| eager | ansioso, entusiasta = marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest; anxious |
| eagle | águia |
| ear | orelha; "his left ear was sunburned = sua orelha esquerda estava queimada pelo sol" / ouvido; "he was deaf in one ear = ele era surdo de um ouvido" |
| early | cedo / early in the morning = de madrugada; bem cedinho |
| earn (to) / earnings | ganhar; receber / to earn a living = ganhar a vida = to make a living // ganhos, rendimentos = money earned; wages |
| earnest | sério, sincero, cuidadoso = serious; "he is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes"; "an earnest Christian = um cristão sincero" |
| earth / earthquake | terra // terremoto |
| earthworm | minhoca |
| easel | cavalete (suporte para telas) = a frame for supporting an artist's painting |
| east | leste |
| Easter | Páscoa (cristã) (obs.: Passover = Páscoa judaica) |
| easy / ease | fácil, simples // facilidade; "the ease with which he learns languages is amazing" |
| easygoing | simpático, descontraído, despreocupado, pessoa tranquila; "an easygoing boss" |
| eat (to), ate, eaten / eatable | comer / comestível = edible |
| eatable | comestível = fit or suitable for eating; edible |
| eatery | lanchonete = snack bar; cafeteria, diner |
| eaves | beiral do telhado |
| eavesdrop (to) / eavesdrop (n) | espreitar; escutar às escondidas / to eavesdrop on somebody = escutar alguém às escondidas // água da chuva que cai do telhado |
| ebb | 1) maré baixa = ebb tide; low tide / (obs.: maré alta = high tide; full tide ) // 2) declínio = decline, decay |
| economy / Economics / economic / economist | economia / economy of scale = economia de escala / economy's growth = crescimento da economia // Economia; Ciências Econômicas (curso) // econômico / economic boundaries = barreiras econômicas // economista |
| edge | 1) beira, beirada, borda, margem = rim, brim, brink, margin, fringe; "on the edge of a plain" // 2) fio, corte (faca, navalha) // 3) vantagem / at the edge = na ponta, em vantagem / leading-edge = de ponta; leading-edge technology / competitive edge = vantagem competitiva |
| edible | comestível = eatable; "some mushrooms are edible, others are poisonous; it's important to know the difference" |
| edifice | edificio = large building |
| edit (to) / edit (n) | 1) editar; editorar; revisar = to prepare and arrange materials for publication / 2) validar, revisar, criticar (TI) // edição, crítica, revisão; edit program = programa de crítica |
| edition / editor | edição = issue / special edition = edição extra // editor; redator; sports editor = redator de esportes |
| educate (to) / educated / education | educar; instruir; treinar // instruído; com instrução; treinado // educação / physical education |
| eel | enguia |
| eerie / eerily | misterioso, estranho = weird; "an eerie feeling in the graveyard"; "the sound of the church bells seemed eerie" // misteriosamente, estranhamente, sinistramente; "the aisles in the dark library were eerily quiet" |
| effect (n) / effect (to) | efeito = consequence; outcome / side-effect = efeito colateral // efetuar, realizar = to accomplish, to bring about |
| effective / effectiveness | eficaz = efficacious; capable of producing a desired result / eficácia |
| efficacious | eficaz = effective |
| efficient / efficiency | eficiente; competente = having the ability to produce a result with the least amount of waste; "the most fuel-efficient car on sale" / eficiência |
| effort / effortless | esforço / fácil; sem esforço |
| egg | ovo / egg shell = casca de ovo / egg white = clara do ovo / / egg yolk = gema / fried egg = ovo frito / hard-boiled egg = ovo cozido / poached eggs = ovos poché / scrambled eggs = ovos mexidos |
| eggplant | berinjela / (obs.: aubergine - UK) |
| egregious | flagrante, notavelmente ruim = very bad and easily noticed; "egregious errors" |
| eke (to) out | obter com esforço |
| elapse (to) | decorrer ; passar (tempo)/ elapsed days = dias decorridos/ elapsed time = tempo decorrido |
| elation | júbilo, euforia |
| elbow | cotovelo |
| electricity / electrician | eletricidade / eletricista |
