Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Serendipity

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Series-resonance

A phenomenon in an electrical circuit containing resistance, inductance, and capacitance connected in series, occurring when the applied frequency causes the inductive and capacitive reactances to be equal in magnitude but opposite in phase, resulting in minimum impedance and maximum current.

Servility

An excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Severance

The action of ending a connection or relationship, especially a formal employment contract.

Sexually-frustrated

Experiencing dissatisfaction, annoyance, or anxiety due to a lack of sexual activity or fulfillment.

Shallowness

The quality of having little depth; being of small depth physically.

Shamanism

A religion practiced by indigenous peoples of northern Asia and the Americas, characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shaman.

Shape-shifter

A mythological, legendary, or fictional being or deity having the ability to physically transform its form or assume a different animal or human shape.

Shelterlessness

The state of being without shelter, protection, or a place to live; exposure to the elements.

Shenzhen

A major city in Guangdong Province, China, known as a global technology and manufacturing hub.

Shinny

An informal, often impromptu game of ice hockey played on an outdoor rink, frozen street, or pond with minimal equipment.

Shipside

The side or flank of a ship, especially the external area immediately adjacent to the hull.