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Portuguese words: niquelizar to nono

300 Portuguese words, part 6 of 9 of the words starting with N, A to Z. 69 have a page of their own.

Portuguese words niquelizar to nono

  1. niquelizar verb
  2. niquento adjective /ni.ˈkẽ.tu/
  3. niquice noun /ni.ˈki.sɨ/
  4. niquim noun
  5. nirvana noun /niʁˈvɐ̃.nɐ/: nirvana (complete cessation of suffering)
  6. Nisa noun
  7. níscaro noun /ˈniʃ.kɐ.ɾu/: saffron milk cap
  8. nisco noun
  9. nisei noun /niˈsej/: nisei (one whose parents are Japanese)
  10. nisense adjective, noun
  11. Nísia Floresta noun
  12. NISS abbreviation
  13. nissan noun
  14. nissei noun: alternative spelling of nisei
  15. nisso contraction /ˈni.su/: contraction of em + isso, literally “in that thing (near you)”: neuter of nesse
  16. nisto contraction /ˈnis.tu/: contraction of em + isto, literally “in this thing”: neuter of neste
  17. Niterói noun
  18. niteroiense adjective, noun /ni.teˌɾɔjˈẽ.si/: of, from or relating to Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
  19. nitidamente adverb /ˌni.t͡ʃi.daˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: clearly
  20. nitidez noun /ni.t͡ʃiˈde(j)s/: definition (clarity of visual presentation)
  21. nítido adjective /ˈni.t͡ʃi.du/: clear (free of ambiguity or doubt)
  22. nitrar verb /niˈtɾa(ʁ)/: to nitrate
  23. nitraram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nitrar
  24. nitratar verb
  25. nitrato noun /niˈtɾa.tu/: nitrate (any salt or ester of nitric acid)
  26. nitrato de prata noun /niˈtɾa.tu d͡ʒi ˈpɾa.tɐ/: silver nitrate (silver salt of nitric acid, AgNO₃)
  27. nitreira noun /niˈtɾe(j).ɾɐ/: nitrary (place where potassium nitrate is produced)
  28. nitreno noun: nitrene (any univalent nitrogen equivalent of a carbene)
  29. nitretação noun: nitriding (method of hardening steel)
  30. nitreto noun /niˈtɾe.tu/: nitride
  31. nítrico adjective /ˈni.tɾi.ku/: nitric (relating to nitrogen)
  32. nitrido noun, verb /niˈtɾi.du/: neigh (the cry of a horse)
  33. nitrificação noun /ni.tɾi.fi.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/: nitrification
  34. nitrificar verb /ni.tɾi.fiˈka(ʁ)/: to nitrify
  35. nitrificaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nitrificar
  36. nitrila noun: nitrile
  37. nitrilo noun /niˈtɾi.lu/: alternative form of nitrila
  38. nitrir verb /niˈtɾi(ʁ)/: (of a horse) to neigh (to make its cry)
  39. nitriram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nitrir
  40. nitro noun, verb /ˈni.tɾu/: nitro
  41. nitrogênio noun /ni.tɾuˈʒɛ.nju/: nitrogen
  42. nitrogenoso adjective: nitrogenous (containing nitrogen)
  43. nitroglicerina noun /ni.tɾo.ɡli.seˈɾĩ.nɐ/: nitroglycerine (a heavy, colourless, oily, explosive liquid)
  44. nitroso adjective /niˈtɾo.zu/: nitrous
  45. niue noun
  46. niueano adjective, noun /niw.eˈɐ̃.nu/: Niuean (of or relating to Niue, the Niuean people or their language)
  47. niúngue adjective, noun /niˈũ.ɡi/: of the Nyungwe ethnic group
  48. Nívea noun
  49. nível noun /ˈni.vew/: level
  50. nível de Abney noun: Abney level (clinometer used to measure tree heights)
  51. nível de bolha noun: spirit level
  52. nível do mar noun: sea level (nominal height of the surface of the oceans)
