| Formas compostas: |
| artistic quality n | (aesthetic appeal) | qualidade artística loc sf |
| artistic quality n | (characteristic) | qualidade artística loc sf |
| B-movie n | (low-quality film) | filme B loc sm |
| | | filme de baixa qualidade loc sm |
esthetic quality (US),
aesthetic quality (UK) n | (attractiveness) | qualidade estética loc sf |
| failing school n | (underperforming school) | escola de má qualidade sf |
| | Inspectors judged it to be a failing school. |
| fine adj | (wine) (vinho) | fino adj |
| | | de boa qualidade loc adj |
| | France produces many fine wines. |
| | A França produz muitos vinhos finos. |
| fine adj | (high quality) | bom, fino, excelente adj |
| | | de qualidade loc adj |
| | She always served fine wine at her parties. |
| | Ela sempre servia vinho fino em suas festas. |
finest,
the finest adj | (of highest quality) | a melhor adj |
| | | a mais refinada, o mais requintado adj |
| | | de maior qualidade loc adj |
| | This is the finest flour you'll find for making bread. |
| | Esta é a melhor farinha disponível para fazer pão. |
first rate,
first-rate adj | (excellent) (excelente) | de primeira qualidade, de primeira classe loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The dinner was absolutely first rate, Joan. |
| granularity n | (grainy quality) | granularidade sf |
| | | qualidade do que é granular loc sf |
| | Susan dislikes this soup because of its granularity. |
| heavy-duty adj | (prominent) (proeminente) | superior adj |
| | | de qualidade adj |
| | (informal) | pau pra toda obra loc adj |
| high quality n | (excellence) | alta qualidade, excelência sf |
| Nota: hyphen used when the term is before a noun |
| | The company guarantees a high quality of service. |
high quality,
high-quality adj | (excellent) | alta qualidade adj |
| | Businesses must produce high-quality goods to be competitive in international markets. |
| living situation n | (domestic arrangement) | qualidade de vida sf |
low quality,
low-quality n | (inferiority) (inferioridade) | qualidade baixa loc sf |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before the noun |
| | His work was of low quality, and customers rarely employed his services a second time. |
low quality,
low-quality adj | (inferior, poor) (inferior) | de qualidade baixa loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Low-quality electronics stop working soon after you buy them. |
| massiveness n | (huge size) | qualidade de volumoso loc sf |
| | | enormidade sf |
| meet quality requirements v expr | (be of established standards) | satisfazer as normas de qualidade loc v |
| | The goods were sent back to the manufacturer because they did not meet quality requirements. |
| monitoring n | (quality control) | monitoramento sm |
| | | controle de qualidade loc sf |
| | | acompanhamento sm |
| | Rachel worked in monitoring for a local radio broadcaster. |
| par excellence adj | French (very fine, finest) | de melhor qualidade loc adj |
| | Some say this stuff is the local wine par excellence. |
| potch n | mainly Aus, slang (inferior opal) (Austrália, gíria) | opala de qualidade inferior loc sf |
| product assurance n | (quality control) (controle de qualidade) | garantia de qualidade loc sf |
| qua prep | formal, Latin (as, in the capacity of) | como adv |
| | | enquanto adv |
| | | na qualidade de loc adv |
| | | na capacidade de loc adv |
| | The doctor, qua specialist, is the best person to advise you on your course of treatment. |
| quality adj | (high quality) | de qualidade loc adj |
| | That company makes quality products. |
| | Aquela companhia faz produtos de qualidade. |
quality assurance,
QA n | (product evaluation, control) (avaliação e controle de produto) | controle de qualidade loc sm |
| quality improvement n | (process of enhancing a product) (processo de melhoria de um produto) | melhoria qualitativa loc sf |
| | | melhoramento da qualidade loc sm |
| quality management n | (ensuring and improving a product's quality) (assegurando e melhorando a qualidade de um produto) | gerenciamento de qualidade loc sm |
| | | melhoria da qualidade loc sf |
| quality of life n | (comfort and enjoyment in one's existence) (conforto e aproveitamento na vida de alguém) | qualidade de vida loc sf |
| quality review process n | (procedure for assessing sth) (procedimento para assessar algo) | processo de controle de qualidade loc sm |
| | All the courses offered by the college go through a quality review process. |
| quality time n | (dedicated period of attention) (período de atenção dedicada) | tempo de qualidade loc sm |
| | Fiona makes an effort to spend quality time with each of her children individually. |
| shoddy adj | (workmanship: poor) | inferior, pobre, ordinário adj |
| | | de má qualidade loc adj |
| | (BRA) | fajuto |
| | Take your time and don't do a shoddy job. |
| shoddy adj | (treatment, service: shabby) | inferior, pobre, ordinário adj |
| | | de má qualidade loc adj |
| | I avoid that place because of the shoddy customer service. |
| sloppiness n | informal (careless workmanship) | negligência sf |
| | | desleixo, descuido sm |
| | | trabalho de má qualidade loc sm |
| | The sloppiness of the carpenter's work is unacceptable. |
| tawdriness n | (being low quality) | de fraca qualidade n |
| tone quality n | (timbre of musical note) (timbre de nota musical) | qualidade musical loc sf |
| | (música) | timbre sm |
top flight,
top-flight n as adj | informal, figurative (highest quality) | de primeira qualidade loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | My husband attended a top-flight engineering school. |
| top-shelf adj | figurative, informal (of highest quality) (informal) | de primeira loc adj |
| | | da melhor qualidade loc adj |
| | (informal) | do melhor loc adj |
| two-bit adj | (bad quality, insignificant) | de má qualidade loc adj |
| voice quality n | (vocal tone or timbre) (tom ou timbre vocal) | qualidade vocal sf |
| | Many actors and actresses are known for their musical voice quality. |
| world-class adj | (of highest quality) | de alta qualidade loc adj |
| | Itzhak Perlman is a world-class violinist. |