| gain, gains / gain (to) | ganho, lucro; productivity gain / ganhar, obter = to earn, to obtain; to gain ground = ganhar terreno |
| galaxy | galáxia |
| gamble / gamble (to) | 1) jogo a dinheiro; jogo de azar = gambling / 2) coisa arriscada // jogar (a dinheiro), apostar = to play a game for money or property |
| game | 1) jogo, partida = match / 2) caça; animais de caça; "there's big game in Africa" |
| gang | 1) gangue, quadrilha, bando = a group of persons associated for some criminal purpose / 2) turma, grupo, galera = a group of people with similar tastes or interests |
| gap | lacuna, falha, hiato, interrupção, intervalo = hole, breach, opening / to bridge the gap = transpor a fenda, preencher a lacuna / to fill the gap = preencher a lacuna |
| garage | garagem = a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles |
| garbage | lixo = trash, rubbish / garbage can = lata de lixo = trash can; dustbin (UK); rubbish bin (UK) |
| garden / gardener | jardim = yard (US) / jardineiro |
| garlic | alho [Allium sativum] |
| gas | gasolina / gas station = posto de gasolina = service station; petrol station (UK) |
| gate / gateway | portão, porteira // portão, porta principal, entrada = entrance, means of access; "Mumbai, gateway to India" |
| gather (to) / gathering | 1) colher = to collect, to pick up; to gather flowers / 2) reunir, agrupar "he tried to gather a crowd"; to gather information = levantar informações // reunião; ajuntamento; family gathering = reunião de família |
| gauge / gauge (to) | 1) padrão, medida, calibre / 2) bitola (trem) = the distance between the rails of a railroad; rail gauge; track gauge / 3) calado (navio) = sea gauge // pressure gauge = manômetr / gauge shotgun = calibre (arma) // medir, avaliar, calibrar |
| gay / gaiety | 1) homossexual / 2) alegre, vistoso, brilhante (arc) // alegria = joy, gladness |
| gaze (to) / gaze (n) | olhar fixamente, encarar, fitar = to look fixedly, to stare // olhar fixo |
| gear / gear (to) | engrenagem, câmbio (carro), marcha (carro) / gear box = caixa de marcha / gear shift = câmbio / to shift gears = mudar marchas (carro) / low, middle, high, reverse gear = 1a, 2a, 3a, ré / gear landing = trem aterrisagem (avião) / gear wheel = roda dentada // engrenar |
| gender | gênero (grammatical classification) |
| general (n) / general (adj) | general (posto militar) // geral (adj) |
| generation | geração; "he belongs to another generation" |
| gentleman; gent | senhor educado, cavalheiro = a man of good family, breeding, or social position |
| Geography | Geografia |
| get (to); got; gotten | obter, conseguir / ficar, tornar-se // to get old, fat, tired, cold, annoyed, bored, sick, worried / to get a job, to get money / to get a degree = formar-se, graduar-se / to get a raise = obter aumento de salário / to get along = conviver, viver bem / to get away = fugir / to get by = passar / to get back = voltar, regressar / to get behind = ficar atrás, atrasar / to get drunk = ficar bêbado / to get married = casar-se / to get mixed up = ficar confuso / to get down = descer / to get hold of = pegar, agarrar / to get in = entrar, chegar = to arrive / to get in touch with = entrar em contato com / to get into (run into) debts = contrair dívidas / to get laid = fazer sexo; transar / to get on = embarcar # to get off = descer de / "how are you getting on? - como vai?" / to get off = to escape / to get on = viver bem = to get along / |
| get (to); got; gotten (cont.) | to get on one's nerves = irritar / to get out, to get out of = sair de / to get over = to recover from = sarar de, recobrar de; to get over an illness / to get rid of = livrar-se de / to get someone wrong = interpretar alguém mal / to get the better of = levar a melhor / to get through = to finish, to complete / to get together = reunir = to gather / to get up = levantar-se (posição deitada) = to rise from bed / to get started = começar / to get into trouble = meter-se em encrenca / to get to know = conhecer / to get to sleep = adormecer / to get used to = habituar-se a |
