Portuguese words: quarto-zagueiro to quemótico

300 Portuguese words, part 2 of 4 of the words starting with Q, A to Z. 56 have a page of their own.

Portuguese words quarto-zagueiro to quemótico

quarto-zagueiro noun
quartola noun /kwaʁˈtɔ.lɐ/: ¼ of a tonel
quartos adjective, noun /ˈkwaʁ.tus/: quarterfinals
quartos de final noun, phrase /ˈkwaʁ.tuz d͡ʒi fiˈnaw/: quarterfinals
quartzito noun: quartzite
quartzo noun /ˈkwaʁt.su/: quartz
quasar noun /kwaˈzaʁ/: quasar (an extragalactic object)
quase adverb, noun /ˈkwa.zi/: almost (very close to)
quasemente adverb
quasi adverb: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of quase
quasicristal noun
quasímodo noun /kwaˈzĩ.mo.du/: Quasimodo (first Sunday after Easter)
quasipartícula noun: quasiparticle (entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle)
Quatá noun
quaternário adjective /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾju/: quaternary (having four elements)
quaternião noun /kwa.teʁ.niˈɐ̃w̃/: quaternion
quati adjective, noun /kwaˈt͡ʃi/: South American coati (Nasua nasua)
quati-de-nariz-branco noun: white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
quati-mundéu noun: alternative form of quatimundéu
quatiense adjective, noun /kwa.t͡ʃiˈẽ.si/: native or inhabitant of Quatis
Quatiguá noun
quatimundé noun /kwa.t͡ʃi.mũˈdɛ/: alternative form of quatimundéu
quatimundéu noun /kwa.t͡ʃi.mũˈdɛw/: a solitary male coati
quatipuru noun /kwa.t͡ʃi.puˈɾu/: Sciurus aestuans (Brazilian squirrel)
quatipuruense adjective, noun
quatis adjective, noun: plural of quati
quatorze noun, number /kwaˈtoʁ.zi/: alternative form of catorze
quatorzeno adjective, noun
quatreiro noun
quatríduo noun
quatriênio noun
quatrilhão adjective, noun /kwa.tɾiˈʎɐ̃w̃/: quadrillion (10¹⁵)
quatrilião noun /kwa.tɾi.liˈɐ̃w̃/: septillion (10²⁴)
quatro adjective, noun, number /ˈkwa.tɾu/: four
Quatro Barras phrase /ˈkwa.tɾu ˈba.ʁɐs/ [ˈkwa.tɾu ˈba.hɐs]
quatro-barrense adjective, noun
Quatro Irmãos phrase
quatro-momento noun: alternative form of quadrimomento
quatro olhos noun: four-eyes (person who wears spectacles)
Quatro Pontes noun
quatrocentas number: feminine of quatrocentos
quatrocentismo noun /kwa.tɾo.sẽˈt͡ʃiz.mu/: any of the arts and literature of the fifteenth century (1400s)
quatrocentista adjective, noun /kwa.tɾo.sẽˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/: 15th century
quatrocentos adjective, noun, number /ˌkwa.tɾuˈsẽ.tus/: four hundred; 400
qubit noun: qubit (quantum bit)
que adverb, conjunction, determiner, interjection, noun, pronoun /ki/: that (connecting noun clause)
que a paz esteja com ele phrase /ki a ˈpa(j)z isˈte.ʒɐ kõ ˈe.li/: peace be upon him
que bicho te mordeu? interjection: are you all right? (implying the interlocutor is acting differently from usual)
que coisa phrase: how unusual; how strange
que diabos phrase: what the hell
que diacho phrase
que dirá conjunction: let alone; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the...
que é de adverb /ˈk‿ɛ dɨ/: where is?
que é uma beleza adverb, phrase: neatly, very well
que eu ganho mais phrase: said when giving up something unpleasant or problematic and choosing a better alternative instead
que foi interjection /ki ˈfoj/: what's the matter? (what's wrong?, what's the problem?)
que fosse adverb: the past form of que seja: modifies a quantity in past negative or past potential contexts (possibilities, necessities, wishes) or counterfactuals to...
que horas são phrase /ki ˈɔ.ɾɐ ˈsɐ̃w̃/: what time is it?; what's the time?
