pala

Borrowed from Latin pāla (“shovel, bezel”). Doublet of pá.


Mercedes

[mɨɾˈse.ðɨʃ]

(automotive) Mercedes (car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz)


airbag

Unadapted borrowing from English airbag.

(automotive) airbag (a protective system in automobiles)


mala

Borrowed from French malle (“large suitcase; trunk”), from Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”).


pinça

(automotive) caliper (part of a disc brake)


cavalo

pt-noun

cavalo m (plural cavalos, feminine égua, feminine plural éguas)

cavalos (plural)
égua (feminine)
éguas (feminine plural)

Papiamentu: kabai

→ Javanese: ꦏꦥꦭ꧀ (kapal)

→ Kaingang: kãvãru

→ Old Tupi: kabaru
Nheengatu: kawarú

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cavalo, from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), from Gaulish *kaballos, from Proto-Celtic *kaballos, perhaps ultimately an Asiatic borrowing or Wanderwort, compare Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kabállēs, “nag”), Proto-Slavic *kobýla (“mare”), Persian کول (kaval, “second class horse of mixed blood”), and possibly Karakhanid kevel (at) (“well-bred fast (horse)”). Cognate with Galician cabalo, Spanish caballo, Catalan cavall, Occitan caval, French cheval, Italian cavallo and Romanian cal.

cog

você pode levar um cavalo até a água, mas não pode fazê-lo beber

motor de 172 cavalos

(automotive) horsepower (a unit that measures the power of an engine)


catalisador

(automotive) catalytic converter (chamber which oxidises carbon dioxide from exhaust gases)


rodado

pt-adj

rodado (feminine rodada, masculine plural rodados, feminine plural rodadas)

rodada (feminine)
rodados (masculine plural)
rodadas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, automotive) said of the distance travelled by a vehicle


capota

(automotive) hood; soft top (foldable roof of a convertible)


radiador

[ʁɐ.ðjɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁa.ðjɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɐ.ðjɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁa.ðjɐˈðoɾ]

[ʁɐ.ðjɐˈðo.ɾi]

(automotive) radiator (device that lowers engine coolant temperature)


direção

[d͡ʒi.ɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Learned borrowing from Latin dīrēctiōnem.

lbor

direção hidráulica

(automotive) steering (something used to steer)

(Brazil, automotive, by extension) steering wheel


afogar

pt-verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)

afogo (first-person present singular)
afoguei (first-person preterite singular)
afogado (participle past)
afogar (impersonal infinitive)
afogar (first-person infinitive singular)
afogares (infinitive second-person singular)
afogar (infinitive singular third-person)
afogarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
afogardes (infinitive plural second-person)
afogarem (infinitive plural third-person)
afogando (gerund)
afogado (masculine participle past singular)
afogados (masculine participle past plural)
afogada (feminine participle past singular)
afogadas (feminine participle past plural)
afogo (first-person indicative present singular)
afogas (indicative present second-person singular)
afoga (indicative present singular third-person)
afogamos (first-person indicative plural present)
afogais (indicative plural present second-person)
afogam (indicative plural present third-person)
afogava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
afogavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
afogava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
afogávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
afogáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
afogavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
afoguei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
afogaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
afogou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
afogamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
afogámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
afogastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
afogaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
afogara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
afogaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
afogara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
afogáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
afogáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
afogaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
afogarei (first-person future indicative singular)
afogarás (future indicative second-person singular)
afogará (future indicative singular third-person)
afogaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
afogareis (future indicative plural second-person)
afogarão (future indicative plural third-person)
afogaria (conditional first-person singular)
afogarias (conditional second-person singular)
afogaria (conditional singular third-person)
afogaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
afogaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
afogariam (conditional plural third-person)
afogue (first-person present singular subjunctive)
afogues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
afogue (present singular subjunctive third-person)
afoguemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
afogueis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
afoguem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
afogasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
afogasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
afogasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
afogássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
afogásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
afogassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
afogar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
afogares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
afogar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
afogarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
afogardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
afogarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
afoga (imperative second-person singular)
afogue (imperative singular third-person)
afoguemos (first-person imperative plural)
afogai (imperative plural second-person)
afoguem (imperative plural third-person)
não afogues (imperative negative second-person singular)
não afogue (imperative negative singular third-person)
não afoguemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não afogueis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não afoguem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

Se o carro não ligar, afogue o motor.

If the car doesn’t turn on, choke the motor.

(automotive, transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)


câmbio

From Old Galician-Portuguese cambio, either directly from Late Latin cambium (“change”) or deverbal of cambiar (cf. Portuguese escambo), from Latin cambiāre (“to change”) , from a Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *kamb- (“crooked; bent”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱamb-, *(s)kamb- (“bent”).

