🇵🇹Portuguese to English Lexicon

Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

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Words Starting with "P"

prestação de contas
C1noun
English Meaning:

Accountability

The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility for one's actions, decisions, and policies.

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propriamente
C1adverb
English Meaning:

Aptly

In a manner that is appropriate, suitable, or fitting for the circumstances.

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passar despercebido a alguém
C1verb phrase
English Meaning:

Be lost on someone

To fail to be understood, appreciated, or noticed by a specific person.

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pandemônio
C1noun
English Meaning:

Bedlam

A scene of uproar, confusion, or great chaos.

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pegar de surpresa
C1verb
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Blindside

To attack or strike someone from the side where they cannot see, or to surprise someone unexpectedly and typically with harmful results.

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previsão ousada
C1noun phrase
English Meaning:

Bold Prediction

A forecast or statement about a future event that is made with significant confidence or daring, often challenging conventional wisdom or carrying a high risk of being incorrect.

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ponto de ruptura
C1noun
English Meaning:

Bursting-point

The critical limit or threshold beyond which a system, container, or individual can no longer withstand pressure or stress and gives way.

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pecuarista
C1noun
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Cattleman

A person who owns, breeds, or raises cattle, especially on a large ranch.

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pegar carona no sucesso
C1noun
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Coattails

The success or status achieved by association with a more successful or popular person.

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persuadir
C1verb
English Meaning:

Coax

To persuade someone gradually or by flattery to do something.

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prejudicial
C1adjective
English Meaning:

Detrimental

Tending to cause harm; injurious.

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ponto
C1noun
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Dit

A short sound or pulse, especially the dot in Morse code corresponding to a short signal.

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