| get-together | encontro amigável, reunião = gathering of people |
| ghost | fantasma = phantom |
| giant | gigante |
| gift / gifted | 1) presente, dádiva = present / 2) dom, talento = a natural ability // dotado, talentoso = talented |
| ginger | gengibre |
| girl / girlfriend | menina / namorada |
| give (to); gave; given | dar; to give away = dar (present, money, opportunity); to give a jump = dar um pulo; to give back = devolver; to give birth to = dar à luz; to give notice = notificar; to give to = dar para; to give a cry, shout = dar um grito; to give an order = dar uma ordem; to give a push = dar um empurrão; to give a groan = dar um gemido; to give a sigh = dar um suspiro; to give a shrug = dar de ombros; to give a speech = fazer um discurso; to give a lecture = dar uma palestra; to give cheers = dar vivas; to give out = distribuir; to give one's shoes a shine = engraxar sapatos; to give place to = to give room = dar lugar a; to give someone a hand = ajudar alguém; to give up = desistir, renunciar = to surrender |
| given | determinado; a given product = um determinado produto |
| glad / gladness | alegre = cheerful, merry, jolly, joyful, joyous, gleeful, mirthful / alegria = joy, mirth, glee, gaiety, cheerfulness |
| glance / glance (to) | relance, olhadela, vista d'olhos = glimpse; "he had a glance at the newspaper headline" / at a glance = de relance // olhar de relance; dar uma olhadinha = to look quickly or briefly / to glance at = olhar de relance |
| glass / glasses | 1) copo / 2) vidro; looking-glass = espelho = mirror; magniyfing glass = lente de aumento // óculos = eye-glasses; spectacles |
| glimpse / glimpse (to) | vislumbre, olhadela, espiada, relance = a very brief, passing look, sight, or view; glance // olhar de relance; vislumbrar = to look briefly; to glance |
| gloom / gloomy | 1) tristeza, melancolia, depressão / 2) escuridão // 1) escuro, sombrio, triste, melancólico = sad; to feel gloomy about = sentir sem esperanças em relação a, estar abatido; "the news continues to be gloomy" / 2) nublado, feio (tempo); gloomy weather |
| glove | luva |
glow (n) / glow (to)
| brilho, luz / brilhar, irradiar, fulgurar
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| glowworm | vagalume, pirilampo = firefly
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| glue / glue (to) | cola = a substance used to stick things tightly together / colar = to paste, to stick |
| go (to); went; gone | ir; to go ahead = continuar, ir em frente; to go away = partir, ir embora; to go at a good pace = ir rapidamente; to go bad = estragar, deteriorar-se; to go by, to go past = passar por; to go for a ride (walk) = passear; to go for a sail = fazer passeio de barco; to go off = 1) estragar (comida); to go off (2) = ir embora; to go off (3) = disparar (alarme); to go on = continuar; to go on horseback = ir a cavalo; to go on a journey = viajar; to go on vacation = sair de férias; to go out = sair; to go over = to repeat; to go to bed = deitar-se; to go up to = aproximar-se; to go with = to match = combinar; to go without = ficar sem, passar sem; to go wrong = fracassar, sair errado; to go shopping = fazer compras; to go through = passar por; to go through with = to complete; to go bankrupt = to become bankrupt = falir; to go public = abrir capital |
| goal | 1) objetivo, meta = objective, purpose, target; to achieve a goal = atingir um objetivo; to set a goal = estabelecer um objetivo / 2) gol (futebol); to score a goal = fazer um gol |
| goat | bode, cabra; (obs.: kid = cabrito) |
| gold / golden | ouro; "her ring is made of gold" / goldfield = campo aurífero / goldfish = peixinho-dourado / goldmine = mina de ouro / goldsmith = ourives // dourado |
| golf | golfe; golf court = campo de golfe |
| good | bom |
| goods | mercadorias = merchandise / capital goods = bens de capital; consumer goods = bens de consumo; bonded goods = mercadorias retidas alfândega |
| goose (pl.: geese) | ganso |