(automotive) transmission (assembly of gears in an motorcar)


banguela

From Benguela, a city in Angola. It is said that its inhabitants once had the custom of filing their incisor teeth.

(Brazil, automotive, slang) neutral (position of gears)


para-choque

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈt͡ʃɔ.kɨ/

(automotive) bumper (impact absorber on a vehicle)


para-choques

From para (“stops”) + choques (“collisions”).

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨʃ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈʃɔ.kɨʃ/

/ˌpa.ɾɐˈt͡ʃɔ.kɨʃ/


freio de mão

(Brazil, automotive) handbrake (hand-operated brake in a car)


tejadilho

(automotive) roof (the top or cover of a vehicle)


conversor catalítico

pt-noun

conversor catalítico m (plural conversores catalíticos)


semiautomático

pt-adj

semiautomático (feminine semiautomática, masculine plural semiautomáticos, feminine plural semiautomáticas)

semiautomática (feminine)
semiautomáticos (masculine plural)
semiautomáticas (feminine plural)

(automotive, etc.) semi-automatic (partially automatic)


aquaplanar

pt-verb

aquaplanar (first-person singular present aquaplano, first-person singular preterite aquaplanei, past participle aquaplanado)

aquaplano (first-person present singular)
aquaplanei (first-person preterite singular)
aquaplanado (participle past)
aquaplanar (impersonal infinitive)
aquaplanar (first-person infinitive singular)
aquaplanares (infinitive second-person singular)
aquaplanar (infinitive singular third-person)
aquaplanarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
aquaplanardes (infinitive plural second-person)
aquaplanarem (infinitive plural third-person)
aquaplanando (gerund)
aquaplanado (masculine participle past singular)
aquaplanados (masculine participle past plural)
aquaplanada (feminine participle past singular)
aquaplanadas (feminine participle past plural)
aquaplano (first-person indicative present singular)
aquaplanas (indicative present second-person singular)
aquaplana (indicative present singular third-person)
aquaplanamos (first-person indicative plural present)
aquaplanais (indicative plural present second-person)
aquaplanam (indicative plural present third-person)
aquaplanava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
aquaplanavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aquaplanava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aquaplanávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aquaplanáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aquaplanavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aquaplanei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
aquaplanaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aquaplanou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
aquaplanamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
aquaplanámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
aquaplanastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
aquaplanaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
aquaplanara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
aquaplanaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
aquaplanara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
aquaplanáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
aquaplanáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
aquaplanaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
aquaplanarei (first-person future indicative singular)
aquaplanarás (future indicative second-person singular)
aquaplanará (future indicative singular third-person)
aquaplanaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
aquaplanareis (future indicative plural second-person)
aquaplanarão (future indicative plural third-person)
aquaplanaria (conditional first-person singular)
aquaplanarias (conditional second-person singular)
aquaplanaria (conditional singular third-person)
aquaplanaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
aquaplanaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
aquaplanariam (conditional plural third-person)
aquaplane (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aquaplanes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
aquaplane (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aquaplaneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
aquaplanem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aquaplanasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aquaplanasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aquaplanásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aquaplanassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
aquaplanares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
aquaplanar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
aquaplanarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
aquaplanardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
aquaplanarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
aquaplana (imperative second-person singular)
aquaplane (imperative singular third-person)
aquaplanemos (first-person imperative plural)
aquaplanai (imperative plural second-person)
aquaplanem (imperative plural third-person)
não aquaplanes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não aquaplane (imperative negative singular third-person)
não aquaplanemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não aquaplaneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não aquaplanem (imperative negative plural third-person)


teste do alce

(automotive) moose test (test to determine how a vehicle responds when avoiding a sudden danger)


asa dianteira

pt-noun

asa dianteira f (plural asas dianteiras)

2014 March 26, José Inácio, “A evolução da asa dianteira”, in José Inácio, archived from the original on 2021-12-04:

2020 May 6, Giorgio Piola, “Análise técnica: o que as asas dianteiras dizem sobre as equipes da F1 em 2020”, in MotorSport:

2021 June 24, Fernando Silva, de Sumaré, “Red Bull contra-ataca e pede que FIA verifique asa dianteira da Mercedes”, in Grande Premio:


chipar

pt-verb

chipar (first-person singular present chipo, first-person singular preterite chipei, past participle chipado)

