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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| Bachelor of Arts n | (humanities degree) | bacharelado sm |
| | | caixa cheia sf + adj |
| | I got my Bachelor of Arts in European Languages in 1986. |
| bellyful n | (as much as you can eat) | barriga cheia loc sf |
| cupful n | (one full cup) | copo cheio expres |
| | (receita) | xícara cheia expres |
fistful of sth,
plural: fistfuls,
fistsful n | (handful) | punhado sm |
| | | mão-cheia, mancheia sf |
| | Ryan threw a fistful of sand onto the ice. |
| freshet n | (flood caused by thawing snow) (derretimento da neve) | cheia repentina sf + adj |
| full beard n | (hair grown long on chin and cheeks) | barba cheia sf |
| | Santa Claus has a full beard and moustache. |
| full moon n | (moon: fully visible) (lua totalmente visível) | lua cheia loc sf |
| | The light of the full moon made it easier to travel by night. |
| full moon n | (phase: moon fully visible) (fase da lua) | lua cheia sf + adj |
| | Legend states that werewolves only appear during the full moon. |
full screen,
full-screen adj | (filling entire computer monitor) (ocupando o monitor todo do computador) | em tela cheia loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adjective before a noun |
houseful,
a houseful of sth/sb n | (enough to fill a house) (quantidade, figurado) | casa cheia de expres |
live wire,
livewire n | figurative (lively, outgoing person) | pessoa cheia de vida expres |
| | | pessoa cheia de energia expres |
| | That kid is such a live wire! He never stays still! |
| paschal full moon n | (date used to determine Easter) | lua cheia eclesiástica sf |
| puncheon n | (amount: caskful of liquid) (quantidade) | pipa cheia de líquido loc sf |
| rounded scoop n | (generous half-spherical spoonful) | colherada sf |
| | | colher cheia sf |
| | We liked his desserts best of all because he always gave us a nice rounded scoop of ice cream. |
| shovelful n | (amount held by a shovel) (quantidade disponível numa pá) | pá cheia, pazada sf |
| sinewy adj | (food: tough, chewy) (comida difícil de mastigar) | duro adj |
| | (carne) | cheia de nervos loc adj |
| | The meat was sinewy and difficult to eat. |
| smooth-talker n | informal (sb persuasive) (informal) | pessoa cheia de lábia sf + loc adj |
spadeful,
plural: spadefuls,
spadesful n | (amount one spade holds) (quantidade de uma pá) | pá cheia sf + adj |
speak with your mouth full,
talk with your mouth full v expr | (talk while eating) (falar enquanto come) | falar de boca cheia expres v |
| trunkload n | (large chest full of sth) | baú cheio loc sm |
| | | caixa cheia loc sf |