Portuguese words: segurar to semiótica

Portuguese words segurar to semiótica

1. segurar verb /si.ɡuˈɾa(ʁ)/: to hold; to grasp
2. segurar a onda phrase
3. segurar o rojão verb: to deal with a problem
4. segurar vela phrase, verb: to act as a third wheel (to be an unwanted third party accompanying two people on a date)
5. seguraram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of segurar
6. segureis verb: second-person plural present subjunctive of segurar
7. segurelha noun /se.ɡuˈɾe.ʎɐ/: savory (any herb of genus Satureja)
8. segurense adjective, noun
9. seguridade noun /si.ɡu.ɾi.daˈd͡ʒi/: safety, security
10. seguridade social noun: welfare (aid provided by a government to the poor)
11. seguro adjective, adverb, noun, verb /siˈɡu.ɾu/: safe; secure (free from danger)
12. seguro de si adjective: self-confident (confident in one’s abilities)
13. seguro de vida noun: life insurance (insurance on the life of a person)
14. seguro-desemprego noun /siˌɡu.ɾu.de.zẽˈpɾe.ɡu/: Temporary benefit paid by the Brazilian government to unemployed workers.
15. sei interjection, verb /ˈsej/: yeah, right (sarcastic expression of disbelief)
16. sei ca phrase
17. sei lá phrase, verb /ˈsej ˈla/: beats me (I have no idea).
18. sei não phrase
19. Seia noun
20. seibe adjective
21. seica adverb [ˈs̺ej.kɐ]: so they say; apparently, reportedly; probably; perhaps, perchance
22. seicense adjective, noun
23. seichelense adjective, noun /se(j)ˈʃɛ.lẽ.si/: Seychellois (of or relating the Seychelles)
24. Seicheles noun
25. Seicho-no-iê noun
26. seidense adjective, noun
27. Seiji proper noun: a male given name from Japanese
28. seio noun /ˈsej.u/: breast, bosom
29. seio da face phrase
30. seio de Abraão noun: Abraham's bosom (waiting place for the faithful dead)
31. seio paranasal phrase
32. seira noun /ˈse(j).ɾɐ/: wicker basket
33. seirão noun
34. seis noun, number /ˈsejs/: six
35. seis por meia dúzia phrase
36. seiscentas number: feminine of seiscentos
37. seiscentésimo adjective, noun /sej.sẽˈtɛ.zi.mu/: six hundredth
38. seiscentismo noun /sej.sẽˈt͡ʃiz.mu/: any of the arts and literature of the seventeenth century (1600s)
39. seiscentista adjective, noun /sej.sẽˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/: 17th century
40. seiscentos adjective, noun, number /sejˈsẽ.tus/: six hundred; 600
41. seita noun /ˈsej.tɐ/: sect (religious movement)
42. seiteira noun
43. seitira noun
44. seitoira noun
45. seitoura noun
46. seiva noun /ˈsej.vɐ/: saliva
47. Seixal noun
48. seixaleiro adjective, noun
49. seixalense adjective, noun
50. Seixas noun
51. seixebra noun
52. seixense adjective, noun
53. seixezelense adjective, noun
54. seixo noun /ˈse(j).ʃu/: pebble (small stone)
55. seixoeira noun /se(j).ʃoˈe(j).ɾɐ/: knot (Tringa canutus, a species of wading bird)
56. seixoeira-comum noun
57. seixoso adjective
58. seja interjection, verb /ˈse.ʒɐ/: first/third-person singular present subjunctive
59. seja como for adverb: in any case; at any rate; be that as it may
60. sejar verb /seˈʒa(ʁ)/: to present hypotheses
61. sejaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of sejar
62. sela interjection, noun, verb /ˈsɛ.lɐ/: saddle (seat placed on the back of an animal)
63. selado adjective, noun, verb /seˈla.du/: sealed
64. selagem noun /seˈla.ʒẽj̃/: stamp (act of stamping)
65. selamim noun: alternative form of celamim
66. seláquio adjective, noun
67. selar verb /seˈla(ʁ)/: to seal; to stamp
68. selaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of selar
69. selaria noun, verb: first/third-person singular conditional of selar
70. Selbach noun
71. seléa noun
72. seleção noun /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃/: selection (the process or act of selecting)
73. seleção artificial noun /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃ aʁ.t͡ʃi.fi.siˈaw/: artificial selection (intervention by humans in the genetic development of a species)
74. seleção natural noun, phrase /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃ na.tuˈɾaw/: natural selection (process by which beneficial traits tend to be passed on to succeeding generations)
75. seleção sexual noun /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃ sek.suˈaw/: sexual selection (type of natural selection)
76. selecção noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of seleção; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
77. seleccionado adjective, verb: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of selecionado; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as...