| elegant | elegante = fashionable, stylish, smart, dashing, dainty; "elegant clothes"; "elegant lady"; "elegant manners" |
| elephant | elefante |
| elevator | elevador (US) = lift (UK) |
| elf | duende = goblin, sprite |
| eligible | apto, elegível / to be eligible for = ter qualificações para, estar qualificado para; "we are eligible for a tax credit" |
| elk | alce (Europa, Ásia) (obs.: moose = alce da Am. do Norte) |
| elm | olmo, ulmeiro (Ulmus spp.) |
| elude (to) | escapar de, esquivar-se, evitar |
| elusive | esquivo; evasivo; elusive answer = resposta evasiva |
| embargo | embargo, interdição |
| embarrassing | embaraçoso, constrangedor |
| embassy | embaixada |
| embed (to) / embedded | incorporar, embutir / encravado, embutido |
| embellish (to) / embellishment | embelezar, adornar; "a dress embellished with pearls" // enfeite, embelezamento |
| embezzle (to) / embezzlement | desviar (dinheiro), fraudar, desfalcar / desvio (de dinheiro), fraude, desfalque |
| emblazon (to) | exaltar, enaltecer |
| embody (to) | incorporar, personificar = to incorporate |
| embolden (to) | encorajar, animar, incentivar |
| emboss (to) | gravar em relevo; incrustar, embutir |
| embrace / embrace (to) | abraço // 1) abraçar = to hug, to clasp in the arms / 2) abarcar; abranger = to include; to contain; to cover |
| emphasize (to) / emphasis | enfatizar = to stress // ênfase = stress "to place emphasis on ..." |
| employ (to) / employment | empregar / emprego = the work or occupation in which a person is employed; job; work |
| employee / employer | empregado / empregador |
| emporium | empório = usually large retail store selling a great variety of articles |
| empower (to) | dar força a; capacitar, emponderar |
| enable (to) | capacitar; habilitar; possibilitar, viabilizar = to make able; "enabling people to work at home" |
| enact (to) | 1) pôr em vigor, promulgar, decretar (leis) / 2) representar (teatro); fazer um papel (role) |
| enchant (to) / enchantment | encantar, cativar, seduzir = to charm, to captivate, to bewitch / encantamento; "the witch's enchantment cannot be broken until the princess is sixteen years old" |
| enclose (to) / enclosed | anexar = to attach / to be enclosed = estar anexo; "check is enclosed" // anexo = attached / enclosed reply card = cartão de resposta em anexo |
| enclosure | 1) anexo / 2) cercado = an enclosed area, esp. a piece of land surrounded by a fence |
| encode (to) | codificar |
| encompass (to) | abranger; incluir = to contain, to include, to cover |
| encounter / encounter (to) | encontro inesperado = an unexpected or casual meeting // encontrar inesperadamente = to meet unexpectedly, to come across; "they encountered three dead bodies in the old house" |
| encroach (to) / encroachment | infringir, violar / infração, violação de direitos, transgressão |
| encrypt (to) / encryption | criptografar (obs.: decriptografar = to decrypt) / criptografia |
| end (n) / end (to) | fim, final, término / end-user = usuário final // acabar, terminar |
| endeavor (n); endeavour (n) / endeavor (to); endeavour (to) | esforço; empenho = effort // esforçar; empenhar = to engage, to strive |
| endorse (to) / endorsement | endossar = to write a signature on the back of a check or document / endosso |
| endow (to) / endowment | dotar, subvencionar, manter através de doações / dote, doação, dotação |
| endure (to) / endurance / enduring | aguentar, suportar, tolerar, persistir, resistir // resistência, duração // duradouro; permanente = lasting; permanent |
| energy | energia / energy source = fonte de energia |
| enforce (to) / enforcement | 1) forçar, fazer cumprir, impor / 2) pôr em vigor // 1) coação, imposição / 2) aplicação, execução de uma lei |
| engage (to) / engagement / engaged | 1) engajar-se; empenhar-se; to engage in = engajar-se em / 2) ficar noivo // 1) empenho, engajamento, compromisso / 2) noivado // 1) engajado, comprometido, empenhado / 2) noivo, noiva = pledged to be married; fiancé, fiancée / engaged couple = casal de noivos |
