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.

Country bumpkin

An awkward, unpolished, or naive person from a rural area.

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 Notation

A system of symbols or signs used to record spoken words or actions in a court of law or during a sporting event.

Court of inquiry

An official body convened in military or governmental organizations to investigate specific incidents, accidents, or allegations of wrongdoing.

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.

Covalent bonding

A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more electron pairs between two atoms.

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.

Covert Operations Team

A specialized group tasked with conducting secretive or clandestine operations, often related to military or intelligence activities.

Craniocaudal

Relating to or extending from the head to the tail.