  53. nivelação noun /ni.vɨ.lɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  54. niveladamente adverb
  55. nivelado adjective, verb /ni.veˈla.du/: level (same height at all places)
  56. nivelador adjective, noun /ni.ve.laˈdoʁ/: levelling
  57. niveladora adjective, noun /ni.ve.laˈdo.ɾɐ/: grader (machine that levels soil)
  58. nivelamento noun /ni.vɨ.lɐ.ˈmẽ.tu/
  59. nivelar verb /ni.veˈla(ʁ)/: to level (adjust so as to make level)
  60. nivelaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nivelar
  61. níveo adjective, noun
  62. niver noun /ˈni.veʁ/: alternative form of níver
  63. nivoso adjective, noun
  64. Nix noun
  65. NMHO abbreviation, phrase: alternative form of EMHO; abbreviation of na minha humilde opinião
  66. nn adverb, interjection, noun: alternative form of n (“not”)
  67. no adverb, contraction, interjection, noun, pronoun /nu/: abbreviation of noroeste
  68. no amor e na guerra vale tudo phrase /ˈnu aˈmoɾ i na ˈɡɛ.ʁɐ ˈva.li ˈtu.du/ [ˈnu aˈmoɾ i na ˈɡɛ.hɐ ˈva.li ˈtu.du]
  69. no ano da Hégira adverb: Anno Hegirae (as counted by the Islamic calendar)
  70. no ar adjective, phrase: on air, live (transmitting live)
  71. no ato phrase
  72. no bico do corvo adjective, phrase /nu ˈbi.ku du ˈkoʁ.vu/: worn out (exhausted from exertion)
  73. no braço phrase
  74. no-break noun /no(w)ˈbɾej.ki/: uninterruptible power supply
  75. nó cego noun, phrase /ˈnɔ ˈsɛ.ɡu/: Gordian knot
  76. no cu do mundo adverb /nu ˈku du ˈmũ.du/: in the sticks, in the middle of nowhere (in a very distant place)
  77. nó-da-garganta noun
  78. nó das maçãs noun: Adam's apple
  79. no Dia de São Nunca adverb, phrase: when pigs fly (never)
  80. no Dia de São Nunca à tarde adverb: when pigs fly (never)
  81. no duro adverb, phrase /nu ˈdu.ɾu/: as a fact; really; truthfully
  82. no entanto adverb, phrase /nu ẽˈtɐ̃.tu/: nevertheless, nonetheless (in spite of what preceded)
  83. no fim das contas adverb: at the end of the day; ultimately; after all
  84. no final das contas adverb: all things considered; all in all; at the end of the day
  85. no geral adverb: by and large (generally; with few exceptions)
  86. nó górdio noun /ˈnɔ ˈɡɔʁ.d͡ʒju/: Gordian knot (legendary knot in ancient Phrygia)
  87. no-la contraction
  88. no-las contraction
  89. no limiar de adverb: imminently, about to happen
  90. no-lo contraction /nu.lu/: contraction of nos + o, literally “him/it to us”
  91. no local phrase
  92. no-los contraction
  93. no mais adverb: otherwise (in all other respects)
  94. no man's land phrase
  95. no máximo adverb: at most (at a maximum or upper limit)
  96. no mínimo adverb: at a lower limit, at least
  97. no momento adverb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, momento.
  98. no mundo da lua phrase
  99. no muque phrase
  100. no papel adverb: on paper, in theory only
  101. no pelo adverb /nu ˈpe.lu/: bareback (without a saddle)
  102. no ponto adjective: alternative form of ao ponto
  103. no prelo phrase
  104. no pulo phrase
  105. no que conjunction: as soon as (immediately after)
  106. no relento adverb /nu ʁeˈlẽ.tu/: abandoned, left aside
  107. no sapatinho phrase
  108. no seco phrase
  109. no susto adverb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, susto.