| engine | 1) máquina, motor (carro, avião) / engine failure = falha no motor / steam engine = máquina a vapor // 2) locomotiva = locomotive / engine driver = maquinista (trem) |
| engineer / Engineering | engenheiro; agricultural engineer; civil engineer; chemical engineer // Engenharia |
| engross (to) | absorver (atenção); prender (atenção) = absorb all the attention or interest of. |
| enhance (to) / enhancement | 1) melhorar; otimizar = to improve / 2) aumentar; intensificar; realçar = augment // 1) melhoria; otimização / 2) aumento |
| enlarge (to) / enlargement | ampliar / ampliação |
| enlighten (to) / enlightment | iluminar / iluminação |
| ennemy | inimigo = foe |
| enrol (to); enroll (to) / enrolment; enrollment | matricular, inscrever, alistar = to become a member or participant; "they enrolled several volunteers for the study" // matrícula, inscrição, registro, cadastramento |
| ensconce (to) | abrigar, esconder, ocultar = to shelter, to conceal, to hide |
| enshrine (to) | 1) conservar, guardar = to place or enclose in or as if in a shrine / 2) santificar, venerar |
| ensnare (to) | enganar, ludibriar = to catch or trap in a snare |
| entail (to) | acarretar, ocasionar; "this project will entail a lot of work" |
| enterprise | empresa; empreendimento / enterprise-wide = em toda a empresa / enterprise data model = modelo de dados corporativo |
| enthrall (to) | encantar,fascinar, cativar = to charm, to fascinate, to captivate; "the circus acrobats enthralled the audience" |
| enthusiasm / enthusiastic | entusiasmo, interesse // entusiasmado / to be enthusiastic about = entusiasmar-se por |
| entice (to) / enticing | atrair, persuadir, seduzir = to persuade, to lure; "the art gallery is hoping to entice visitors with its new exhibition" // sedutor, atraente; "it was a very enticing offer" |
| entity | entidade |
| entomb (to) / entombment | sepultar, enterrar = to bury // sepultamento, enterro = burial |
| entrance | entrada = entry / entrance test = teste de admissão, vestibular |
| entrapment | cilada, armadilha = trap, snare, pitfall |
| entreat (to) | pedir, rogar, solicitar, suplicar; "his friends entreated him not to go" |
| entrepreneur | empresário, empreendedor = a person who organizes and manages an enterprise |
| entry | 1) entrada = entrance / entry point = ponto de entrada / / 2) item de uma lista, verbete (dicionário) // 3) lançamento contábil; double entry = entrada dobrada (contabilidade) |
| environment / environmental | ambiente; meio ambiente "the environment is changing because of the global warming" / corporate environment = ambiente corporativo // ambiental; environmental protection = proteção ambiental |
| envision (to) | 1) prever, antever / 2) vislumbrar, contemplar = to glimpse |
| envy (n) / envy (to) / envious | inveja / ter inveja de / invejoso |
| equal (adj) / equal (to) / equality | igual / igualar = equalize (to) / igualdade |
| equation | equação |
| equipment | equipamento = apparatus, device, outfit / oil-drilling equipment = equipamento perfuração petróleo |
| equity | 1) equidade; igualdade; justiça = fairness and justice // 2) patrimônio; stockholders' equity = patrimônio líquido / equity share = participação patrimonial, participação acionária / return on equity = retorno sobre patrimônio; "to build equity = construir patrimônio" |
| eraser | apagador, borracha de apagar = a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks of pencil, chalk, etc. |
| erect (to) | erigir, levantar = to raise to an upright position |
| erode (to) | corroer, causar erosão |
| errand | incumbência, recado, mensagem = a short trip to accomplish a certain purpose; "I have to do a few errands for my mother" / to run errands = levar recado / errand boy = mensageiro |
| erroneous | errado = wrong, incorrect |
| error | erro, falta = mistake, inaccuracy / error recovery = recuperação de erros / trial and error = tentativa e erro / error rate = taxa de erros |
| erudite | erudito, culto = learned |
| eschew (to) | evitar, abster-se |
| escort (n) / escort (to) | escolta, acompanhante, séquito = a person or group accompanying another for protection, guidance, or courtesy / escoltar, acompanhar |
