| Traduções principais |
| cat n | (feline: domestic) | gato sm |
| | My aunt has a black cat. My cat is getting old; she doesn't go out hunting any more. |
| | Minha tia tem um gato preto. Minha gata está envelhecendo; ela não sai mais para caçar. |
| kitty n | informal (cat) (informal) | gato sm |
| | Laura adopted a kitty this weekend. |
| mouser n | slang (cat kept for catching mice) (que caça camundongos) | gato sm |
| moggy n | UK, informal (cat) | gato, felino sm |
| | (informal) | bichano sm |
| tom n | (tomcat: unneutered male cat) | gato sm |
| | A large tom sat on the stone wall, watching the cars pass. |
| spunky adj | AU, slang (good looking) (AU, gíria: apessoado) | gato, gostosão adj |
| | Zach was quite spunky when he was younger. |
| hunk n | informal (well-built man) (gíria, homem bonito) | gato sm |
| | The landscaper that worked in the yard today was a hunk. |
| | O paisagista que trabalhou no jardim hoje era um gato. |
| hot number n | slang, figurative (sexually attractive person) (pessoa sexualmente atrativa) | gato sm |
| | | gata sf |
| | She was such a hot number, that to see her was to want her. |
chick magnet,
babe magnet n | US, figurative, slang (man: attracts women) (homem atraente) | gatão, gato sm |
| | (informal) | tesudo sm |
| baby n | informal (sweetheart, partner) | gato, namorado sm |
| | After the dance, my baby and I walked along the sand. |
| | Após a dança, meu gato e eu andamos pela areia. |
| Formas compostas: |
| alley cat n | US (stray cat) | gato de beco, gato de rua loc sm |
| cat food n | (food intended for cats) | ração de gato loc sf |
| | The tinned cat food is more expensive but the cats prefer it. |
| | Some cats prefer dry cat food while others prefer wet cat food from a can. |
| Cat got your tongue? expr | figurative, informal (Why aren't you talking?) | O gato comeu sua língua? expres |
| | What's the matter, has the cat got your tongue? |
| cat litter n | uncountable (toilet material for cats) | areia de gato sf |
| cat nip n | (herb: stimulant to cats) (erva estimulante) | erva-gato, erva-gateira sf |
| | | valeriana sf |
| | My cat loves to roll in fresh catnip. |
| catch-as-catch-can adj | (using whatever method, material possible) | quem não tem cão, caça com gato expres |
| caterwaul vi | (wail like a cat) | miar como um gato expres v |
| catfish n | (type of scaleless fish) | bagre sm |
| | | peixe-gato sm |
| | All of the catfish sold in supermarkets here is farm-raised. |
| | Todo o peixe-gato vendido em supermercados é criado em cativeiro. |
| cat-o'-nine-tails n | (whip with nine cords) (chicote) | gato de nove caudas sm |
| | Sailors who behaved badly were whipped on the back with a cat-o'-nine-tails as a punishment. |
| cat's paw n | (foot of a cat) | pata de gato loc sf |
| | A cat's paw is soft on the bottom, but has dangerous retractable claws. |
cat's-eye,
cat's eye n | UK, usually plural (reflective road stud) | olho de gato sm |
cat's-eye,
cat's eye n | (gemstone) | olho de gato sm |
cat's-eye,
cat's eye,
cat's-eye marble n | (marble) | olho de gato sm + loc adj |
| cat-sit vi | (mind sb else's pet cat) | cuidar de gato expres v |
| Cheshire cat n | (fictional character) (Alice no país das maravilhas) | Gato de cheshire, Gato listrado, Gato risonho sp |
| Nota: From "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. |
| domestic cat n | (feline kept as a pet) | gato doméstico loc sm |
| | The European wild cat is bigger than the average domestic cat. |
| domestic cat n | (species of small feline) | gato doméstico loc sm |
| | The domestic cat has been with us for centuries. |
| 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. |
| filbert n | (artist's flat paintbrush) (tipo de pincel) | pincel língua-de-gato loc sm |
| ginger cat n | (feline with orange fur) (felino com pelagem alaranjada) | gato alaranjado loc sm |
| house cat n | (domestic feline, pet cat) | gato doméstico loc sm |
| | A lion is a wild cat, not a house cat. |
| jungle cat n | (wildcat) | lince do pântano, gato-do-mato sm |
| like a scalded cat expr | (very quickly) | como gato escaldado expres |
| margay n | (animal: small tiger cat) | gato-maracajá sm |
| | | maracajá sm |
Once bitten,
twice shy expr | figurative, proverb (more cautious now) | gato escaldado tem medo de água fria expres |
| put the cat out v expr | informal (let domestic feline outdoors for the night) (deixar gato doméstico fora de casa durante a noite) | colocar o gato para fora loc v |
| | Don't forget to put the cat out before going up to bed tonight! |
quoll,
native cat n | Aus (catlike marsupial) (marsupial) | gato-tigre sm |
| | (nome científico) | Dasyurus sm |
saber-toothed cat (US),
sabre-toothed cat (UK) n | (prehistoric feline) (felino pré-histórico) | gato dentes-de-sabre sm + loc adj |
| Siamese cat n | (short-haired cat with pale fur) (gato de pelo curto e claro) | gato siamês sm |
| Spanish Tickler n | historical (torture instrument) (instrumento de tortura em forma de garra) | garra espanhola sf |
| | | garra de gato sf |
| stray animal n | (dog or cat living in the streets) (cão ou gato de rua) | animal de rua sm |
| | (informal, pejorativo) | cachorro vira-lata sm |
| | | gato de rua sm |
| tabby n | (tabby cat: feline with striped fur) | gato malhado sm |
| | Jillian adopted a tabby from the animal shelter. |
| tabby cat n | (feline with striped fur) (felino com pelos listrados) | gato rajado sm |
| | | gato listrado sm |
| | My tabby cat caught three mice last week. |
| tickler n | informal (whip: for sexual pleasure) (tipo de chicote) | garras de gato loc sf |
| tomcat n | (unneutered male cat) | gato macho loc sm |
| | A noisy fight between two tomcats kept us awake all night. |
| wildcat n | (undomesticated cat) | gato-bravo, gato-selvagem sm |
| | | gato-montês sm |
| | | gato-cabeçana sm |
| | Wildcats live in some of the most remote parts of Scotland. |
| | Os gatos selvagens vivem em algumas das partes mais remotas da Escócia. |
| wildcat n | (feral domestic cat) | gato-selvagem sm |
| | In our neighbourhood, you can hear wildcats fighting over territory in the night. |
| | No nosso bairro, você pode ouvir gatos selvagens brigando por território à noite. |