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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| buffer n | figurative (financial reserve) | reserva sf |
| | | fundo de emergência loc sm |
| | Anthony always keeps at least a thousand dollars in his bank account as a buffer. |
| climate emergency n | (urgent need to counter climate change) | emergência climática sf + adj |
| crash-land vi | (make emergency landing) | fazer pouso forçado expres v |
| | | fazer pouso de emergência expres v |
| crash-land sth vtr | (aircraft: land in an emergency) | fazer pouso forçado expres v |
| | | fazer pouso de emergência expres v |
| crisis line n | (emergency telephone helpline) | telefone de emergência loc sm |
| | When Nelly first had thoughts of suicide, she called the crisis line. |
| distress call n | (call for help) | chamada de emergência |
| | Making a false distress call is a criminal act in many countries. |
| distress signal n | (help-needed signal) | sinal de emergência |
| | 'Mayday' is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal. |
| emergency n as adj | (for emergencies) | de emergência loc adj |
| | Glenn always carries an emergency supply of chocolate. |
| | Glenn sempre leva consigo um estoque de chocolate de emergência. |
| emergency brake n | (hand brake in car) (carro) | freio de emergência loc sm |
| | You should set the emergency brake when you park on a hill. |
| emergency exit n | (door, way out) | saída de emergência loc sf |
| emergency landing n | (aircraft: emergency descent) | pouso de emergência sm |
| emergency operation n | (surgery: urgent) | operação de emergência, cirurgia de emergência loc sf |
| emergency phone number n | (of police, ambulance, etc.) | telefone de emergência, número de emergência sm |
| | 9-1-1 is fast becoming a universal emergency phone number in the U.S. |
emergency room (US),
casualty department,
accident and emergency (UK) n | (hospital: casualty department) | sala de emergência loc sf |
| | | pronto-socorro sm |
| | The ambulance took the injured man to the emergency room. |
| | The casualty department was filled with victims of the accident. |
| | A ambulância levou o homem ferido para a sala de emergência. O serviço de urgência estava cheio de vítimas do acidente. |
| escape n | (means of escape) | saída de emergência sf + loc adj |
| | There was an escape beneath the window in case of fire. |
| | Havia uma saída de emergência debaixo da janela em caso de incêndio. |
| escape hatch n | (door to an emergency exit) | saída de emergência sf |
| | Submarines usually have only one escape hatch; it is also the way in. |
| escape route n | figurative (way out: of situation) | saída de emergência loc sf |
| escape route n | (exit route: in emergency) | saída de emergência loc sf |
| | | rota de fuga loc sm |
| fire escape n | (emergency stairway) (escada de emergência) | saída de emergência loc sf |
| | In the event of fire, please use the fire escape to descend to the ground floor. |
| forced landing n | (aircraft: emergency descent) | pouso de emergência loc sm |
| | The pilot made a forced landing in the Hudson River after the plane hit a flock of geese. |
| go bag n | (pack of emergency items) | bolsa de itens de emergência sg |
hazard lights,
hazard warning lights npl | (vehicle's flashing indicator lights) (de veículo, carro) | luz de emergência, luz de alerta sf + prep + sf |
| | When you are pulled over fixing a flat tire, use your hazard lights so their blinking will alert other drivers that you are stopped. |
in a pinch (US),
at a pinch (UK) adv | informal (if necessary) (se necessário) | em uma emergência |
| | | em um aperto |
| | At a pinch, we could fit another person in the car. |
| kill switch n | (emergency shut-down device) (anglicismo) | kill switch estrang |
| | | botão de emergência sm |
| | This metal-stamping machine has an emergency kill switch. |
| practice drill n | (rehearsal of emergency response) (treino de resposta emergencial) | exercício prático loc sm |
| | | exercícios de emergência spl |
standby,
stand-by n as adj | (substitute, for emergency use) | substituto adj |
| | | de emergência prep + adj |
| | The hospital used their standby generator until power was restored. |
| | O hospital usou seu gerador substituto até que a energia se estabelecesse. |
| way of escape n | figurative (means of evading sth) (formas de sair de algum lugar) | saída de emergência sf |
| | I didn't want to attend the conference, but there was no way of escape. |