| espouse (to) | adotar, abraçar (causa, ideia, etc) (obs.: spouse = cônjuge) |
| essay | 1) ensaio (literário) / 2) tentativa |
| estate | 1) propriedade rural, latifúndio = large property / real estate = imóveis; real estate agency = imobiliária = real estate office // 2) espólio, herança |
| estimate (to) / estimate (n) | estimar; avaliar = to appraise; to assess / estimated time = tempo estimado // estimativa = approximate calculation "to make estimates of resources, schedule and cost"; "overall estimate" |
| estranged / estrangement | separado (casal) = separated and living apart from one's spouse; "his stranged wife = sua ex-esposa" // separação, afastamento |
| etch (to) | gravar, entalhar; "the jeweller etched the couple's initials on the rings" |
| evade (to) / evasion | 1) evadir, escapar, evitar / 2) sonegar (imposto) = to dodge // evasão, sonegação / income tax evasion = sonegação de IR |
| evaluate (to) / evaluation | avaliar = to rate, to find the amount of, to appraise, to assess, to estimate // avaliação = rating "customer's evaluation" |
| evanescent | evanescente, que desaparece = vanishing, fading away |
| even (adj) / even (conj) | 1) plano; nivelado = flat; smooth; "this floor's not very even" // 2) igual, homogêneo; "add an even mixture of milk and cream" / to get even = ficar quites // 3) par (número) = even numbers (obs.: odd numbers = números ímpares) // até mesmo; "even on Sundays"; "it was so easy, even a child could do it" // even so = mesmo assim; "I know you don't like vegetables; even so you must eat them" / even if = even though = mesmo que, mesmo embora |
| evening | fim de tarde e início da noite; noite; noitinha = the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night |
| event | evento; acontecimento (ex: conference, convention, lecture, talk, seminar, workshop) / breakthrough event = evento revolucionário / in the event of = in case of = no caso de |
| evict (to) / eviction | expulsar da casa, despejar (morador) = to put (a tenant) out by legal process / despejo |
| evil (n / evil (adj) | mal, maldade / mau, ruim, malvado = morally bad; wicked; "evil effects of smoking"; "evil temper"; "evil witch"; "evil omen"; "evil days for my favourite team" |
| evolve (to) / evolution | evoluir = to develop gradually / evolução |
| exacerbate (to) | exacerbar, agravar |
| exact (to) | exigir = to require, to force or compel (payment) |
| examination; exam | exame / competitive examination = concurso / to pass an examination = passar no exame (obs.: to fail in an examination = ser reprovado em um exame) |
| exceed (to) / exceedingly | exceder; ultrapassar = to surpass / extremamente, excessivamente |
| excel (to) | superar, ser superior a = to surpass, to be superior to; "she excels everyone else in sports" |
| excellent | excelente |
| excess / excessive | excesso = overabundance, surplus / excess weight = excesso de peso / excess capacity = capacidade excedente // excessivo; demasiado = too much |
| exchange / exchange (to) | 1) troca; "there was a great exchange of ideas at the conference" / 2) câmbio (moeda) / exchange office = casa de câmbio / exchange rate = taxa de câmbio / foreign exchange = divisas // trocar / to exchange money = trocar dinheiro |
| excite (to) / excited | 1) animar, empolgar, entusiasmar; "the preparations for Christmas always excite the kids" // 2) excitar (sexualmente) // animado, empolgado; "she's very excited about her new school"; "I'm very excited about the trip" |
| exclaim / exclamation | exclamar = to utter loudly // exclamação / exclamation point (UK) = exclamation mark (US) = ponto de exclamação (!) |
| excruciating | excruciante, lancinante, torturante |
| excuse (n) / excuse (to) | 1) desculpa / 2) dispensa // 1) desculpar = to forgive someone for making a mistake, doing something wrong, etc.; "his boss excused the mistake but told him to be more careful next time" / 2) dispensar = to say that (someone) is not required to do something; "it will not be possible to excuse you from jury duty" |
| execute (to) / execution | executar = to carry out / execução |