que isso interjection /ˈke ˈi.su/: what's that? (often used in shock or dismay)
que mal lhe pergunte phrase: said preceding a question that may be seem as too rude or personal, to reduce the impact of said question
que mané interjection /ki maˈnɛ/: added to the beginning of a sentence, indicating disapproval, disdain or disgust
que meda phrase: used to dismiss a threat
que mundo pequeno phrase
que nada interjection /ki ˈna.dɐ/: not at all; on the contrary (indicates that a previous statement is completely mistaken)
que nem adverb, phrase /ki ˈnẽj̃/: like; just alike; similarly to
que nem o rabo phrase
que o diabo carregue phrase: let [someone] deal with their own problems
que que tem phrase /ki ki ˈtẽj̃/: what's the matter?
que se foda interjection /ki si ˈfo.dɐ/: fuck it
que se lixe interjection /ki si ˈli.ʃi/: screw it!, fuck it!
que seja adverb, pronoun: modifies a quantity in negative or potential contexts (possibilities, necessities, wishes) to express that the quantity is small but would be sufficient:...
que só adverb, phrase /ki ˈsɔ/: as hell (to a great extent)
que tal adverb: what about; how about (used to ask for an opinion about a suggestion)
que tal se phrase: what if (used to suggest a possibility)
que vantagem Maria leva phrase
que vem adjective: next (nearest following, as in dates)
que vou te contar adjective: excessive
quebabe noun
Quebec noun /ke.ˈbɛ.kɪ/
Quebeque noun /ke.ˈbɛ.kɪ/
quebequense adjective, noun /ke.beˈkẽ.si/: Québécois, Quebecer (native of Quebec)
quebra adjective, noun, verb /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/: break; breaking (the act of breaking)
quebra-cabeça noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐ.kaˈbe.sɐ/: brain-teaser
quebra-cabeças noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐ.kaˈbe.sɐs/: synonym of quebra-cabeça
quebra-corações noun: heartbreaker (person who causes sorrow)
quebra-esquinas noun
quebra-galho noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈɡa.ʎu/: kludge (temporary, inelegant solution)
quebra-galhos noun: alternative form of quebra-galho
quebra-gelo noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈʒe.lu/: icebreaker (ship designed to break through ice)
quebra-jejum noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐ.ʒeˈʒũ/: breakfast (a meal eaten after a period of fasting)
quebra-luz noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈlu(j)s/: lampshade (cover over a lamp)
quebra-mar noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈma(ʁ)/: breakwater (construction around a harbour)
quebra-mola noun
quebra-molas noun: speed bump
quebra-nozes noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈnɔ.zis/: nutcracker
quebra-ossos noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈɔ.sus/: ossifrage (Gypaetus barbatus)
quebra-pau noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈpaw/: violent quarrel; angry argument
quebra-peito noun
quebra-quebra noun /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈkɛ.bɾɐ/: riot, rampage
quebra-queixo noun
quebra-torto noun /kɛbrɑˈtorrtu/
quebração noun /ke.bɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/: breaking
quebracho noun /keˈbɾa.ʃu/: quebracho (South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood)
quebrada adjective, noun, verb /keˈbɾa.dɐ/: neighborhood
quebradeira noun /ke.bɾaˈde(j).ɾɐ/: generalised bankruptcy; economic crisis
quebradiço adjective /ke.bɾaˈd͡ʒi.su/: brittle
quebrado adjective, verb /keˈbɾa.du/: in separate pieces; fragmented; broken
quebrador de gelo noun: icepick (a pointed tool used for breaking ice)
quebrados adjective, noun, verb /keˈbɾa.dus/: masculine plural of quebrado
