| Formas compostas: |
| a fish out of water n | figurative (sb in unfamiliar place, situation) (figurado, pouco acostumado) | peixe fora d'água expres |
| | Although a fantastic football player, he was a fish out of water on the golf course. |
AD,
A.D. adv | Latin, initialism (anno domini: year) (abreviatura: depois de Cristo) | d.C. loc adv |
| | | D.C. loc adv |
| | | A.D. loc adv |
| | The Roman Emperor Domitian ruled Britain briefly in 271 AD. |
| | O Imperador romano Domiciano governou o Reino Unido brevemente em 271 d.C. |
| body of water n | (lake, ocean, etc.) | corpo d'água sm |
| | He was ready to take his canoe to any body of water within a five mile radius. |
| bottle of water n | (water in container) | garrafa d'água sf |
| | | garrafinha sf dim |
| | When hiking in the tropics, take a large bottle of water with you. |
| coot n | (aquatic bird) (ave aquática) | carqueja, galinha-d'água sf |
| | The birdwatchers eagerly snapped photos of the rare coot. |
cottonmouth,
water moccasin,
cottonmouth moccasin n | (reptile: venomous snake) (réptil: serpente venenosa) | mocassim d'água sm + loc adj |
D,
d n | (4th letter of alphabet) | D sm |
| | Does your surname start with a T or a D? |
| | Seu sobrenome começa com T ou D? |
| D n | (school grade: low pass) (nota de 60% - 69%) | D sm |
| | When I got a D in physics my dad really blew up. |
| | Quando fiquei com um D em física o meu pai realmente explodiu. |
| dipper n | (diving bird) (pássaro) | melro-d’água sm |
| | Dippers are interesting birds that can swim underwater. |
| downpour n | (heavy rainfall) (chuva pesada) | aguaceiro sm |
| | | pé-d'água sm |
| | (coloquial) | chuvada sf |
| | I got caught in a downpour when I was walking home from class. |
| duckweed n | (pond plant) (planta aquática) | lentilha d'água sf + loc adj |
| falls npl | (waterfall) | queda d'água sf |
| | | catarata, cachoeira sf |
| | You can hear the falls from far off. |
| | Você pode ouvir a queda d'água ao longe. |
| flash flood n | (sudden flood of water) (inundação repentina e violenta) | dilúvio sm |
| | | enxurrada sf |
| | (informal) | tromba d´água sf |
| | After three hours of solid rain there were reports of flash floods from all over the county. |
guinea fowl,
guineafowl,
guinea n | (poultry bird) (ave) | galinha-d'angola, galinha-do-mato loc sf |
| | | pintada sf |
| | Guinea fowl meat tastes a lot like chicken. |
| the last straw n | figurative (final source of irritation) (figurado) | a gota d'água expres |
| | That was the last straw! I can't take any more of your abuse; I'm leaving you. |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) (fora de seu elemento natural) | como peixe fora d'água loc adv |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
maître d',
maitre d' n | Gallicism, abbreviation (restaurant's head waiter) (chefe dos garçons) | maitre d', maitre estrang |
| make a mountain out of a molehill v expr | figurative (exaggerate a trivial problem) (figurado, exagerar problema trivial) | fazer tempestade em copo d'água expres |
| marinade n | (liquid for flavouring meat) | marinada sf |
| | | vinha-d'alhos sf |
| | Place the chicken in the marinade for one hour before grilling. |
moorhen,
water hen n | (marsh bird) (tipo de ave) | frango-d'água sm |
| | | gallinula sf |
| odd one out n | (sth or sb that does not belong) | peixe fora d'água expres |
| | Study the people in the photo for 15 seconds then tell me which is the odd one out. |
| | Estude as pessoas na foto por 15 segundo e depois me diga quem é o peixe fora d'água. |
| pour down vi phrasal | informal, figurative (rain heavily) (chover muito) | cair um pé d'água loc v |
| | | cair um toró loc v |
| | I hope you've got an umbrella, it's pouring down today! |
| rain down vi phrasal | (fall heavily and copiously) (cair pesada e copiosamente) | chover copiosamente vi + adv |
| | | cair um pé d'água expres v |
| | | cair um dilúvio expres v |
| rainproof adj | (resistant to wet weather) | à prova d'água loc adj |
| rainproof sth vtr | (make resistant to wet weather) | à prova d'água loc adj |
| redwing n | (bird: small thrush) (ave: tordo pequeno) | tordo-pisco sm |
