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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
knife,
plural: knives n | (kitchen utensil) | faca sf |
| | The chef has his knife sharpened regularly. |
| | O chef afia a faca regularmente. |
knife,
plural: knives n | (eating utensil) | faca sf |
| | Excuse me, waiter, I've been given two forks and no knife. |
| | Garçom, por favor, me deram dois garfos e nenhuma faca. |
knife,
plural: knives n | (cutting tool) (instrumento cortante) | faca sf |
| | She used a Stanley knife to cut the cardboard. |
| | Ela usou uma faca para cortar o papelão. |
| knife [sb]⇒ vtr | (stab) | esfaquear vt |
| | The attacker knifed his victim three times. |
| | O agressor esfaqueou sua vítima três vezes. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| bread knife n | (tool for slicing bread) | faca de pão sf |
| | I bake crusty artisan bread, so my husband gave me a really sharp bread knife. |
| butter knife n | (tool for cutting butter) | faca de manteiga loc sf |
| | The butter knife is not sharp as it only has to cut through butter, which is very soft. |
| carving knife n | (utensil for carving meat) | faca de trinchar loc sf |
| | He confidently used the carving knife to cut the roast. |
| cheese knife n | (utensil for cutting cheese) | faca de queijo loc sf |
| | I used to have a cheese knife that had tines on the end to pick up the slices I cut. |
| dinner knife n | (eating utensil) | faca de mesa loc sf |
| | My sister holds her dinner knife in her left hand. |
| go under the knife v expr | informal (have surgery) | entrar na faca expres |
| | She is going under the knife on Tuesday. |
| hunting knife n | (cutting tool used in hunting) | faca de caça loc sf |
| | He used his hunting knife to gut the rabbit. |
jackknife,
jack-knife n | (tool: pocket knife) | canivete sm |
| | Bob used his jackknife to open the box. |
jackknife,
jack-knife n | figurative (movement: folding in half) | dobra ao meio loc sf |
| | | encolhimento sm |
| | It was obvious, from his jackknife, that the blow had really hurt the boxer. |
| | Era óbvio, pelo encolhimento, que o golpe realmente machucara o boxeador. |
jackknife,
jack-knife n | figurative (dive with bend) | salto carpado loc sm |
| | The diver's jackknife was as perfect as could be. |
jackknife,
jack-knife vi | figurative (fold in half) (fig.,) | dobrar-se ao meio loc v |
| | A lorry had jacknifed on the motorway, causing massive tailbacks. |
| | Um caminhão se dobrou na estrada, causando enormes engarrafamentos. |
jackknife,
jack-knife vi | figurative (dive) | saltar carpado v int + adj |
| | The diver jackknifed cleanly into the water. |
| knife and fork npl | (cutlery, eating implements) | garfo e faca |
| | When planning a party menu, avoid meats that require cutting up with a knife and fork. |
knife edge,
knife-edge,
knife's edge n | (blade) | fio da faca |
| | The knife edge was sharp and cut through the thick vegetables with ease. |
| knife [sb] in the back v expr | informal, figurative (betray) (coloquial, trair) | apunhalar vt |
| | She knifed him in the back by telling the boss his plans. |
| knife in the back n | informal, figurative (betrayal) (informal, figurado) | facada nas costas loc sf |
knife's edge,
knife edge n | (blade) | fio da faca |
| | A knife's edge is generally very sharp. |
not the sharpest knife in the drawer,
not the sharpest tool in the shed expr | (person: not smart) | não ser a pessoa mais inteligente expres |
| on a knife-edge adv | figurative (in precarious state) (figurado) | no fio da navalha |
| paring knife n | (small kitchen blade) | faca de aparar sf |
| pocket knife n | (knife that fits in a pocket) | canivete sm |
pocketknife,
pocket knife n | (small portable knife) (pequena faca portátil) | canivete sm |
| | Bob accidentally packed a pocketknife in his carry-on luggage and was detained in the airport. |
| steak knife n | (sharp eating utensil) (utensílio afiado para cortar carne) | faca de cozinha sf |
| | | faca de churrasco sf |
| | (informal) | faca sf |
| Swiss army knife n | (multi-function folding tool) | canivete suíço sm |
switchblade,
switchblade knife (US),
flick knife (UK) n | (retractable pocket knife) | canivete sm |
| | The police discovered that the murder weapon was a switchblade. |