| executive | executivo |
| exempt (to) / exempt / exemption | isentar / isento / isenção |
| exercise | exercício = something that is done or practiced to develop a particular skill |
| exert (to) | exercer (force, pressure, power, authority) |
| exhale (to) | exalar, expelir, soltar o ar; "she sat back and exhaled deeply" |
| exhilarate (to) | alegrar, regozijar, emocionar |
| exile (n) / exile (to) | exílio / exilar = to banish or expel from one's own country or home |
| exit (n) / exit (to) | saída = a way out; door or gate by which people may leave / emergency exit / fire exit / no exit = sem saída // sair |
| expand (to) / expansion | expandir = to increase in extent; to spread; to stretch / expansão |
| expanse | extensão. amplidão, vastidão = an area of something, typically land or sea, presenting a wide continuous surface; "an expanse of water" |
| expect (to) / expected / expectation | esperar; contar com = to regard as likely to occur // esperado, previsto = anticipated, foreseen, predicted / expected income = receita esperada // expectativa / against expectations = contra as expectativas / according to expectations = de acordo com as expectativas / to meet customers expectations = atender às expectativas dos clientes |
| expedite (to) | expedir, despachar, acelerar o processo |
| expel (to) | expulsar, expelir |
| expend (to) / expenditure | gastar, despender = to spend // gasto; despesa; desembolso = expense |
| expense | despesa, gasto / administrative expenses; operating expenses; interest expenses = despesas de juros / at the expense of = às custas de / at my expense = por minha conta |
| experience | expeiência; "that car crash was a frightening experience" |
| experiment | experiência científica; experimento (obs.: experiência = experience) |
| expert | 1) perito; especialista = specialist; "this is a job for an expert" / 2) experiente = skillful; proficient |
| expertise | competência, técnica, know-how, perícia = special skill or knowledge |
| explain (to) / explanation | explicar / explicação |
| exploit (to) / exploitation | explorar (sentido de utilizar) = to make use of / (obs.: no sentido de examinar, descobrir = to explore) // exploração (uso) |
| exponent | expoente, advogado de uma causa, representante |
| export (n) / export (to) | 1) exportação = the act or business of exporting = exportation / export trade = comércio de exportação / 2) produto exportado = goods sold to a foreign country / exports = artigos de exportação // exportar (vender para outro país) |
| exposure | 1) exposição (ato de expor) / 2) exposição (foto) / 3) exposição a risco (seguro) "amount of insurance required to meet exposures" |
| expurgate | expurgar (remover trechos de livros, filmes, etc); "the censors expurgated the documentary" |
| exquisite | requintado = fine, elegant, refined |
| extant | subsistente, sobrevivente, ainda existente = still in existence; surviving; "there are three extant copies of the document" |
| extend (to) / extension | estender = to stretch // 1) extensão = a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it; a continuation; "the railroad's southern extension" // 2) anexo, puxadinho (casa); "he added an extension to the house" // 3) ramal (telefone) = additional telephone on a line; an extra telephone connected to the principal line |
| extent | extensão = the area covered by something; "the extent of their property" / to some extent = em certo grau |
| extinguish (to) | extinguir = to put out (a light, flames, etc); to cause the end or death of (something) |
| extract | resumo de algum trabalho, síntese, extrato = a summary of points |
| extract (to) / extraction | extrair // extração / data extraction = extração de dados |
| extrude (to) | expulsar, expelir = to force, to press, to push out |
| exude (to) | exsudar, pingar, escorrer |
| exult | exultar, jubilar-se; "the players exulted over their victory" |
| eye (n) / eye (to) | olho / eyebrow [aibrau] = sobrancelha; eyelash = cílio, pestana; eyelid = pálpebra; eye-drops = colírio // olhar, ver; "he eyed the strangers with suspicion" |