78. seleccionador adjective, noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of selecionador; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur...
79. seleccionar verb: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of selecionar; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as...
80. seleccionaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of seleccionar
81. seleccionável adjective: pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of selecionável; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
82. seleccionismo noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of selecionismo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur...
83. seleccionista adjective, noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of selecionista; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur...
84. selecionado adjective, noun, verb /se.le.si.oˈna.du/: selected (that has been selected or chosen)
85. selecionador adjective, noun /se.le.si.o.naˈdoʁ/: selecting
86. selecionar verb /se.le.si.oˈna(ʁ)/: to select; to choose
87. selecionaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of selecionar
88. selecionável adjective /se.le.si.oˈna.vew/: selectable
89. selecionismo noun /se.le.si.oˈniz.mu/: selectionism
90. selecionista adjective, noun /se.le.si.oˈnis.tɐ/: selectionist
91. selecta adjective, noun, verb: feminine singular of selecto
92. selectar verb: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of seletar; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
93. selectaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of selectar
94. selectivamente adverb: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of seletivamente; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur...
95. selectividade noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of seletividade; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur...
96. selectivo adjective: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of seletivo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
97. selecto adjective, verb: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of seleto; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
98. seleiro noun /seˈle(j).ɾu/: saddler (person who makes or repairs saddles)
99. selem verb: third-person plural present subjunctive
100. Selena proper noun /seˈlẽ.nɐ/: a female given name, equivalent to English Selena
101. selenato noun /se.leˈna.tu/: selenate
102. Selene proper noun /seˈlẽ.ni/: Selene (goddess of the moon)
103. seleneto noun: selenide
104. selênio noun /seˈlẽ.nju/: Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of selénio
105. selenita adjective, noun /se.leˈni.tɐ/: selenite
106. selenografia noun /seˌlɛ.no.ɡɾaˈfi.ɐ/: selenography (study of the surface of the moon)
107. selenográfico adjective /seˌlɛ.noˈɡɾa.fi.ku/: selenographic (of or relating to selenography)
108. selenologia noun /se.le.no.loˈʒi.ɐ/: selenology (the study of the Moon and moons)
109. selenologias noun
110. selenólogo noun /se.leˈnɔ.lo.ɡu/: selenologist (one practices selenology)
111. seletar verb /se.leˈta(ʁ)/: synonym of selecionar
112. seletaram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of seletar
113. seletiva adjective: feminine singular of seletivo
114. seletivamente adverb /se.leˌt͡ʃi.vaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: selectively
115. seletividade noun /se.le.t͡ʃi.viˈda.d͡ʒi/: selectivity
116. seletivo adjective /se.leˈt͡ʃi.vu/: selective
117. seleto adjective, verb /seˈlɛ.tu/: selected (that has been selected or chosen)
118. seletor de arquivos phrase
119. selêucida adjective, noun /seˈlew.si.dɐ/: Seleucid (relating to the Macedonian dynasty that ruled parts of the Middle East from 312 BCE – 63 BCE)
120. Seleuco proper noun: Seleucus (Ancient Greek name)
121. self noun
122. self-indução noun
123. self-induction noun
124. self-made man phrase
125. self-service adjective, noun /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛʁ.vi.si/: self-serve, self-service
126. selfie noun /ˈsɛw.fi/: selfie (photographic self-portrait)
127. selha noun
128. SELIC abbreviation
129. sélica adjective
130. selim noun /seˈlĩ/: English saddle
131. selinho noun /seˈlĩ.ɲu/: diminutive of selo
132. Selma proper noun /ˈsɛw.mɐ/: a female given name, equivalent to English Selma
133. selo noun, verb /ˈse.lu/: seal (e.g., on a document)
134. selo de segurança noun: seal (something which will be visibly damaged when a container is opened)
135. seloko interjection /ˌsɛˈlo.ku/: eye dialect spelling of cê é louco (“You're crazy”)
136. selva interjection, noun /ˈsɛw.vɐ/: jungle
137. selvagem adjective, noun /sewˈva.ʒẽj̃/: sylvan (of the woods)
138. selvageria noun /sew.va.ʒeˈɾi.ɐ/: savagery
139. selvaticamente adverb
140. selvático adjective, noun /sewˈva.t͡ʃi.ku/: woods; sylvan
141. selvirense adjective, noun
142. Selvíria noun
143. sem preposition /ˈsẽj̃/: -less; without (not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.)
