Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Statism

A political system in which the state has substantial centralized control over social and economic affairs.

Stoating

Walking or running with bouncy, energetic, or heavy strides; moving along with a spring in one's step.

Strabismus

A visual defect in which the eyes are improperly aligned and point in different directions.

Stratum granulosum

A thin layer of cells in the epidermis lying between the stratum spinosum and stratum corneum, characterized by cells containing keratohyalin granules.

Subulate

Awl-shaped; tapering from a broad base to a sharp, slender point.

Supercilious

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

Supervene

To occur as something additional or unexpected, especially in a way that disrupts, changes, or replaces a previous state or situation.

Sybarite

A person devoted to self-indulgence, luxury, and sensual pleasures.

Sybaritic

Characterized by or indulging in luxury and sensual pleasure.

Syconium

A type of aggregate fleshy fruit characteristic of figs, consisting of a hollow, fleshy receptacle containing numerous small flowers or fruits on the inside.

Taciturnity

The state or quality of being reserved, uncommunicative, or habitually silent in speech.

Tally-woman

A female shopkeeper who sells goods on credit or collects payments on a tally system.