| | | melro-d'água sm |
| slider n | (freshwater turtle) | tartaruga-de-orelha-vermelha sf |
| | (tartaruga) | tigre d'água americano sm |
| | A slider appeared in the water next to the kayak. |
| squirt gun n | (toy: water pistol) | pistola d'água sf |
| | Children love playing with squirt guns in the summer to stay cool. |
| | I shoot the rabbits in my garden with a squirt gun to keep them away from the vegetables. |
a storm in a teacup,
a storm in a teapot n | UK, figurative (drama over sth trivial) | tempestade em copo d'água expres |
| | Eventually the excitement about his remark will prove to be a storm in a teacup. |
| | Eventualmente, o entusiasmo sobre seu comentário se tornará uma tempestade em copo d'água. |
| tank n | (storage container for liquids) | tanque sm |
| | | reservatório sm |
| | | caixa-d'água sf |
| | | cisterna sf |
| | When they arrived at their holiday home, the Smiths turned on the water and heard the tank in the loft start to fill. |
| | Quando eles chegaram na casa de férias, os Smith ligaram a água e ouviram o tanque se encher. |
| tread water v expr | (keep head above water by moving limbs) | manter a cabeça fora d'água loc v |
| | | patinhar vt |
| | | nadar cachorrinho loc v |
| | Beginners' swimming lessons include teaching students how to tread water. |
| underwater adv | (beneath the water's surface) (BRA) | embaixo d'água loc adv |
| | (POR) | debaixo de água loc adv |
| | Some ducks can stay underwater for minutes at a time. |
| | Alguns patos conseguem mergulhar embaixo d'água por vários minutos de cada vez. |
| vitamin D n | (organic nutrient) (nutriente orgânico) | vitamina D sf |
| | The body produces vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. |
| water bottle n | (container that holds drinking water) | garrafa d'água, garrafa de água loc sf |
| | I always recycle my water bottles. |
| | Sempre reciclo garrafas d'água. |
water buffalo,
water ox n | (large Asian ox) (grande touro asiático) | búfalo asiático, búfalo d'água sm |
| water tank n | (cistern) | cisterna sf |
| | (informal) | tanque de água sm |
| | (informal) | caixa d'água sf |
| | Older properties may still have a water tank in the loft. |
| water tower n | (tall structure used as reservoir) (estrutura alta usada como reservatório) | torre de água sf |
| | (informal) | caixa d'água sf |
| | I can see the town's water tower from here. |
water vapor (US),
water vapour (UK) n | (steam) (vapor) | vapor d'água sm |
| | Water vapor is produced by boiling liquid water or sublimating ice. |
waterbed,
water bed n | (bed filled with liquid) | cama d'água loc sf |
| waterfall n | (steep cascade of water) | cascata sf |
| | | cachoeira, catarata, queda-d'água sf |
| | The waterfall flowed down the rocks into a deep basin below. |
| | A cascata corria pelas pedras até uma bacia profunda abaixo. |
waterhole,
water hole n | (natural pool of drinking water) (de água potável) | olho d'água loc sm |
| | | cisterna sf |
waterline,
water line n | (level of water) | linha d'água sf |
| | They found sea urchins in the tide pools, just below the waterline. |
watermark,
water mark,
water line n | (mark of water level) (marca do nível da água) | linha-d'água sf |
| | The flood had left a watermark on the wall. |
| watermark n | (embossed paper marking) | filigrana, marca-d'água sf |
| | There is a watermark on the stamp. |
| watermark n | (digital image: overlaid mark) | contramarca sf |
| | | marca-d'água sf |
| | A simple way to protect your images is to put a watermark on them. |
watermill,
water mill,
water-mill n | (mill driven by water) | moinho d'água loc sm |
| | | azenha sf |
| waterproof qualities npl | (resistance to water) | à prova d'água loc adv |
| | | resistência à água sf |
| | The waterproof qualities of the coat fabric mean you don't have to carry a poncho. |
| waterside adj | (situated beside a body of water) | à beira d'água loc adj |
| | | praiano, ribeirinho adj |
waterwheel,
water wheel n | (wheel powered by water) | roda d'água loc sf |
| | In early cotton mills a waterwheel was often used to generate electricity. |
| woodcock n | (game bird) | galinhola, galinha-d'angola sf |