144. sem-abrigo adjective, noun /ˈsẽj̃ aˈbɾi.ɡu/: a homeless person
145. sem amanhã phrase
146. sem choro, nem vela adverb: without negotiating or relenting (used of accepting an unpleasant fate)
147. sem comentários interjection /ˈsẽj̃ ko.mẽˈta.ɾjus/: no comment (refusal to relay any further information)
148. sem dar cavaco phrase
149. sem demora phrase
150. sem-deus noun /ˌsẽj̃ˈdews/: atheist (person who rejects any religion)
151. sem dó nem piedade phrase
152. sem dor, sem ganho phrase, proverb: no pain, no gain (discomfort is necessary to achieve goals)
153. sem dúvida adverb, phrase: certainly; surely; without doubt; undeniably; unambiguously (emphatic affirmative answer)
154. sem eira nem beira adjective: destitute; penniless (extremely poor)
155. sem falar de conjunction: not to mention (used to introduce another important point)
156. sem fazer rodeios phrase
157. sem fio adjective: wireless (communicating without wired connections)
158. sem fios adjective: European Portuguese standard form of sem fio
159. sem fundo adjective
160. sem futuro adjective: unprepared
161. sem graça adjective: unfunny; not amusing
162. sem grilo interjection /ˈsẽj̃ ˈɡɾi.lu/: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sem, grilo.
163. sem igual adjective: unique; without an equivalent
164. sem jeito adjective /ˈsẽj̃ ˈʒej.tu/: gawky, clumsy; awkward
165. sem-joelho noun
166. sem mais interjection /ˈsẽj̃ ˈmajs/: enough!
167. sem mais delongas adverb: with no further ado, with no further delay
168. sem mais nem menos adverb, phrase: happening quickly and without warning; suddenly; unexpectedly; out of nowhere; out of the blue
169. sem-noção adjective, noun /ˌsẽj̃.noˈsɐ̃w̃/: reckless; senseless
170. sem-noçãozice noun
171. sem-número noun /ˌsẽj ˈnu.me.ɾʊ/
172. sem palavras adjective: speechless (not knowing what to say)
173. sem par adjective: nonpareil; unequalled; unique
174. sem parar adverb, phrase: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sem, parar.
