AM
a.m.
the hours between midnight and noon - Latin: ante meridiem = before noon
da manh�
amalgam, amalgamate, amalgamation
combine, mix; alloy, mixture, blend, combination, merger, fusing, unification
am�lgama; combinar
amass
gather together; mass,(ac)cumulate, collect, pile/heap/rack/stock/store up:
"He amassed a fortune of nearly $2bn, buying luxury houses, cars, even a football club."
acumular, amontoar, amealhar, reunir. Obs.: amassar = crush, mash, wrinkle, thrash, knead
amateur, amateurish, amateurishness
nonprofessional, dilettante; person who is keenly interested in sport, music or some other
activity for pleasure, not for payment; unprofessional; inexpert
amador, aficionado
amative, amatory, amorous
loving, passionate, affectionate
amoroso, apaixonado
amaze, amazement, amazing, amazed
astonish, astound, stun, awe, surprise
espantar, maravilhar, assombrar, surpreender
ambassador
person who represents one country in another country; envoy, emissary, (de)legate
embaixador
amber
golden-yellow fossil resin from trees in prehistoric times; the colour of amber, used for the
lights between green and red in traffic signals
�mbar
ambidextrous, ambidexterity
able to use both hands equally well; adroit
ambidestro
ambient, ambience, ambiance
surrounding, encircling, neighboring
ambiente, circundante
ambiguous, ambiguity
obscure, indefinite, undefined, uncertain, vague, indistinct, doubtful
amb�guo, incerto, obscuro
ambition, ambitious
strong desire to succeed; the object of such desire; aspiration, hope, desire, wish, purpose;
drive, enterprise, zeal: "Her ambition was to be a vet."
ambi��o, ambicioso
amble, ambulate
walk at an easy pace; walk/move about slowly/leisurely, stroll
andar a passos lentos, passear vagarosamente, perambular
ambulance, ambulant
vehicle for carrying people who are ill or injured
ambul�ncia
ambush
hide and wait for sb so that you can take them by surprise; hiding place for a surprise attack;
ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay
emboscar, tocaiar; emboscada
ameliorate, amelioration
make/become/grow better, improve
melhorar
amenable
obedient, (com)pliant, submissive
receptivo; trat�vel
amend, amends, amended, amendment
make improvements; ameliorate, improve; correct, rectify, repair, fix, reform, (e)mend(ate)
melhorar, reformar, corrigir, aperfei�oar
amenity, amenities
comfort, convenience, facility; courtesies, pleasantries
amenidade, atra��o; suavidade, afabilidade
America, the Americas
"America on high alert" ; "US government officials insisting at news conferences that America is
winning the war" ; "People from North America, especially from the USA, are called Americans" ;
"Most of demonstrators flocking to Quebec say they oppose the plan to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
by the end of 2005";
"Voting in America is a differenct phenomenon because despite the fact Americans have democracy they seem uninterested
in exercising their right to vote."
Estados Unidos (da Am�rica), Am�rica. Obs.: ALCA = FTAA
americana
"Are we allowing too much Americana to vanish?"
cultura americana (utens�lios, objetos, livros, documentos, folclore etc).
Obs.: americano, americana = American
amethyst
semi-precious stone; purple variety of quartz
ametista
amiable, amicable, amiability, amicability
friendly, agreeable, pleasant, (con)genial, kind(ly)
amig�vel, am�vel
amid, amidst
mid(st), among(st), in/into the middle/center of, surrounded by
entre, rodeado, no meio
amish, the
"The Amish live mainly by farming"
nome de uma seita religiosa (ultraconservadora) que surgiu na Pensilv�nia, Estados Unidos, em 1714.
amiss
wrong, awry, astray, afield; at fault, faulty, improper, out of order
defeituoso, errado, impr�prio
amiss, would not come/go a
when sb want sth or would welcome it: "A little patience wouldn't come amiss."
amity
friendship
amizade
ammunition
munition, ammo, bullets and other things that are fired from guns
muni��o, muni��es
amnesia
loss of memory
amn�sia
amnesty
(general) pardon (, especially of prisoners), remission, forgiveness
anistia, perd�o
amoeba
one-celled animal that moves about by changing its body shape
ameba
amok, amuck
crazed with murderous frenzy
possu�do de furor
among, amongst
(a)mid(st), in/into the middle/center of, surrounded by; together with a group
entre, rodeado, no meio de
amoral
neither moral nor immoral; without a sense of morality
amoral
amorphous, amorphousness
shapeless, formless; anomalous
amorfo
amount
quantity, total, aggregate, (total) sum, import
soma, montante, total, quantia
amount to
"To a millionaire like him, the loss of a few thousand dollars doesn't amount to much."
significar
amount to
"Kevin is now a successful lawyer, but he used to be such a wild kid the we thought he'd never
amount to anything."
chegar a ser
ampersand
the sign "&" which means "and"
letra "e" comercial, &
amphibian
animal that lives both in water and on land: "A frog is an amphibian."
anf�bio
amphitheatre, amphitheater
in Roman times an arena surrounded by tiers of seats, used for sporting events; gallery, arena
anfiteatro
amphora, amphorae
Greek jar with two handles
�nfora
ample, amply, ampliness, amplitude
spacious, large, great, broad, wide; plentiful, sufficient, full, copious; enough, plenty
amplo, espa�oso; bastante, suficiente
amplify, amplification, amplifier
enlarge, increase, augment, magnify; electrical equipment used to make sounds louder
ampliar, amplificar, aumentar
amputate, amputation
cut off (a limb or a part of the body)
amputar
amulet
charm, talisman, good-luck piece
amuleto, talism�, simpatia
amuse, amusing, amusement
entertain, divert, regale; make (sb smile or) laugh
divertir, distrair