Quebrangulo noun
quebrantado adjective, verb: past participle of quebrantar
quebrantamento noun /ke.bɾɐ̃.taˈmẽ.tu/: acceptance of one’s own failings and defects as a human being
quebrantar verb /ke.bɾɐ̃ˈta(ʁ)/: to evil-eye (cast an evil-eye upon)
quebrantaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of quebrantar
quebrantável adjective
quebranto noun, verb: first-person singular present indicative of quebrantar
quebrar verb /keˈbɾa(ʁ)/: to break (end up or cause to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)
quebrar a cabeça phrase, verb: to rack one's brain (struggle to think of something)
quebrar a cara phrase, verb: to fail
quebrar essa phrase
quebrar lanças por phrase
quebrar o galho phrase, verb: to be a mediocre substitute for someone or something
quebrar o gelo phrase, verb: to break the ice (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness)
quebrar o pau phrase
quebrar o torto phrase
quebrar um galho phrase
quebrar uma phrase
quebraram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of quebrar
quebrável adjective /keˈbɾa.vew/: breakable (able to be broken)
quebreira noun
quebreira de cabeça phrase
queca noun /ˈkɛ.kɐ/: a fuck (act of sexual intercourse)
queche noun
quéchua adjective, noun /ˈkɛ.ʃwɐ/, /ˈkɛ.ʃʊ.ɐ/: alternative form of quíchua
queda noun, verb /ˈkɛ.dɐ/: a fall
queda d'água noun: waterfall (flow of water over the edge of a cliff)
queda de braço noun: arm wrestling (a strength sport)
quedar verb /keˈda(ʁ)/: to stay quiet or still
quedaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of quedar
Quedas do Iguaçu noun
quede adverb, pronoun, verb /keˈde/: alternative form of cadê
quediva noun /keˈd͡ʒi.vɐ/: khedive (Ottoman viceroy of Egypt)
quedival adjective /ke.d͡ʒiˈvaw/: khedive
quedo adjective, verb /ˈke.du/: motionless, unmoving, still, stationary
Queensland proper noun: Queensland (a state of Australia, located in the northeastern part of the continent; a former British colony from 1859 to 1901)
queer adjective, noun /ˈkujʁ/: queer (not confirming to conventional sexual or gender norms)
quefié noun /ke.fiˈɛ/: keffiyeh (Arab headdress or scarf)
quefir noun /keˈfi(ʁ)/: kefir (fermented milk from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe)
queijada noun /ke(j)ˈʒa.dɐ/: small cheesecake
queijadinha noun /ke(j).ʒaˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/: small coconut cheesecake
queijar verb /ke(j)ˈʒa(ʁ)/: to make cheese
queijaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of queijar
queijeiro adjective, noun /ke(j)ˈʒe(j).ɾu/: cheesemaker (person who makes cheese)
queijo noun /ˈke(j).ʒu/: cheese (dairy product)
queijo americano noun /ˈke(j).ʒu a.me.ɾiˈkɐ̃.nu/: American cheese (processed cheese with a medium-firm consistency)
queijo azul noun /ˈke(j).ʒu aˈzuw/: blue cheese (kind of cheese with bluish mold)
queijo coalho noun /ˈke(j).ʒu koˈa.ʎu/: a lightweight cheese from cow's milk produced in Northeastern Brazil
queijo de cabra phrase
queijo de coalho noun: alternative form of queijo coalho
queijo-de-minas noun
queijo de soja phrase
queijo-do-reino noun
queijo suíço noun, phrase: Swiss cheese (cheese with holes)
queijoso adjective
Queila noun
queim pronoun: eye dialect spelling of quem, representing Brazil Portuguese
queima adjective, noun, verb /ˈkej.mɐ/: burn; burning (the act of burning)
queima de estoque noun: clearance sale (a sale at significantly reduced prices, usually to make room for new merchandise)
queima-rosca noun
queima-roupa noun: only used in à queima-roupa
queimação noun /kej.maˈsɐ̃w̃/: burn (physical sensation in the muscles)