175. sem pé e sem cabeça adjective: alternative form of sem pé nem cabeça
176. sem pé nem cabeça adjective, phrase: absurd, nonsensical or badly structured
177. Sem-Peixe noun
178. sem pestanejar adverb: undoubtfully and immediately
179. sem precedente adjective: alternative form of sem precedentes
180. sem precedentes adjective: unprecedented; unheard-of (never before seen or done)
181. sem problemas interjection /ˈsẽj̃ pɾoˈblẽ.mɐs/: no problem (certainly (said when granting a request))
182. sem quê nem para quê phrase
183. sem querer adverb /ˈsẽj̃ keˈɾe(ʁ)/: inadvertently, unintentionally, accidentally
184. sem querer querendo adverb: accidentally on purpose (deliberately but seemingly accidentally)
185. sem rodeios phrase
186. sem sal adjective: boring, dull, lackluster
187. sem-serifa adjective
188. sem tamanho adjective /ˈsẽj̃ taˈmɐ̃.ɲu/: massive, gigantic, humongous
189. sem-terra adjective, noun: One that does not own land
190. sem-teto adjective, noun: a homeless person
191. sem tir-te nem guar-te phrase
192. sem tirar nem pôr adverb, phrase: nothing more, nothing less
193. sem tugir nem mugir phrase
194. sem vergonha adjective, noun /ˌsẽj̃.veʁˈɡõ.ɲɐ/: sleazebag; scumbag (morally reprehensible person)
195. sem-vergonhice noun /ˌsẽj̃.veʁ.ɡõˈɲi.si/: shamelessness; the quality of being morally reprehensible
196. sem-vergonho adjective
197. sema noun
198. semáforo noun /seˈma.fo.ɾu/: traffic light
199. semáforo pernambucano phrase
200. semana noun /seˈmɐ̃.nɐ/: week (period of seven days)
201. semana-americana noun
202. semana de moda phrase
203. semana de trabalho noun: working week; workweek (Monday to Friday)
204. semana-inglesa noun
205. Semana Santa phrase /sɨˈmɜnˈsɜ̃tɜ/
206. semanada noun /sɨ.mɐ.ˈna.dɐ/
207. semanal adjective /se.maˈnaw/: weekly (of or relating to a week)
208. semanalmente adverb /se.maˌnawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: weekly
209. semanário adjective, noun /se.maˈna.ɾju/: weekly
210. semancol noun /si.mɐ̃ˈkɔw/: the ability to gauge one's own actions as appropriate or not; the ability of reading the room.
211. semantema noun /se.mɐ̃ˈtẽ.mɐ/: semanteme (indivisible unit of meaning)
212. semântica adjective, noun /sɨ.ˈmɐ̃.ti.kɐ/: feminine singular of semântico
213. semanticamente adverb /seˌmɐ̃.t͡ʃi.kaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: semantically
214. semântico adjective /seˈmɐ̃.t͡ʃi.ku/: semantic (of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words)
215. semba noun /ˈsẽ.bɐ/: semba (genre of traditional music and dance from Angola)
216. semblante noun /sẽˈblɐ̃.t͡ʃi/: countenance; face
217. sembrante noun
218. sembrar verb: to seem, to resemble
219. sembraram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of sembrar
220. sêmea noun /ˈsẽ.mjɐ/: fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after the separation of the bran;
221. semeação noun
222. semeador adjective, noun /se.me.aˈdoʁ/: seeding
223. semeadura noun /se.me.aˈdu.ɾɐ/: broadcast (the act of scattering seed)
224. semear verb /se.meˈa(ʁ)/: to sow, to seed
225. semearam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of semear
226. Semedo proper noun /seˈme.du/: a surname
227. semeia-milhos noun
228. semel noun
229. semelfactivo adjective: semelfactive (denoting a momentary or punctiliar action)
230. semelhança noun /se.meˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/: resemblance (state of resembling)
231. semelhante adjective, noun /se.meˈʎɐ̃.t͡ʃi/: similar; alike
232. semelhantemente adverb /se.meˌʎɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: similarly
233. semelhar verb /se.meˈʎa(ʁ)/: to resemble
234. semelharam verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of semelhar
235. semelhense adjective, noun
236. sêmen noun /ˈsẽ.mẽj̃/: semen (male reproductory fluid)
237. semenarca noun: semenarche (first ejaculation)
238. semental adjective, noun
239. sementar verb
240. semente noun /seˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: seed
241. sementeira noun /se.mẽˈte(j).ɾɐ/: sown land
242. sementeiro noun
243. semestral adjective /se.mesˈtɾaw/: biannual, semiannual (occurring at intervals of six months)
244. semestralidade noun
245. semestralmente adverb /se.mesˌtɾawˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/: biannually, semiannually (every six months)
246. semestre noun /seˈmɛs.tɾi/: a period of six months
247. semi- prefix /se.mi/: semi- (half)
248. semi-automática adjective, noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of semiautomática; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
249. semi-deus noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of semideus; now a common misspelling
250. semi-filosófico adjective
251. semi-final noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of semifinal; now a common misspelling
252. semi-internato noun
253. semi-nu adjective: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of seminu; now a common misspelling
254. semi-racional adjective
255. semi-reboque noun
256. semi-recta noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of semirreta; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a...
