Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Nation-state

A sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.

Nationalization

The action of bringing a private industry or private assets under state control or ownership.

Natty

Smart and stylish in appearance; neat, trim, and fashionable.

Naturalistic observation

A research method in which behavior is observed in its natural setting without experimental manipulation or intervention by the researcher.

Naval constructor

An engineer or specialist responsible for the design, construction, and repair of naval vessels and maritime infrastructure.

Necropsy

The examination of a dead body, especially an animal, to determine the cause of death.

Neighborhood-upgrading

The process of improving the physical infrastructure, housing stock, public spaces, and socioeconomic conditions of a residential area.

Nepotism

The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu, the long-serving Prime Minister of Israel.

Neurodivergent

Differing in mental or neurological function from what is considered typical or normal; not neurotypical.

Neutron

A subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.

Nilpotent

Referring to an element of a ring or algebraic structure that, when raised to some power, results in zero.