| gorgeous | esplêndido, ótimo, deslumbrante = splendid; "a gorgeous meal"; "a gorgeous sunset" |
| gospel | evangelho; gospel music = música evangélica |
| gossip / gossip (to) | fofoca, mexerico, conversa fútil = idle talk, conversation, or rumor, especially about the private affairs of others / fofocar, mexericar, falar dos outros |
| governor | governador |
| gown | 1) vestido; "wedding gown" = vestido de noiva / 2) nightgown = camisola / 3) roupão; camisola hospitalar |
| grab (to) | agarrar; pegar = to take, to catch, to clutch, to seize, to grasp, to grip, to take hold; to grab control of = adquirir controle de |
| grade | 1) grau; série = degree; a step or stage in a scale / 2) série, classe (escola); grade school = escola primária / 3) nota (escola) = rating in a school; to score grade = tirar nota |
| graduate (to) / graduate / graduation / | formar-se, graduar-se, receber diploma; "he gratuated from Medical School" // estudante formado; diplomado // formatura; graduação |
| grain | grão; cereal |
| grammar | gramática |
| grand | grande; grandioso = high in dignity, wealth, power or importance / grand total = total geral / grand stand = arquibancada |
| grandfather / grandmother / grandparents | avô / avó / avós (pl.) |
| grandson / granddaughter / grandchildren | neto / neta / netos (pl.) |
| grant (to) / grant (n) | doar; conceder = to bestow / to take for granted = supor, pressupor = to assume without question; "I take his honesty for granted" // concessão |
| grape / grapevine | uva / bunch of grapes = cacho de uvas // videira, parreira |
| graph | gráfico = diagram, chart; bar graph = bar chart = gráfico de barras |
| grasp (to) / grasp | 1) agarrar = to take; to catch; to clutch; to seize; to grab; to grip; to take hold / 2) compreender; entender = to understand, to grip // compreensão = understanding, grip; to have grasp of = ter compreensão de |
| grass / grashopper | capim, relva, grama / gafanhoto |
| grate | grelha, grade = a barred frame for cooking over a fire; grid, gridiron |
| grateful | grato, agradecido = to be grateful to (you) for (your help) |
| gratitude | 1) gratidão = appreciation / 2) agradecimento |
| grave (n) / gravedigger / graveyard | túmulo, sepultura = tomb // coveiro // cemitério = cemetery |
| grave (adj) | grave, sério; "he suffers from a grave illness"; "a grave mistake" |
| great | 1) grande, enorme, importante, principal; "Great Britain"; "the great powers = as grandes potências"; "tsunami is a great wave"; "a great poet" / the great = os grandes, os importantes / a great deal, a great many = muito, muitos / the great majority = a grande maioria /// 2) ótimo, excelente, notável; " to have a great time"; "the concert was great! "; "I'm feeling great! " |
| great-grandfather / great-grandmother / great-grandparents | bisavô / bisavó / bisavós |
| great-grandson / great-granddaughter / great-grandchildren | bisneto / bisneta / bisnetos |
| Greece, greek | Grécia, grego |
| greed / greedy | 1) gula, voracidade, glutonice = excessive consumption of or desire for food / 2) ganância, cobiça, ambição = excessive or overly strong desire, especially for wealth, profit, or possessions // 1) guloso; "greedy pig" / 2) ganancioso; voraz; ambicioso, insaciável = ambitious; "she is greedy for fame" |
| greens | verdura, hortaliça = green vegetables |
| greet (to) / greeting | saudar, cumprimentar = to hail, to salute // saudação = salutation; greetings (expression of regard); greetings card = cartão de felicitações |
| grid | grelha; grade = grate; gridiron |
| grief / grieve (to) / grievous | pesar, mágoa, tristeza // 1) sofrer, afligir / to grieve for = chorar por / 2) estar de luto // grave, sério, doloroso, penoso; "a grievous loss"; "grievous wound" |
grill (n) / grill (to) / grilled
| grelha // grelhar = to broil // grelhado
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grin (n) / grin (to)
| 1) sorriso largo; broad grin = sorriso amplo / 2) riso forçado // 1) sorrir abertamente = to smile widely; "she grined at her guest" / 2) sorrir forçadamente, arreganhar os dentes