  110. no talo phrase
  111. no tempo do Ary Pistola phrase
  112. no tempo dos afonsinhos phrase
  113. no tranco phrase
  114. no último adverb /nu ˈuw.t͡ʃi.mu/: really; super
  115. no vamo ver adverb: poorly planned; not devised carefully
  116. no vermelho adjective: in the red; buried in debts (having many debts to pay)
  117. no vinho a verdade proverb: in vino veritas (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol)
  118. no volante adjective: behind the wheel (driving a vehicle)
  119. no way interjection
  120. noa noun /ˈno.ɐ/: nones
  121. nobel noun /ˈnɔ.bew/: ellipsis of prémio Nobel /prêmio Nobel
  122. nobélico adjective
  123. nobélio noun /noˈbɛ.lju/: nobelium (chemical element)
  124. nobelizar verb
  125. nobiliarchico adjective: pre-reform spelling (used until ^([when?]) in Brazil and ^([when?]) in Portugal) of nobiliárquico
  126. nobiliário adjective, noun /no.bi.liˈa.ɾju/: nobiliary (concerning the nobility)
  127. nobiliárquico adjective /no.bi.liˈaʁ.ki.ku/: nobiliary (relating to the nobility)
  128. nobilíssimo adjective
  129. nobilitar verb /no.bi.liˈta(ʁ)/: to ennoble
  130. nobilitaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nobilitar
  131. nobilizar verb
  132. noblesse oblige noun, phrase: noblesse oblige (the honourable obligation that is the responsibility of those of high rank)
  133. nobre adjective, noun /ˈnɔ.bɾi/: noble (pertaining to nobility)
  134. nobre arte phrase
  135. nobreak noun: alternative spelling of no-break
  136. Nóbrega noun
  137. nobreguense adjective, noun
  138. nobremente adverb /ˌnɔ.bɾiˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: nobly
  139. nobres noun: plural of nobre
  140. nobreza noun /noˈbɾe.zɐ/: nobility
  141. nobreza obriga phrase
  142. noca noun
  143. nocada noun
  144. noção noun /noˈsɐ̃w̃/: notion; idea; conception
  145. nocaute adjective, noun /noˈkaw.t͡ʃi/: knockout (act of making someone unconscious in a fight)
  146. nocautear verb /no.kaw.teˈa(ʁ)/: to knock out (render someone unconscious in a fight)
  147. nocautearam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nocautear
  148. nociva adjective: feminine singular of nocivo
  149. nocivamente adverb
  150. nocividade noun /no.si.viˈda.d͡ʒi/: harmfulness (the characteristic of being harmful)
  151. nocivo adjective /noˈsi.vu/: harmful; noxious
  152. noctambular verb
  153. noctâmbulo adjective, noun /nokˈtɐ̃.bu.lu/: night owl (one who stays up late at night)
  154. noctífilo adjective /nˌokt͡ʃˈifilʊ/
  155. noctívago adjective, noun /nokˈt͡ʃi.va.ɡu/: night owl (one who stays up late at night)
  156. noctúria noun /nokˈtu.ɾjɐ/: alternative form of nictúria
  157. nocturnal adjective: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of noturnal; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
  158. nocturno adjective: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of noturno; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
  159. nocumento noun /no.kuˈmẽ.tu/: harm, injury, damage
  160. noda noun
  161. nodal adjective /noˈdaw/: nodal (relating to nodes)
  162. nodar verb
  163. nodo noun /ˈnɔ.du/: node (vertex of a graph)
  164. nódoa noun /ˈnɔ.dwɐ/: stain (patch of irregular colour on a surface)
  165. nódoa negra noun, phrase /ˈnɔ.dwɐ ˈne.ɡɾɐ/: bruise (a purplish mark on the skin caused by a blow)
  166. nodoar verb
  167. nodular adjective, verb
  168. nódulo noun /ˈnɔ.du.lu/: nodule
  169. Noé proper noun /noˈɛ/: Noah (man whose family survived the Deluge)
  170. Noel noun
  171. Noeli noun
  172. Noélia noun
  173. Noélio noun
  174. Noemi noun
  175. Noêmia noun
  176. Noémio noun
  177. nogado noun /noˈɡa.du/: nougat (a confection of honey and roasted nuts)
  178. nogai noun: Nogai (member of a Turkic ethnic group who live in southern European Russia)
