| keen | 1) afiado; agudo; penetrante = sharp; piercing // 2) perspicaz = sharp; acute |
| keep (to); kept; kept | 1) guardar; ficar com; manter // 2) conservar (alimentos) / to keep a family = sustentar uma família / to keep a record of = to keep track of = acompanhar, manter-se informado sobre / to keep an eye on = vigiar / to keep abreast of = estar a par de / to keep at = manter-se em / to keep away = manter-se afastado / to keep books = fazer escrituração / to keep good time = andar com precisão (relógio) / to keep house = administrar, fazer o serviço de (casa) / to keep in mind = ter em mente /to keep in touch with = manter-se em contato com / to keep on = prosseguir, continuar / to keep one's balance = manter o equilíbrio / to keep one's head; to keep one's temper = manter a calma / to keep one's word = manter a palavra / to keep out = manter-se à distância / to keep someone long = fazer alguém esperar muito / to keep track of = acompanhar o desenvolvimento de / to keep up = manter-se informado / to keep up = conservar / to keep up with = ficar em dia com; "to keep up with new advances" / to keep one's eyes open = ficar atento, ficar alerta |
| keepsake | souvenir, lembrança = something kept or given to be kept as a memento; souvenir |
| keg | barril, barril de cerveja = a small cask or barrel |
| kernel | 1) núcleo, cerne = nucleus of anything, core // 2) caroço de fruta = seed, pit |
| ketchup | molho de tomate; ketchup; "do you want ketchup on your burger?" |
| kettle | chaleira |
| key (n) / key (adj) | 1) chave / bunch of keys = molho de chaves / key ring = chaveiro = key holder; key chain // 2) tecla / keyboard = teclado / keystroke = toque (digitação) / to count the keystrokes /// 3) básico, fundamental / key element = elemento-chave / key issue = questão fundamental / key word = palavra-chave |
| kick (to) / kick (n) | dar pontapé, dar chute; chutar / to kick the ball = chutar a bola = to shoot the ball // 1) chute, pontapé / 2) coice (animal) |
| kid | 1) criança // 2) cabrito = a young goat |
| kidnap (to) / kidnapping / kidnapper | sequestrar / sequestro / sequestrador |
| kidney | rim |
| kill (to) | 1) matar / 2) desligar (motor); "kill the car engine = desligue o motor do carro" |
| kin | parentes = a group of persons of common ancestry, clan; = relatives |
| kind (n) / kind (adj) / kindly | espécie; tipo = sort, type / kind of = um pouco, um tanto / a kind of = uma espécie de / two of a kind = dois da mesma espécie // (adj) amável, afável, amigável, bondoso; "it's very kind of you = é muito amável de sua parte" // amavelmente, atenciosamente, bondosamente |
| kindergarten | jardim de infância |
| king | rei |
| kink | 1) torcicolo; "a kink in the neck" / 2) onda (cabelo); dobra (papel) = a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair; "a kink in the telephone cord" / 3) imperfeição = a flaw or imperfection likely to get in the way of the smooth operation of something, as a machine or plan |
| kinky | 1) excêntrico, pervertido, depravado (sexo) = marked by unconventional sexual preferences or behavior, as fetishism, sadomasochism, etc / 3) encaracolado, encarapinhado, pixaim, crespo (cabelo) |
| kiosk | quiosque = a small building or structure open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, |
| kiss (to) / kiss (n) | beijar / beijo |
| kit | conjunto (ferramentas; peças) = a set of tools, supplies, or materials used for a specific purpose / tool kit = conjunto de ferramentas |
| kitchen | cozinha |
| kite | pipa, papagaio (brinquedo) |
| kitten | gatinho = pussy |
| kiwi; kiwifruit | kiwi |
| knack | jeito, "jeitinho", habilidade = an ability to do a thing easily and well; "this door can be difficult to unlock if you don't know the knack" / to have the knack of doing something; "it´s a matter of knack = é uma questão de jeito" |
| knapsack | mochila = backpack, rucksack |
| knave | patife, cafajeste |
| knead (to) | amassar, misturar = to make (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching. |
| knee | joelho / knee bend = flexão |
| knife | faca |
| knight | 1) cavaleiro / 2) cavalo (xadrez) |
| knit (n) / knit (to) | tricô / tricotar |
| knob | maçaneta; botão de controle (rádio, etc) = a part, usually rounded, that forms a handle, as on a door or drawer, or forms a control device, as on a radio. |
| knot (n) / knot (to) / knotty | 1) nó = entrelaçamento apertado de dois ou mais fios, cordas etc; tangled knot = um nó enredado, difícil de soltar / 2) nó na madeira = round formation in wood; "there was a knot in the tree trunk" / 3 problema = something hard to solve // amarrar, atar // cheio de nós; difícil; "a knotty problem = problema dificil" |
| know (to); knew; known / knowledge | saber, conhecer / to know by name = conhecer de nome / to know by sight = conhecer de vista / to know one's own mind = saber o que quer / to know one's way around = estar familiarizado com locais, hábitos,etc // conhecimento |
| know-how | experiência; prática = expertise |
| knuckle | junta, articulação, nó do dedo = joint of a finger |