queimada adjective, noun, verb /kejˈma.dɐ/: the clearance of the ground using fire
Queimada Nova noun
queimadas adjective, noun, verb: feminine plural of queimado
queimadelense adjective, noun
queimadense adjective, noun
queimado adjective, verb /kejˈma.du/: that has been harmed by a burn; burned; burnt
queimados adjective, noun, verb: masculine plural of queimado
queimadura noun /kej.maˈdu.ɾɐ/: a burn
queimadura de primeiro grau noun, phrase: first-degree burn (mild burn)
queimadura de quarto grau phrase
queimadura de segundo grau noun, phrase: second-degree burn (burn that blisters the skin)
queimadura de terceiro grau noun, phrase: third-degree burn (severe burn)
queimamento noun /kej.maˈmẽ.tu/: burn (act of burning something)
queimão adjective, noun /kejˈmɐ̃w̃/ [keɪ̯ˈmɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
queimar verb /kejˈma(ʁ)/: to be on fire, to be consumed by flames
queimar a rosca verb /kejˈma(ɾ) a ˈʁos.kɐ/: to take it up the ass (to assume a passive role in anal sex)
queimar as pestanas phrase
queimar as pontes verb: to burn one's bridges (to destroy connections or opportunities)
queimar chão phrase
queimar estoque verb: to perform a clearance sale (to sell at significantly reduced prices, usually to make room for new merchandise)
queimar incenso phrase
queimar o filme phrase, verb /kejˈma(ɾ) u ˈfiw.mi/: to give a bad name, to smear
queimar os miolos phrase
queimar os últimos cartuchos phrase
queimaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of queimar
queimas adjective, verb: second-person singular present indicative of queimar
queimódromo noun /kejˈmɔ.dɾo.mu/: the place where queima das fitas celebrations occur
queimões adjective, noun
queimoso adjective
queira noun, verb /ˈke(j).ɾɐ/: first/third-person singular present subjunctive
queiram verb: third-person plural present subjunctive
queiriguense adjective, noun
queiró adjective, noun /kɐj.ˈɾɔ/
queiroga noun
Queirós proper noun /ke(j)ˈɾɔ(j)s/: a surname
queirosiano adjective /ke(j).ɾo.ziˈɐ̃.nu/: relating to Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós
Queiroz noun
queirozense adjective, noun
queirozianismo noun
queirozianista adjective, noun
queiroziano adjective
queiruga noun
queixa noun, verb /ˈke(j).ʃɐ/: complaint
queixa-crime noun
queixada noun, verb /ke(j)ˈʃa.dɐ/: any animal of the Tayassuidae family (a wild pig family of the Americas)
queixal adjective, noun /ke(j)ˈʃaw/: jaw
queixar verb /ke(j)ˈʃa(ʁ)/: to complain
queixar-se verb
queixaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of queixar
queixeiro adjective
queixinhas noun /ke(j)ˈʃĩ.ɲɐs/: tattletale
queixo noun, verb /ˈke(j).ʃu/: chin (bottom of the face)
queixo duplo noun /ˈke(j).ʃu ˈdu.plu/: double chin (a layer of fat under the chin)
queixos noun /ˈkej.ʃus/: plural of queixo
queixoso adjective, noun: complaining
queixudo adjective, noun /ke(j)ˈʃu.du/: big-chinned
queixume noun /ke(j)ˈʃũ.mi/: complaint; lament
quejando adjective, noun, pronoun /keˈʒɐ̃.du/: similar
quejim minas noun /keˈʒĩ ˈmĩ.nɐs/: the manipulated masses, sheeple
quela noun: chela (claw)
quelação noun: chelation
quelante adjective: chelating
quelatar verb: to chelate
quelataram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of quelatar
quelato noun, verb: chelate, chelate compound
quelfense adjective, noun
quelha noun /ˈke.ʎɐ/
quelho noun
Quelimane noun
queloidal adjective: keloidal (pertaining to or causing keloids)
queloide noun /keˈlɔj.d͡ʒi/: keloid (hard, raised growth of scar tissue)
quelônio noun /kɨˈlɔ.ni.u/: turtle (any reptile of the order Testudines)
Queluz noun
queluzense adjective, noun
Queluzito noun
quem interjection, noun, pronoun /ˈkẽj̃/: who; whom (which person?)