  179. nogueira noun /noˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/: walnut (tree)
  180. nogueira-americana noun
  181. nogueira-brasileira noun
  182. nogueira-da-índia noun
  183. nogueira-de-bancul noun
  184. nogueira-de-iguape noun
  185. nogueira pecã noun: pecan (Carya illinoinensis, a deciduous tree)
  186. nogueiral noun /no.ɡe(j)ˈɾaw/: grove of walnut trees
  187. nogueirense adjective, noun
  188. noia adjective, noun /ˈnɔ.jɐ/: drug-addicted
  189. noiro noun
  190. nóis pronoun /ˈnɔjs/: eye dialect spelling of nós, representing Brazil Portuguese
  191. noitada noun /nojˈta.dɐ/: night (night spent at a particular activity)
  192. noite noun /ˈnoj.t͡ʃi/: night (period between sunset and sunrise)
  193. noite alta phrase
  194. noite americana phrase
  195. noite branca phrase
  196. noite cerrada phrase
  197. noite de breu phrase
  198. noite de núpcias phrase
  199. noite de santa Valburga noun: Walpurgis night (a feast of witchcraft in German folklore)
  200. noite de Walpurgis noun: Walpurgis night (a feast of witchcraft in German folklore)
  201. noite dos tempos phrase
  202. noite e dia phrase
  203. noite eterna phrase
  204. noite fechada phrase
  205. noite morta noun: dead of night (the middle of the night)
  206. noite velha phrase
  207. noitibó noun /noj.t͡ʃiˈbɔ/: nightjar (nocturnal bird of the family Caprimulgidae)
  208. noitibó-cinzento noun /noj.t͡ʃiˌbɔ.sĩˈzẽ.tu/: European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
  209. noitibó-da-europa noun /noj.t͡ʃiˌbɔ.da.ewˈɾɔ.pɐ/: European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
  210. noitinha noun /nojˈt͡ʃĩ.ɲɐ/: diminutive of noite
  211. noiva noun, verb /ˈnoj.vɐ/: bride (female equivalent of noivo)
  212. noivado noun, verb /nojˈva.du/: engagement, betrothal
  213. noivar verb /nojˈva(ʁ)/: to get engaged
  214. noivaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of noivar
  215. noivinha noun /nojˈvĩ.ɲɐ/: diminutive of noiva
  216. noivo noun, verb /ˈnoj.vu/: fiancé
  217. nojar verb
  218. nojeira noun /noˈʒe(j).ɾɐ/: something dirty, disgusting and repulsive
  219. nojentamente adverb
  220. nojento adjective, noun /noˈʒẽ.tu/: disgusting; gross
  221. nojo noun /ˈno.ʒu/: disgust
  222. nom abbreviation, adverb /ˈnõ/: pronunciation spelling of não, representing Alto Alentejan, Minhoto, Portuense and Transmontano Portuguese
  223. noma noun /ˈnõ.mɐ/: noma (gangrenous disease of the mouth and cheeks)
  224. nómada adjective, noun /ˈnɔ.mɐ.dɐ/: synonym of nómade
  225. nomadamente adverb
  226. nômade adjective, noun /ˈnɔ.mɐ.dɨ/: nomad (a member of a group of people who move around seasonally)
  227. nomádico adjective: nomadic (of, or relating to nomads)
  228. nomadismo noun /no.maˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
  229. nomadizar verb
  230. nomarquia noun /no.maʁˈki.ɐ/
  231. nome noun /ˈnõ.mi/: name (word or phrase which identifies an individual person, place, class, or thing)
  232. nome artístico noun, phrase /ˈnõ.mi aʁˈt͡ʃis.t͡ʃi.ku/: stage name
  233. nome botânico noun: botanical name (scientific name of a plant)
  234. nome científico noun: scientific name (formal name according to the taxonomic standard)
  235. nome comercial noun: trade name (name used to identify a commercial product or service)
  236. nome comum phrase
  237. nome de batismo noun, phrase: Christian name (first name given at Christian baptism)
  238. nome de código phrase /ˈno.mi dʒi ˈkɔ.dʒi.gu/
  239. nome de família noun: surname (name that indicates family)
  240. nome de usuário noun, phrase: username (a person’s identification on a computer system)
  241. nome do meio noun, phrase: middle name (name between given name and surname)
  242. nome fantasia noun: synonym of nome comercial
