Portuguese to English Dictionary
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Showing 18 of 182 words/ĩ.poɾˈtã.sjɐ/ [importancia]
[noun] The quality or state of being important; significance, value, or consequence.
/ĩ.ˈʃa.du/ [inchado]
[adjective] Swollen, puffy, or distended, typically due to injury, inflammation, or fluid retention.
/ĩ.duˈloɾ/ [indolor]
[adjective] Painless; causing or involving no pain.
/ĩ.fɛk.ˈsɐ̃w poɾ ˈtɛ.tɐ.nu/ [infecção por tétano]
[noun] A serious bacterial disease caused by Clostridium tetani, characterized by muscle spasms, rigidity, and lockjaw, typically entering the body through contaminated wounds.
/ĩ.fɛkˈsɐ̃w teˈtɐ.ni.kɐ/ [infeccao tetanica]
[noun] A medical infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, leading to painful muscle contractions, particularly in the jaw and neck.
/ĩ.flaˈma.du/ [inflamado]
[adjective] Affected by inflammation; swollen, red, hot, or painful as a reaction to injury or infection.
/iˈnɔ.ku.u/ [inocuo]
[adjective] Not harmful or injurious; harmless; producing no injury.
/ĩ.teʁ.kõ.ti.nenˈtaw/ [intercontinental]
[adjective] Relating to, involving, or traveling between two or more continents.
/ĩ.teʁ.me.dja.ɾju/ [intermediário]
[noun] A person or entity that acts as a link between parties in order to facilitate a transaction, negotiation, or communication.
/ĩˈtʃiw/ [intil]
[adjective] A rare or regional variant term denoting something lacking utility, function, or value.
/iˈɾɐ̃w/ [irão]
[verb] The third-person plural future indicative form of the verb 'ir' (to go), used to indicate that a group will perform an action or travel to a destination.
/i.ʁe.ɡu.ˈlaʁ/ [irregular]
[adjective] Not following the normal rules, patterns, or standard procedures; uneven or lacking symmetry.
/iˈzẽ.tu dʒi doɾ/ [isento de dor]
[adjective] Free from physical or emotional pain; painless or suffering-free.
/ˈʒɔ.tɐ/ [jota]
[noun] The tenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet.
/ʒaɾˈdĩ zuˈɔɫ.ʒi.ku/ [jardim zoológico]
[noun] A park or institution where live animals are kept in enclosures for public exhibition; a zoo.
/ʒoˈɡaɾ/ [zhogaer]
[verb] To play a game, sport, or match.
/laˈɡɔs.tɐ/ [lagosta]
[noun] A large marine crustacean with a cylindrical body, a spiny shell, stalked eyes, and long antennae, highly prized as seafood.
/lɐ̃ˈbɐ̃w/ [lambao]
[adjective] Untidy, sloppy, or messy in appearance or habits.