Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Pull out all the stops

To use every available resource, effort, or measure to achieve success or ensure a spectacular outcome.

Pulsar

A highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation.

Pulsator

A mechanical device or component that produces a rhythmic pulsing action, such as in milking machines or washing machines.

Purge

To rid a nation, organization, or group of an unwanted quality, condition, or person, often violently or summarily.

Purgeable

Capable of being purged, cleared, or emptied, especially of unwanted data, contents, or elements.

Put paid to

To bring something such as a plan, hope, or activity to an end, often abruptly or permanently, completely stopping it from succeeding.

Pyrolyze

To subject an organic material to pyrolysis; to undergo chemical decomposition caused by extreme heat in the absence of oxygen.

Quagmire

A soft boggy area of land; a complex or hazardous situation.

Qualifier

A word or phrase that limits, modifies, or clarifies the meaning of another word or term.

Qualmish

Experiencing or feeling nausea; slightly sick to one's stomach.

Quarrelsome

Tending to argue, disagree, or fight frequently with others.

Quash

To reject or void a legal decision, charge, or conviction through judicial procedure.