  243. nome feio noun, phrase /ˈnõ.mi ˈfej.u/: curse, swear word
  244. nome morto noun, phrase /ˈnõ.mi ˈmoʁ.tu/: deadname (previous name of a transgender person who has since changed their name)
  245. nome próprio noun, phrase /ˈnomɨ ˈprɔpriu/: given name; first name (name chosen for a child by his parents)
  246. nomeação noun /no.me.aˈsɐ̃w̃/: appointment, nomination, preferment
  247. nomeada adjective, noun, verb: feminine singular of nomeado
  248. nomeadamente adverb /no.meˌa.daˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: namely; specifically
  249. nomeado adjective, verb /no.meˈa.du/: named
  250. nomeador noun
  251. nomear verb /no.meˈa(ʁ)/: to name (give a name to)
  252. nomearam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nomear
  253. nomeável adjective
  254. nomenclador adjective, noun
  255. nomenclar verb
  256. nomenclatura noun /no.mẽ.klaˈtu.ɾɐ/: nomenclature (all senses)
  257. nomenclatura binária phrase
  258. nomenclatura binomial noun: binomial nomenclature (the scientific system of naming each species of organism with a Latinised name in two parts)
  259. nomenklatura noun
  260. -nomia suffix: -nomy
  261. nómico adjective /ˈnɔ.mi.ku/: nomic
  262. nominal adjective /no.miˈnaw/: nominal
  263. nominalismo noun /no.mi.naˈliz.mu/: nominalism (doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects)
  264. nominalização noun /no.mi.na.li.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/: nominalization (use of a non-noun as a noun)
  265. nominalizar verb /no.mi.na.liˈza(ʁ)/: to nominalize
  266. nominalizaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nominalizar
  267. nominalmente adverb
  268. nominar verb /no.miˈna(ʁ)/: to name (give a name to)
  269. nominaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of nominar
  270. nominata noun
  271. nominativamente adverb
  272. nominativo adjective, noun /no.mi.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/: nominal (concerning or containing names)
  273. nomine verb: first/third-person singular present subjunctive
  274. nomines verb: second-person singular present subjunctive of nominar
  275. -nomo suffix
  276. nomofobia noun /no.mo.foˈbi.ɐ/: nomophobia
  277. nomotético adjective
  278. non causae ut causae phrase
  279. non plus ultra noun /ˈnõ ˈpluz ˈuw.tɾɐ/: ne plus ultra (the ultimate point of achievement)
  280. non sequitur phrase
  281. nona adjective, noun, number /ˈnõ.nɐ/: grandmother
  282. nonada noun /noˈna.dɐ/: a thing or event of little or no importance or value
  283. nonadecavó noun /no.na.de.kaˈvo/: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather
  284. nonaedro noun /no.na.ˈɛ.dɾu/
  285. nonagenário adjective, noun
  286. nonagésimo adjective, noun /no.naˈʒɛ.zi.mu/: ninetieth
  287. nonas adjective: feminine plural of nono
  288. nonassílabo adjective, noun
  289. nonavó noun /no.naˈvo/: great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather
  290. nonde contraction
  291. nones adjective, noun
  292. noneto noun /noˈne.tu/: music composition in nine parts
  293. nongentésimo adjective, noun /nõ.ʒẽˈtɛ.zi.mu/: nine hundredth
  294. nonilhão noun, number /no.niˈʎɐ̃w̃/: nonillion (10³⁰)
  295. nonilião noun /no.ni.liˈɐ̃w̃/: septendecillion (10⁵⁴)
  296. noningentena noun
  297. noningentenário noun
  298. noningentésimo adjective, noun /no.nĩ.ʒẽˈtɛ.zi.mu/: nine hundredth
  299. nônio noun /ˈnɔ.ni.u/: nonius (device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments)
  300. nono adjective, noun /ˈnõ.nu/: ninth

Part 5 · Part 7 · Portuguese words: N

Source: English Wiktionary (Portuguese entries, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário): each word's first meaning in English. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under N: 2,494 words, in 9 parts.