chipo (first-person present singular)
chipei (first-person preterite singular)
chipado (participle past)
chipar (impersonal infinitive)
chipar (first-person infinitive singular)
chipares (infinitive second-person singular)
chipar (infinitive singular third-person)
chiparmos (first-person infinitive plural)
chipardes (infinitive plural second-person)
chiparem (infinitive plural third-person)
chipando (gerund)
chipado (masculine participle past singular)
chipados (masculine participle past plural)
chipada (feminine participle past singular)
chipadas (feminine participle past plural)
chipo (first-person indicative present singular)
chipas (indicative present second-person singular)
chipa (indicative present singular third-person)
chipamos (first-person indicative plural present)
chipais (indicative plural present second-person)
chipam (indicative plural present third-person)
chipava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
chipavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
chipava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
chipávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
chipáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
chipavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
chipei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
chipaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
chipou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
chipamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
chipámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
chipastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
chiparam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
chipara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
chiparas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
chipara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
chipáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
chipáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
chiparam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
chiparei (first-person future indicative singular)
chiparás (future indicative second-person singular)
chipará (future indicative singular third-person)
chiparemos (first-person future indicative plural)
chipareis (future indicative plural second-person)
chiparão (future indicative plural third-person)
chiparia (conditional first-person singular)
chiparias (conditional second-person singular)
chiparia (conditional singular third-person)
chiparíamos (conditional first-person plural)
chiparíeis (conditional plural second-person)
chipariam (conditional plural third-person)
chipe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
chipes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
chipe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
chipemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
chipeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
chipem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
chipasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
chipasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
chipasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
chipássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
chipásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
chipassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
chipar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
chipares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
chipar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
chiparmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
chipardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
chiparem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
chipa (imperative second-person singular)
chipe (imperative singular third-person)
chipemos (first-person imperative plural)
chipai (imperative plural second-person)
chipem (imperative plural third-person)
não chipes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não chipe (imperative negative singular third-person)
não chipemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não chipeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não chipem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, automotive) to chip (to upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power)


aquaplanagem

(automotive) aquaplaning (the loss of contact with the road because of surface water)


hidroplanar

hidroplanar (first-person singular present hidroplano, first-person singular preterite hidroplanei, past participle hidroplanado)

hidroplano (first-person present singular)
hidroplanei (first-person preterite singular)
hidroplanado (participle past)
hidroplanar (impersonal infinitive)
hidroplanar (first-person infinitive singular)
hidroplanares (infinitive second-person singular)
hidroplanar (infinitive singular third-person)
hidroplanarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
hidroplanardes (infinitive plural second-person)
hidroplanarem (infinitive plural third-person)
hidroplanando (gerund)
hidroplanado (masculine participle past singular)
hidroplanados (masculine participle past plural)
hidroplanada (feminine participle past singular)
hidroplanadas (feminine participle past plural)
hidroplano (first-person indicative present singular)
hidroplanas (indicative present second-person singular)
hidroplana (indicative present singular third-person)
hidroplanamos (first-person indicative plural present)
hidroplanais (indicative plural present second-person)
hidroplanam (indicative plural present third-person)
hidroplanava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
hidroplanavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
hidroplanava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
hidroplanávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
hidroplanáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
hidroplanavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
hidroplanei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
hidroplanaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
hidroplanou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
hidroplanamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
hidroplanámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
hidroplanastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
hidroplanaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
hidroplanara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
hidroplanaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
hidroplanara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
hidroplanáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
hidroplanáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
hidroplanaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
hidroplanarei (first-person future indicative singular)
hidroplanarás (future indicative second-person singular)
hidroplanará (future indicative singular third-person)
hidroplanaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
hidroplanareis (future indicative plural second-person)
hidroplanarão (future indicative plural third-person)
hidroplanaria (conditional first-person singular)
hidroplanarias (conditional second-person singular)
hidroplanaria (conditional singular third-person)
hidroplanaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
hidroplanaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
hidroplanariam (conditional plural third-person)
hidroplane (first-person present singular subjunctive)
hidroplanes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
hidroplane (present singular subjunctive third-person)
hidroplanemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
hidroplaneis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
hidroplanem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
hidroplanasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
hidroplanasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
hidroplanasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
hidroplanássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
hidroplanásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hidroplanassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
hidroplanar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
hidroplanares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
hidroplanar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
hidroplanarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
hidroplanardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
hidroplanarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
hidroplana (imperative second-person singular)
hidroplane (imperative singular third-person)
hidroplanemos (first-person imperative plural)
hidroplanai (imperative plural second-person)
hidroplanem (imperative plural third-person)
não hidroplanes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não hidroplane (imperative negative singular third-person)
não hidroplanemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não hidroplaneis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não hidroplanem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(intransitive, automotive) to hydroplane


hidroplanagem

(automotive) hydroplaning (the loss of contact with the road because of surface water)


borracheiro

pt-noun

borracheiro m (plural borracheiros, feminine borracheira, feminine plural borracheiras)

borracheiros (plural)
borracheira (feminine)
borracheiras (feminine plural)

(Brazil, automotive) tyre fitter or seller


borracheiro

(Brazil, automotive) Synonym of borracharia


insulfilme

Genericized trademark from the brand Insulfilm.

(automotive, Brazil) tint (darkened window film)