| Traduções principais |
| spicy adj | (pungent) (comida) | picante adj |
| | These peppers are spicy. |
| | Essas pimentas são picantes. |
| pungent adj | (smell: acrid) | acre, picante adj |
| | I wouldn't eat anything that smelled that pungent. |
| stinging adj | (sharp, painful) | picante, cortante adj |
| | | doloroso, ardente adj |
| | I've developed a stinging rash on my back. |
| racy adj | informal (risqué, sexually suggestive) | picante adj |
| | That movie is too racy for children. |
| tangy adj | (sharp tasting) (com sabor forte) | picante adj |
| | | ácido, amargo adj |
| | | adstringente adj |
| | The soda is quite tangy and not very sweet. |
| acrid adj | (sharp, pungent) | acre, picante, pungente adj |
| | Acrid smoke poured from the windows of the burning factory. |
| picante adj | (food: spicy) | picante adj |
| | This soup is pretty picante; be careful! |
| peppery adj | (tasting of pepper) | apimentado, picante adj |
| risqué adj | French (sexually suggestive) | obsceno, indecente, picante adj |
| | | malicioso adj |
| | The author's risqué language made the young boy blush. |
| zingy adj | informal (flavour: spicy or zesty) | picante adj |
| piquant adj | (food: spicy) (comida) | picante adj |
| | I love this piquant sauce you have made for this dish. |
| zinger n | US, slang (sth astonishing) (algo surpreendente) | picante sm |
| | The team won with a zinger of a goal right as the clock ran out. |
| spicy adj | (food: seasoned with spice) (comida) | picante adj |
| | | temperado adj |
| | | condimentado adj |
| | Dave made a spicy curry for his guests. |
| | Dave fez curry picante para seus convidados. |
| stinging adj | figurative (speech: hurtful) (discurso) | picante, nocivo adj |
| | | perturbador, prejudicial adj |
| | His stinging comments soon had the waitress in tears. |
| piquant adj | figurative (racy, risqué) (figurado: atrevido) | picante adj |
| | As the woman left the room, she turned and gave me a piquant wink. |
| zinger n | US, slang (pointed witty remark) (comentário mordaz) | picante sm |
| | Okay, I'll admit that his comeback was a real zinger! |
| salty adj | figurative (racy, coarse) (figurado: malicioso) | picante, salgado adj |
| | Josie's salty remarks shocked everyone at the table. |
| | Os comentários picantes dela mantinham toda a mesa rindo. |
| hot adj | figurative (food: spicy) | picante adj |
| | Vindaloo is a hot curry. |
| | Vindaloo é um curry picante. |
| Traduções complementares |
| sharp adj | figurative (strongly flavored) | ácido, acre adj |
| | | azedo, picante adj |
| | This is a really sharp cheese; I prefer something milder. |
| | Este queijo é bastante ácido. Prefiro algo mais suave. |
| spicy adj | figurative, informal (sexy, risqué) (figurado, sexual) | picante adj |
| | Aunt Hilda had had a few too many drinks and was telling spicy jokes again. |
| | Tia Hilda tomou um pouco de bebida demais e estava contando piadas picantes de novo. |
| fiery adj | figurative (spicy) | picante, apimentado adj |
| | Ben made some extra fiery chili for the cookoff. |
| racy adj | (wine, fruit: pungent, acidic) (sabor) | picante adj |
| | This racy Pinot Grigio is the perfect accompaniment to seafood. |