| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
radix,
plural: radices n | (mathematics: base number) (matemática) | raiz sf |
| roots npl | (plant: part in the soil) | raiz sf |
| | It's important for plants to have strong roots. |
| | É importante que as plantas tenham raízes fortes. |
| root n | figurative (origin, source) (figurado) | raiz sf |
| | The root of the problem is that Lauren simply can't see Tina's point of view. |
| | A raiz do problema é que Lauren simplesmente não consegue ver o ponto de vista de Tina. |
| root n | (tooth: part in the gum) | raiz sf |
| | Healthy roots are important for strong teeth. |
| | Raízes saudáveis são importantes para dentes fortes. |
| root n | (word: base form) | raiz sf |
| | A root is the base from which other words are formed. |
| | A raiz é a base a partir da qual outras palavras são formadas. |
| root n | (of tooth, nail, hair) | raiz sf |
| | Emily plucked her eyebrows, taking care to pull the hairs out by the root. |
| | Emily fez as sobrancelhas, tomando cuidado para tirar os pelos pela raiz. |
| root n | (root of a number) (matemática) | raiz sf |
| | Two is the root of four. |
| | Dois é a raiz de quatro. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| backcomb sth vtr | (hair: towards scalp) | pentear do comprimento à raiz expres v |
| cut sth off at the knees v expr | figurative, often passive, informal (thwart, cause to fail) (figurado, informal) | cortar pela raiz expres v |
| deracinate sth vtr | figurative (completely remove) (figurado: remover completamente) | arrancar pela raiz expres |
| | | desenraizar, desarraigar, extirpar vt |
| | It is important to deracinate any group that advocates violence against newcomers. |
| goldenseal n | (North American plant) (Hydrastis canadensis) | raiz-amarela sf |
| | | hidraste sf |
| horseradish n | (mustard plant) | raiz-forte sf |
| | Horseradish grows well even in very cold climates. |
| horseradish n | (mustard sauce) (condimento) | raiz-forte sf |
| | | rábano picante sm + adj |
| | Do you want some horseradish on your sandwich? |
| horseradish adj | (containing horseradish) | de raiz-forte loc adj |
| | The steak was served with a delicious horseradish sauce. |
| nip sth in the bud v expr | figurative (stop developing further) | cortar pela raiz expres v |
| | Her son took up smoking, but she nipped that in the bud by making him smoke an entire pack. |
push up daisies,
push up the daisies,
also US: push daisies v expr | figurative (be dead and buried) (figurado, morte) | comer capim pela raiz expres |
| Nota: Usually used in the continuous. |
pushing daisies (US),
pushing up daisies (UK) adj | informal, figurative, euphemism (dead and buried) (inf., morto e sepultado) | comendo capim pela raiz expres |
| | I want to live to be 80 years old, not to be pushing daisies by age 70. |
| root canal n | (tooth: nerve cavity) | canal sm |
| | (formal) | canal de raiz dentária sm + loc adj |
| | An infected root canal can be very painful. |
| root of all evil n | figurative (cause of all that is bad) | raiz de todos os males expres |
| | Drugs are the root of all evil. |
| | Money is the root of all evil. |
| root sth out vtr phrasal sep | (find and eliminate) | arrancar pela raiz expres v |
| | | erradicar vt |
| | | extirpar vt |
| | It's almost impossible to root out the causes of poverty. |
| root tip n | (botany: end of plant root) (botânica) | ápice da raiz sm + loc adj |
| root vegetable n | (edible starchy tuber) | raiz leguminosa loc sf |
| | Roasted root vegetables like rutabaga, turnips, carrots, and parsnips make a tasty side dish. |
| rotten to the core adj | figurative (system: corrupt) | corrupto até a raiz adj |
| | There's no end to nepotism and corruption: the government's rotten to the core. |
| square root n | (mathematics) (matemática) | raiz quadrada sf |
| | The square root of 64 is 8. |
| stem n | (uninflected word form) | raiz (de palavra) sf |
| | Attach the suffix to the verb stem to form the past tense. |
| | Coloque o sufixo na raiz do verbo para formar o passado. |
| taproot n | (plant's main root) | raiz mestra sf |
weed out sth,
weed sth out vtr phrasal sep | figurative (eradicate sth) (figurado) | erradicar vt |
| | | podar vt |
| | | eliminar vt |
| | | arrancar pela raiz expres v |
| | We're not going to weed out all the bad influences by stopping the free flow of information. |
| | Não vamos erradicar todas as más influências interrompendo o fluxo livre de informações. |