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| grim | 1) sombrio, lúgubre = causing feelings of sadness or worry; gloomy; depressing; "the prognosis is grimdoctors do not expect her to live longer than six months" // 2) severo, rígido, austero = stern, harsh; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity" // 3) horrível, repugnante, macabro, sinistro = ghastly, shockingly repellent; inspiring horror "the grim task of burying the victims"; "hikers made a grim discovery when they came across a dead body in the woods" |
| grind; ground; ground | moer, triturar = to mince; "the old windmill was used to grind wheat" / "ground meat; minced meat = carne moída" |
| grip / grip (to) | 1) aperto, controle // 2) domínio; compreensão = understanding, grasp // 3) garra = device that seizes /// agarrar; segurar = to take; to catch; to clutch; to seize; to grab; to grasp; to take hold |
| grocer / groceries | merceeiro / grocer's shop = grocery store = mercearia, armazém, quitanda // mantimentos, gêneros alimentícios |
| gross | bruto (preço, lucro, peso, etc); gross price; gross profit; gross weight; GNP = Gross National Product; (obs.: oposto é net = líquido) |
| ground / ground (to) | 1) chão, solo, terreno / ground cover = cobertura de chão (planta) / ground floor = andar térreo // 2) base; fundamento; ground rule = regra básica de conduta; lost ground = terreno perdido // fundamentar, basear; well-grounded = bem fundamentado |
| group / group (to) / grouping | grupo = any collection or assembly of persons or things; "a group of students" // agrupar // agrupamento |
| grove | pequeno bosque; arvoredo = small wood; "a grove of pines" |
| grow (to); grew; grown / growing / growth | 1) crescer; "worlwide demand is growing" (obs.: oposto = to shrink) / 2) cultivar, plantar "he grows tomatoes"; to grow pale = empalidecer; to grow old = envelhecer; to grow up = crescer // crescente = rising; growing number of = número crescente de; "growing number of organizations"; "fast growing regions" // crescimento; growth capacity; economy's growth; prospects of growth; long-run growth; growth rate = taxa de crescimento |
| guarantee / guarantee (to) / guarantor | 1) garantia = pledge that something is or will perform as specified; a formal assurance, especially in writing, that a product, service, etc, will meet certain standards or specifications; warranty / 2) fiança; aval // garantir, afiançar // fiador; avalista = one that makes or gives a guarantee, guaranty, warrant, etc |
| guard / guard (to) | 1) guarda, vigia, sentinela = watchman, sentry // 2) proteção; defesa; on guard = em guarda; to be on guard = estar prevenido // guardar; vigiar; proteger = to watch, to keep an eye on; to guard against = proteger |
| guess (to) / guess | 1) adivinhar, chutar (resposta); " he didn't know the answer, so he just guessed" / 2) supor, achar; "I guess he wants to go camping, but I'm not sure" // suposição, conjectura, palpite "my guess is that ..." |
| guest | 1) hóspede, convidado = a person who is invited to visit or stay in someone's home; guest house = casa de hóspedes; guest room = quarto de hóspedes; guest list = lista de convidados; guest speaker = orador convidado; uninvited guest = penetra / 2) cliente, freguês = a customer at a hotel, restaurant, etc / 3) parasita (biologia) / 4) visitante (computador) // "be my guest! = sinta-se em casa!" = make yourself at home |
| guidance | orientação, conselho, direção; "Mary sent her friend to a counselor to get some guidance" |
| guide / guide (to) | guia turístico (pessoa) = a person who guides, especially one hired to guide travelers, tourists, etc. / guide-book = guia de viagem (livro) // guiar, conduzir; "she guided us into the center of town." |
| guideline | diretriz, orientação, instruções; "the guidelines for the project were not very clear, so Amy had to guess" |
| guitar | guitarra, violão |
| gun / gunman | revólver = revolver // pistoleiro |
| guy | indivíduo, cara, sujeito = person, man, fellow, bloke (Aust) |
