| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| cycle n | (repeating sequence) | ciclo |
| | Geology class today was about the cycle that water makes in the atmosphere: evaporation, condensation, precipitation. |
| | A aula de geologia de hoje é sobre o ciclo que a água faz na atmosfera: evaporação, condensação e precipitação. |
| cycle n | (washing machine setting) (máquina de lavar) | ciclo sm |
| | Put the clothes in the washer, pick a cycle and press the button - it's not difficult. |
| | Coloque as roupas na lavadora, escolha um ciclo e aperte o botão. Não é difícil. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| business cycle n | (economic pattern) | ciclo comercial loc sm |
| | The national economy is currently in the growth phase of the business cycle. |
| the circle of life n | figurative (cycle of birth and death) | ciclo de vida loc sm |
| cycle vi | (go through a sequence) | passar por ciclo expres v |
| | The boiler cycles on and off throughout the day to maintain a constant temperature inside the house. |
| | O aquecedor passa por ciclos ligado e desligado ao longo do dia para manter uma temperatura constante dentro da casa. |
| cycle counting n | (inventory carried out in stages) | contagem de ciclo loc sf |
drying cycle, dry cycle n | (washing machine's drying program) (máquina de lavar roupa) | ciclo de secagem loc sm |
| duty cycle n | (electrical power output) | ciclo de trabalho loc sm |
| | | razão cíclica loc sf |
| duty-cycle adj | (electrical power: intermittent) | ciclo de trabalho loc sm |
| economic cycle n | (rise and fall of economy) | ciclo econômico |
| | Governments have not been able to overcome the economic cycle of boom and bust. |
| Groundhog Day effect n | (repetitious routine) (rotina repetitiva) | efeito ciclo repetitivo loc sm |
| | | rotina sf |
| hydrologic cycle n | (cyclical movement of water) | ciclo da água, ciclo hidrológico loc sm |
| | Intensive deforestation can cause problems with the hydrologic cycle. |
life cycle, lifecycle n | (development process: sth living) | ciclo de vida sm |
| | The students learned about the life cycle of a butterfly. |
| lunar cycle n | (period from one full moon to another) (ciclo das fases da lua) | ciclo lunar loc sm |
| | Many ancient calendars were based on the lunar cycle, with all the months having 28 days. |
| menstrual cycle n | (biology: periods) | ciclo menstrual sm |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) | ginásio sm |
| | (BRA) | segundo ciclo do ensino fundamental expres |
| | | Escola preparatória expres |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| sleep schedule n | (cycle or patterns of sleeping) (ciclo de padrões de sono) | ciclo do sono sm |
| soak cycle n | (washing-machine feature) (recurso/função de máquina de lavar) | ciclo de enxague sm |
| spin cycle n | (washing machine setting: removes water) | ciclo de centrifugação loc sm |
| vicious circle n | (problem: cycle of cause and effect) (ciclo de causa e efeito) | círculo vicioso, ciclo vicioso sm |
| | You need experience to get a job, but you can't get experience without a job: it's a vicious circle. |