| wacky | doido, maluco
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| wag (to) | abanar, balançar "the dog wagged its tail" |
| waif | criança abandonada = a homeless child; "caring for orphans and waifs" |
| wan | pálido, descorado, lívido = looking sick or pale; unnaturally pale, esp. on account of ill health or fatigue; "she looks a little wan after all that tiring work" |
| wank (to) | masturbar-se = to jerk off
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| warren | 1) coelheira, viveiro de coelhos, toca = a series of underground tunnels where rabbits live / 2) labirinto, lugar confuso; "we got lost in the warren of interconnected side streets"; "the old town is a warren of narrow streets"
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waybill
| conhecimento de mercadorias; guia de transporte
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| wean (to) | desmamar, abandonar (vício) |
| wend (to) | dirigir-se a, ir a = to proceed on (one's way) |
| whey | soro (parte líquida do leite)
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whiff
| sopro, cheiro, odor = a slight smell of something; an odor that is weak
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| whittle (to) | 1) aparar, talhar, esculpir; "he showed me how to whittle a twig into a whistle" / 2) reduzir aos poucos; "to whittle costs"
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| whizz-bang | excelente, notável = one that is conspicuous for noise, speed, excellence, or startling effect; excellent; first-rate |
| whopping | imenso, colossal |
| whorl | espiral = a circular arrangement of similar parts, as of leaves
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wield (to)
| 1) exercer = to have and use (power, control, influence, etc.); "he wields a great deal of influence over his students" / 2) manejar, empunhar, brandir = to handle or use (a weapon, tool, etc); "the knight wielded his sword"
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| wile | artimanha, estratagema, esperteza, truque = a trick meant to fool, trap, or lure another |
| wily | astuto, malandro, malicioso, esperto = tricky; sly; cunning; crafty; artful
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| wilt (to) | murchar (flor); morrer (planta), perder o vigor = to fade, to wither, to droop; "insufficient water makes plants wilt"
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| wimpy | fracote, molengão, banana = a feeble ineffective person
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| winnow (to) | separar palha do grão, separar joio do trigo, peneirar, joeirar = to remove (the unwanted coverings of seeds) from grain; to separate (grain) from (chaff); "to winnow fact from fiction" |
wistful
| melancólico, pensativo, saudoso, triste = having or showing sad thoughts and feelings; "he had a wistful look on his face"
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wow (to)
| impressionar, ganhar admiração
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| wreak (to) | causar estragos; to wreak havoc on = causar estragos em |
| wreath | coroa de flores, guirlanda = garland
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| wretch | 1) pessoa miserável, sem sorte = a very unfortunate or unhappy person / 2) desgraçado, desprezível = a despicable person |
wriggle (to) / wriggle (n)
| torcer, contorcer, retorcer / contorção, zigue-zaque, movimento sinuoso
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wring (to), wrung, wrung
| torcer; retorcer para tornar seco, para extrair água; "to wring a towel dry"
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wuthering
| uivante = blowing strongly with a roaring sound (northern english dialect); "The Wuthering Heights = Morros Uivantes"
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