quem ama, castiga proverb: spare the rod and spoil the child (if one does not discipline a child he or she will never learn obedience)
quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece phrase, proverb: the judgement of someone's loved ones is biased because they are going to find qualities in him/her where there are none
quem avisa amigo é proverb /ˈkẽj̃ aˈvi.zɐ aˈmi.ɡu ˈɛ/: warnings come from well-intended people and should not be ignored
quem bem ama bem castiga phrase
quem cabritos vende e cabras não tem, de algum lado lhe vêm phrase
quem cala consente phrase, proverb: silence equals agreement
quem com ferro fere com ferro será ferido phrase, proverb: one who harms others in a certain way will be, or deserves to be, harmed in the same way
quem conta um conto acrescenta um ponto proverb: every storyteller adds a little detail to the story
quem conta um conto aumenta um ponto proverb
quem corre cansa, quem anda alcança proverb: slow and steady wins the race (slowness and patience are helpful for achieving a goal)
quem dera phrase: ellipsis of quem me dera
quem desdenha quer comprar phrase
quem diria phrase /ˈkẽj̃ d͡ʒiˈɾi.ɐ/: who would have thought it
quem é vivo sempre aparece phrase: Said when one encounters someone else after a long time; similar to look what the cat's dragged in but without a negative connotation
quem espera sempre alcança proverb: good things come to those who wait
quem está na chuva é para se molhar phrase
quem lacra não lucra proverb /ˈkẽj̃ ˈla.kɾɐ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈlu.kɾɐ/: get woke, go broke
quem me dera phrase /ˈkẽj̃ mi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/: I wish (I would very much like that to be so, even though it is unlikely)
quem muito quer, nada tem phrase
quem não ajuda, não atrapalha proverb: people should only try to help if they can really help, rather than risk being a disturbance
quem não arrisca não petisca phrase, proverb: nothing ventured, nothing gained; no pain, no gain (if one takes no risks, one will not gain any benefits)
quem não chora, não mama proverb /ˈkẽj̃ nũˈʃɔ.ɾɐ nũˈmɐ̃.mɐ/: the squeaky wheel gets the grease
quem não pode com mandinga, não carrega patuá proverb
quem não tem cão caça com gato phrase, proverb: half a loaf is better than none
quem não tem cão, caça como gato proverb: eggcorn of quem não tem cão, caça com gato
quem-nós-sabemos pronoun /ˌkẽj̃ˌnɔ(j).saˈbẽ.mus/: you-know-who (known and unmentioned person)
quem nunca interjection /ˈkẽj̃ ˈnũ.kɐ/: Expresses that a certain action is very common and everyone has probably done it in the past.
quem nunca pecou que atire a primeira pedra proverb: let him who is without sin cast the first stone (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgement on others)
quem pode pode, quem não pode se sacode phrase
quem procura acha proverb: seek and ye shall find
quem quer phrase
quem quer que pronoun /ˈkẽj̃ ˈkɛʁ ki/: whoever (whatever person or people)
quem quer que fosse phrase
quem quer rir tem que fazer rir phrase
quem ri por último ri melhor phrase, proverb: he who laughs last laughs best
quem sabe adverb, phrase /ˈkẽj̃ ˈsa.bi/: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quem, sabe.
quem semeia vento colhe tempestade proverb: alternative form of quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades
quem semeia vento colhe tempestades proverb: alternative form of quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades
quem semeia ventos colhe tempestade proverb: alternative form of quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades
quem semeia ventos colhe tempestades proverb: sow the wind, reap the whirlwind (actions have consequences)
quem te dera phrase /ˈkẽj̃ t͡ʃi ˈdɛ.ɾɐ/: you wish
quem te viu, quem te vê phrase /ˈkẽj̃ t͡ʃi ˈviw | ˈkẽj̃ t͡ʃi ˈve/: Indicates that the speaker is surprised to learn something unexpected about the interlocutor.
quem tem boca vai a Roma proverb /ˈkẽj̃ ˈtẽj̃ ˈbo.kɐ ˈvaj a ˈʁõ.mɐ/: if one keeps asking, they will eventually find the way
quem tem boca vaia Roma proverb: eggcorn of quem tem boca vai a Roma
quem tudo quer tudo perde proverb: grasp all, lose all (one who wants everything, may lose it all)
quem vê cara não vê coração phrase, proverb: beauty is only skin deep (a person’s character is more important than their outward appearance)
quem vê caras não vê corações phrase
quem vive pela espada, morre pela espada proverb: live by the sword, die by the sword (one who uses violence can expect a violent response)
quemose noun /keˈmɔ.zi/
quemoses noun /keˈmɔ.zis/
quemótica adjective /keˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/
quemóticas adjective /keˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.kɐs/
quemótico adjective /keˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/

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 Q: 1,057 words, in 4 parts.