or food.

Frugality

The quality of being economical with money or food; careful management of material resources.

Fugazi

Fake, counterfeit, or illusory; not genuine.

Functionary

A person who has to perform official functions or duties, especially in a government department or large organization.

Gobby

Tending to talk too much, especially in an obnoxious, loud, or overly opinionated manner.

Inflect

To change the form of a word according to the rules of grammar to express tense, mood, person, number, gender, or case.

Knife-edge

A situation or state of affairs characterized by extreme uncertainty, tension, or a precarious balance between two contrasting outcomes.

Leisure suit

A men's casual suit consisting of a shirt-style jacket and matching trousers, typically made of polyester and popular in the 1970s.

Lorentz force

The force exerted on a charged particle moving through an electromagnetic field.

Moral fibre

Strength of character, integrity, and the ability to act rightly and courageously under pressure.

One-horse town

A small, unexciting, and isolated town with very few people, businesses, or activities.

Out-of-sight

Exceedingly good, excellent, or remarkable; fantastic.