257. semi-reta noun: pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of semirreta; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
258. semiaberto adjective /se.mi.aˈbɛʁ.tu/: partly open; semiopen
259. semianalfabeto adjective, noun /ˌsẽ.mi.a.naw.faˈbɛ.tu/: semiliterate
260. semiárido adjective
261. semiautomática adjective, noun /ˌsẽ.mi.aw.toˈma.t͡ʃi.kɐ/: semi-automatic (a semi-automatic firearm)
262. semiautomaticamente adverb
263. semiautomático adjective /ˌsẽ.mi.aw.toˈma.t͡ʃi.ku/: semi-automatic (partially automatic)
264. semiautônomo adjective /sɨ.mi.awˈtɔ.nu.mu/: semiautonomous
265. semibreve noun /se.miˈbɾɛ.vi/: semibreve (musical note four beats long in 4/4 time)
266. semicerrar verb /ˌsẽ.mi.seˈʁa(ʁ)/: to partially close something
267. semicerraram verb: third-person plural preterite/pluperfect indicative of semicerrar
268. semicircular adjective
269. semicírculo noun /ˌsẽ.miˈsiʁ.ku.lu/: semicircle (half of a circle)
270. semicolcheia noun /se.mi.kowˈʃej.ɐ/: semiquaver (a sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails)
271. semicondutor noun /ˌsɛ.mi.kõ.duˈtoʁ/: semiconductor
272. semiconsciente adjective /se.mi.kõ.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/: semiconscious (partially conscious)
273. semiconsoante noun
274. semidense adjective, noun
275. semidesnatado adjective /ˌsẽ.mi.dez.naˈta.du/: semi-skimmed
276. semideus noun /ˌsẽ.miˈdews/: demigod
277. semifechado adjective /se.mi.feˈʃa.du/: partly closed; semiclosed
278. semifilosófico adjective
279. semifinal noun /ˌsẽ.mi.fiˈnaw/: semifinal (penultimate stage of a competition)
280. semifinalista noun /se.mi.fi.naˈlis.tɐ/: semifinalist
281. semifusa noun /se.miˈfu.zɐ/: hemidemisemiquaver (note played for 1/64 of the duration of a whole note)
282. semilendário adjective
283. semiletrado adjective /se.mi.leˈtɾa.du/: semiliterate
284. semilha noun /seˈmi.ʎɐ/: potato
285. semimetal noun /se.mi.meˈtaw/: metalloid
286. seminal adjective /se.miˈnaw/: seminal (relating to seeds)
287. seminalmente adverb
288. seminário noun /se.miˈna.ɾju/: seminary
289. seminarista noun /se.mi.naˈɾis.tɐ/: seminarist (student at a seminary)
290. seminífero adjective /se.miˈni.fe.ɾu/: seminiferous
291. semínima noun /seˈmĩ.ni.mɐ/: quarter note, crotchet
292. seminômade adjective, noun
293. seminu adjective /ˌsẽ.miˈnu/: half-naked
294. seminude noun: a sexually provocative photograph that does not show intimate parts
295. semiologia noun /se.mi.o.loˈʒi.ɐ/: the study of the signs and symptoms of disease; symptomatology.
296. semiologicamente adverb
297. semiológico adjective /se.mi.oˈlɔ.ʒi.ku/: semiological
298. semiólogo noun /se.miˈɔ.lo.ɡu/: semiologist, semiotician
299. semiose noun
300. semiótica adjective, noun /se.miˈɔ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/: semiotics (study of communication signs)

Part 8 · Part 10 · Portuguese words: S

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 S: 6,855 words, in 23 parts.