Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Bildungsroman

A novel that deals with the formative years, moral development, and psychological growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood.

Earnings-apportionment

The process or formula by which the earnings or profits of a corporation or business are distributed or allocated among different taxing jurisdictions, business segments, or beneficiaries.

Growlery

A private room or retreat to which one retires when in a bad mood or wishing to be alone.

Hoyle

An authoritative book of rules for card games or other games.

Leam

A ray of light; a gleam or flash.

Maelstrom

A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

Recalcitrant

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

Recusant

A person who refuses to submit to an authority or comply with a regulation, especially a religious one.

Repast

A meal or the food provided and eaten at a meal, often implying a substantial or formal gathering.

Rereward

The rear guard of an army or military force.

Resurgam

A pledge, motto, or expression signifying revival, resurrection, or rising again from defeat, ruin, or death.

Retrogress

To return to a former, worse, or less developed state.