| Formas compostas: |
| age suffix | (to form abstract nouns) | -ção sufixo |
| | For example: bondage, seepage |
| | Por exemplo: escravidão, infiltração. |
andiron,
also US: firedog n | (log rest in a fireplace) (peça de mobiliário) | cão de lareira loc sm |
| bird dog n | (retriever: used in hunting) | cão de caça sm |
| | | cão perdigueiro sm |
| bird dog n | US, informal (dog: pointer, setter) | cão perdigueiro sm |
| | | cão de caça sm |
| bloodhound n | (breed of long-eared dog) (cão de caça) | cão de São Humberto loc sm |
| | With their keen sense of smell, bloodhounds are excellent at tracking. |
| Bull! interj | US, figurative, slang, abbreviation (bullshit) | Mentira! interj |
| | (BRA: regional, Rio de Janeiro) | Caô! interj |
| | (BRA: regional) | conversa fiada interj |
| | Bull! That's not true! |
| catch-as-catch-can adj | (using whatever method, material possible) | quem não tem cão, caça com gato expres |
dog license (US),
dog licence (UK) n | (permit to own a dog) | licença para cão sf + prep + sm |
dog rose,
dog-rose n | (flowering plant, wild rose) | rosa-de-cão sf |
| doggish adj | (like a dog) | típico de um cão loc adj |
doglike,
dog-like adj | (resembling a dog) | canino adj |
| | | de cão loc adj |
| evil-looking adj | (ugly, unpleasant to look at) (feio, desagradável) | cão chupando manga expres |
| | | feio como o demônio expres |
| fight like cats and dogs v expr | figurative (disagree ferociously) | brigar como cão e gato expres |
| | Those three boys are always fighting like cats and dogs. |
| | Aqueles três garotos brigavam como cão e gato. |
| foxhound n | (breed of hunting dog) | cão de caça loc sm |
| game dog n | (for hunting) | cão de caça n |
| | Hounds and setters make some of the best game dogs. |
| | Os sabujos e os perdigueiros são alguns dos melhores cães de caça. |
| Get along with you! interj | UK, informal (expressing disbelief) | vá embora, suma interj |
| | (POR) | Vai-te lixar! interj |
| | (POR) | Vai tratar da tua vida!, Vai dar banho ao cão!, Ganha juízo! expres |
| | Brett really said that? Get along with you! |
| | Por que você ainda está aqui? Suma! |
| guard dog n | (watch dog) | cão de guarda n |
| | German shepherds make excellent guard dogs. |
| | O pasto alemão é um excelente cão de guarda. |
guide dog,
also US: seeing-eye dog n | (blind person's assistance dog) | cão-guia sm |
| | Labradors have traditionally been used as guide dogs. |
| heeler n | Aus/NZ (cattle dog) (Austrália/Nova Zelândia) | cão boiadeiro australiano loc sm |
| hound n | (dog breed) (raça canina) | cão de caça sm + loc adj |
| | Peter raised a hound to go hunting with him. |
| | Peter criou um cão de caça para ir caçar com ele. |
| hound n | figurative (mean person) (figurado: pessoa má) | cão de guarda sm + loc adj |
| | The new manager is a hound, so stay on top of your work. |
| hunting dog n | (retriever, gun dog) | cão de caça loc sm |
| | When you go out to shoot rabbits, you need to take a hunting dog to retrieve them. |
| paddle vi | (swim like a dog) (BRA, nadar) | nadar cachorrinho expres v |
| | (figurado) | patinhar⇒ vi |
| | (POR) | nadar à cão expres v |
| | Ian can't really swim yet, but he paddles. |
| | Ian não sabe nadar ainda, mas ele nada cachorrinho. |
| pointer n | (hunting dog) | cão de caça loc sm |
| | I always take my pointer with me when I go hunting. |
| police dog n | (trained dog used in police work) (cão treinado usado em trabalhos policiais) | cão policial loc sm |
| | He didn't want the police dog sniffing around his flat. |
prairie dog,
prairie-dog n | US (small wild North American rodent) | cão-da-pradaria sm |
| | Prairie dogs have a complex social structure. |
| pup n | abbrevation (puppy) | cachorrinho sm |
| | | cãozinho sm |
| | (POR) | cão novo sm |
| | | filhote sm |
| | Don't get mad at Fluffy for peeing inside; she's just a pup. |
| puppy n | (baby dog) | cãozinho sm |
| | | cachorrinho sm |
| | (POR) | cão novo sm |
| | | filhote smf |
| | Jenny wants a puppy, but her parents won't let her have one. |
| | Jenny quer um cãozinho, mas seus pais não permitem que ela tenha um. |
| retriever n | (dog kept as pet or for hunting) | cão de caça loc sm |
| | The hunters brought two retrievers on every hunting trip. |
sheepdog,
sheep dog n | (dog that herds sheep) | cão pastor loc sm |
| | A huge sheepdog suddenly jumped over the fence. |
| sled dog n | (husky that pulls a sledge) (Husky: cão que puxa trenó) | cão de trenó sm |
| sniffer dog n | informal (canine trained to detect) (cão treinado para farejar) | cão farejador sm |
| | There were sniffer dogs at the port the last time I travelled on a cross-channel ferry. |
| tion suffix | (noun: referring to actions, states) (sufixo) | ção |
| | For example: relation, section |
| toss n | vulgar, informal, UK (nonsense) | papo furado sm |
| | (gíria: mentira) | caô sm |
| | Rob says he's got a physics degree, but I reckon that's complete toss. |
| | Rob diz que tem um diploma de física, mas acho que é papo furado. |
| tracker dog n | (canine trained to detect) (cão treinado para farejar) | cão farejador loc sm |
| walk the dog v expr | (walk with pet dog for exercise) | passear com cachorro expres v |
| | | andar com cachorro expres v |
| | | passear com cão expres v |
| | | dar uma volta com o cão expresv |
| | I walk the dog every day. |
| | Passeio com o cachorro todo dia. |
| watchdog n | (guard dog) | cão de guarda loc sm |
| | The sign says there's a watchdog on the premises all night. |
| wolfhound n | (breed of hunting dog) | cão de caça loc sm |