Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Counterword

A word or morpheme used in certain languages in conjunction with a numeral to count items based on their physical characteristics or category; a classifier.

Coup

A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

Couplet

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

Court-challenge

A formal proceeding or lawsuit initiated in a court of law to dispute the validity, constitutionality, or legality of a law, regulation, policy, or official decision.

Covalently

In a manner that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms to form a chemical bond.

Cover-story

A fabricated account or explanation presented to conceal one's true activities, motives, or identity, especially in espionage.

Creative-impulse

An innate psychological drive or sudden urge to bring something new into existence through artistic, intellectual, or practical endeavor.

Cronus

The leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans in Greek mythology, who ruled the cosmos during the mythical Golden Age until he was overthrown by his son Zeus.

Crown colony

A British dependent territory administered by a governor appointed by the sovereign.

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.