| Traduções principais |
| chicken n | (animal: poultry) | galinha sf |
| | There were three chickens running around on the farm. |
| | Havia três galinhas correndo pela fazenda. |
| chicken n | uncountable (food: meat) | frango sm |
| | | galinha sf |
| | We had fried chicken for dinner last night. |
| | Tivemos frango frito no jantar na noite passada. |
| | Tivemos galinha frita no jantar na noite passada. |
| chicken adj | slang, figurative (afraid, cowardly) | medroso adj |
| | | covarde adj |
| | (gíria, vulgar) | cagão adj |
| | You're not too chicken to walk across the river on that log, are you? |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Ele é tão medroso que não consegue nem pular uma cerca. |
| chicken n | slang, figurative (person: afraid) | medroso sm |
| | | covarde sm |
| | (gíria, vulgar) | cagão sm |
| | Anyone who doesn't dive from the bridge is a chicken. |
| | Quem não mergulhar da ponte é um medroso. |
Locuções verbais
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| chicken out vi phrasal | slang (lose courage) (BRA, gíria) | amarelar v int |
| | | acovardar-se; acobardar-se; acanhar-se vp |
| | (POR) | acagaçar-se v int |
| | He was planning to ask her to the dance, but then he chickened out. |
| | Ele estava planejando pedir a ela para dançar, mas depois amarelou. |
| chicken out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | slang (not be brave enough for) (BRA, gíria) | amarelar v int |
| | (POR, gíria) | acagaçar-se vp |
| | I can't believe you made me sign up for skydiving and then chickened out of it yourself! |
| | Não acredito que você fez eu me inscrever para pular de paraquedas e depois amarelou. |
Formas compostas:
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| chicken breast n | (food: white meat) | peito de frango loc sm |
| | Please cut me a slice of chicken breast because I don't like the dark meat. |
| chicken broth n | (thin soup) | caldo de galinha loc sm |
| | To make the soup, I add vegetables and rice to a chicken broth. |
| chicken burger n | (chicken-meat patty) | hambúrguer de frango sm |
| chicken burger n | (chicken patty in bun) | hambúrguer de frango sm |
| chicken coop n | (place for chickens) | galinheiro sm |
| chicken coop n | (fox hunting device) | armadilha para raposa sf |
chicken feed,
chickenfeed n | (food for poultry) | ração para galinhas loc sf |
| | They put marigolds in the chicken feed to make the chickens turn yellow. |
chicken feed,
chickenfeed n | figurative, informal (money: insignificant amount) | pouco dinheiro loc sm |
| | (informal) | miséria sf |
| | To a millionaire, ten dollars is chicken feed. |
| chicken finger n | (chicken meat in breadcrumbs) | tira de frango loc sf |
| | She put the frozen chicken fingers in the oven in time for lunch. |
| chicken Kiev n | (fried poultry dish) (prato da culinária russa/ucraniana) | Frango à Kiev loc sm |
| chicken noodle soup n | (meat, noodles in broth) | canja sf |
| | | sopa de galinha loc sf |
| | There's nothing better than chicken noodle soup when you're not feeling well. |
| chicken nuggets npl | (breaded meat pieces) | nuggets de frango loc sm |
| | Who fancies chicken nuggets for dinner? |
| | Quem quer comer nuggets de frango ao jantar? |
| chicken out of doing [sth] v expr | slang (not be brave enough to do) (BRA, gíria) | amarelar v int |
| | (POR, gíria) | acagaçar-se vp |
| | Lee chickened out of going on the roller coaster at the last minute. |
| chicken salad n | (salad with chicken) | salpicão de frango loc sm |
| | Chicken salad is made with bits of chicken and mayonnaise. |
| chicken skewer n | (chicken kebab cooked on a stick) | frango no espeto loc sm |
| chicken soup n | (food: soup with chicken) | canja sf |
| | Chicken soup often contains noodles. |
| chicken stock n | (broth) | caldo de galinha loc sm |
| | She boiled the carcass with vegetables to make a delicious chicken stock. |
| chicken strip n | (thin boneless chicken goujon) | frango em tirinhas loc sm |
| chicken tender n | US, usually plural (fried chicken piece) | tira de frango sf |
| chicken thigh n | (poultry: leg portion) | coxa de frango loc sf |
| | | coxa de galinha loc sf |
| chicken wings npl | (chicken's wings in sauce) | asas de frango loc sfpl |
| | | asas de galinha loc sfpl |
| | John always dips his chicken wings in ranch dressing. |
| chicken wire n | (hexagonal mesh used as fence) | tela hexagonal sf |
| | | tela de galinheiro sf |
chicken-hearted,
also US: chickenhearted,
also UK: chicken-livered adj | figurative (fearful, cowardly) | covarde adj |
| | (figurado) | frouxo adj |
chickenpox,
also US: chicken pox n | colloquial (viral disease) | varicela sf |
| | (BRA) | catapora sf |
| | Chickenpox can be far more severe if you catch it in adulthood. |
| | Varicela pode ser bem mais severa se você a apanhar já como adulto. |
| drumstick n | (food: chicken leg) | coxa sf |
| | If you order dark meat you get a drumstick and a thigh. |
| | Se você pedir carne escura, vai receber uma coxa e uma perna de frango. |
| fried chicken n | (chicken meat cooked in fat) | frango frito loc sm |
| | If you are watching your weight, order baked chicken instead of fried chicken. |
| grilled chicken salad | US (salad with chicken) (alface com pedaços de frango grelhado) | salada de frango grelhado loc sf |
hen scratch,
hen scratch (US),
chicken scratch (UK) n | figurative, informal (illegible handwriting) | garrancho sm |
| roast chicken n | (whole oven-cooked chicken) | frango assado loc sm |
| | I picked up a roast chicken at the market on the way home. |
| rubber chicken n | (comedy prop: latex model of a chicken) | frango de borracha loc sm |
| | At the circus, one clown used a rubber chicken to hit another one on the head. |
| rubber chicken n | figurative, disparaging (characteristic food served at large gatherings) | comida ruim loc sf |
| | I refuse to go to another banquet where I have to listen to boring speeches and eat rubber chicken. |
| run around like a headless chicken expr | (rush about) (coloquial) | correr pra lá e pra cá que nem barata tonta expres |
| spring chicken n | (young fowl) | frango sm |
| no spring chicken n | figurative, slang (not a young person) (figurado) | jovenzinho sm dim |
| | She's no spring chicken but she still goes jogging every morning. |
| truss a chicken v expr | (tie up a chicken for cooking) (amarrar galinha para cozinhar) | amarrar os pés da galinha loc v |