Adjectives Flashcards
mais
more, most
este, esta, isto
this
(written language only)
esse, essa, isso
that (near you)
in spoken language: that, this/these
outro
other, another
(always precedes the noun)
muito
very, much, many
(always precedes the noun)
todo
all, every
mesmo
same (before the noun)
actual, very (after the noun)
grande
great, grand (before the noun)
big, large (after the noun)
algum
some
aquele, aquela, aquelo
that (over there)
primeiro
first
(always precedes the noun)
novo
new, another (before the noun)
brand new (after the noun)
qual
which
pouco
a little
bom, boa
good (before the noun)
morally good (after the noun)
proprio
own, very own
maior
greater, larger
cada
each, every
(always precedes the noun)
menos
less, fewer
tanto
so much, enough
melhor
better, best
certo
certain, one (before the noun)
right, sure (after the noun)
tal
such
último
last
(always precedes the noun)
pequeno
inherently small (before the noun)
small, not big (after the noun)
quanto
how much
vários
various, many
único
only, single (before the noun)
unique (after the noun)
nenhum
none, not a single one
diferente
different
possívil
possible
importante
important
social
social
claro
clear, light
próximo
next (before the noun)
nearby (after the noun)
nacional
national
geral
general
baixo
low, short
longo
long
branco
white
antigo
old, former (before noun)
old-fashioned, antique (after noun)
velho
old, long-standing (before the noun)
old, aged (after the noun)
junto
together
preciso (adj)
necessary, precise
seguinte
following
necessário
necessary
difícil
difficult
principal
principal, main
natural
natural
alberto
open
comum
common
superior
greater, higher, superior
capaz
capable
terceiro
third
(always precedes the noun)
menor
smaller, younger, less, least
especial
special
igual
equal
livre
free
cujo
whose
unido
united
mau
bad (before the noun)
morally bad, evil (after the noun)
simples
simple
diverso
diverse, several
anterior
previous, anterior
enorme
enormous
verde
green, unripe
verdadeiro
real, veritable (before the noun)
true (after the noun)
vivo
alive
económico
economic
rico
rich
pobre
poor, pitiful (before the noun)
poor, lacking money (after the noun)
demais
too much
rápido
fast, rapid
fácil
easy
actual
current, up-to-date
curto
short
inteiro
entire
popular
popular
particular
private, particular
belo
beautiful
moderno
modern
largo
wide, large, broad
cheio
full
preto
black
civil
civil
grave
grave, serious
interessante
interesting
sério
serious
histórico
historic, historical
ambos
both
pronto
ready
profundo
deep, profound
vermelho
red
comercial
commercial
directo
direct
armado
armed, military
literário
literary
suficiente
sufficient
absoluto
absolute
interno
internal
financeiro
financial
conhecido
known
impossível
impossible
determinado
certain, particular (before noun)
fixed, determined (after noun)
semelhante
such (before the noun)
similar (after the noun)
amarelo
yellow
pior
worse, worst
quente
hot
eléctrico
electric
seco
dry
puro
pure, nothing but (before the noun)
clean, purified (after the noun)
clássico
classic, classical
fundamental
fundamental, basic
federal
federal (BP)
grosso
thick, coarse, rude
privado
private, deprived
científico
scientific
imediato
immediate
independente
independent
legal
legal
imenso
immense
quinto
fifth
recente
recent
bonito
beautiful, pretty, handsome
raro
rare
evidente
evident
estranho
strange, uncommon
sozinho
alone, lonely
activo
active
municipal
municipal
famoso
famous
duro
hard
azul
blue
fraco
weak
fino
fine, thin
pleno
complete, full
breve
brief
perfeito
perfect
cultural
cultural
elevado
high, elevated
violento
violent
anormal
unusual, abnormal
amplo
ample, broad
perigoso
dangerous
apto
capable, apt
essencial
essential
mundial
world, worldwide
extraordinário
extraordinary
artístico
artistic
leve
light (weight, color)
permanente
permanent
administrativo
administrative
útil
useful, helpful
alegre
happy
inicial
initial
negativo
negative
industrial
industrial
urbano
urban
feminino
female, feminine
externo
external
inferior
lower, less, inferior
completo
complete
excelente
excellent
feliz
happy
eleitoral
electoral
chamado
called, so-called, named
(always precedes the noun)
escuro
dark
disposto
willing, arranged
rural
rural
correcto
correct
traditicional
traditional
infantil
childish, infantile
caro
expensive, esteemed
organizado
organized
agrícola
agricultural
adequado
adequate
intenso
intense
mental
mental
falso
false
exacto
exact
regional
regional
curioso
curious, strange
ponderoso
powerful
definitivo
definitive
isolado
isolated
supremo
supreme
concreto
concrete
individual
individual
distante
distant
enspecifico
specific
pesado
heavy
justo
just, fair
interessado
interested (party)
universal
universal
médio
middle, average
democrático
democratic
disponíval
available
contemporãneo
contemporary
barato
cheap, inexpensive
relativo
relative
vago
vague, vacant
lento
slow
nervoso
nervous
vasto
wide, vast
básico
basic
fiel
faithful
complicado
complicated
destinado
meant for, destined
aéreo
by air, aerial
obrigado
obliged
thank you
teu
your, yours, thy, thine
respectivo
respective
jurídico
judicial
existente
existing
electrónico
electronic
brilhante
bright, brilliant
bruto
rude, gross (income or manner)
parlamentar
parliamentary
significativo
significant, meaningful
inúmero
innumerable
constitucional
constitutional
comprido
long
sólido
solid
desconhecido
unknown
mudo
silent, mute
distinto
distinct, distinctive
internacional
international
primário
primary, elementary
fechado
closed
secundário
secondary, supporting
estadual
relating to the state (BP)
sexual
sexual
universitário
relating to the university
terrível
terrible
contínuo
continuous
demasiado
too much
sensível
sensitive, sensible
crescente
growing, increasing
favorável
favorable, in favor of
suspenso
suspended
paralelo
parallel
redondo
round
idêntico
identical
visível
visible
expresso
expressed
composto
composed (of), made up (of)
louco
mad, crazy
decisivo
decisive
triste
sad
legislativo
legislative
baseado
based, on the basis of
preparado
prepared
envolvido
involved
sagrado
sacred
autêntico
authentic
fantástico
fantastic
regular
regular
masculino
masculine, male
estratégico
strategic
inteligente
intelligent
dramático
dramatic
ruim
bad, vile, wicked, rotten
definido
defined
secreto
secret
notável
notable, noteworthy
nu
naked, nude
selvagem
wild, savage
indispensável
indispensable
nocturno
nocturnal, of the night
romântico
romantic
excessivo
excessive
ligeiro
light, swift, quick, agile
formal
formal
especializado
specialized
provisório
temporary, provisionary
gordo
fat, thick
relacionado
related
ocidental
Western, occidental
tranquilo
calm, serene, tranquil
habitual
familiar, customary
previsto
foreseen
atento
alert, attentive
oriental
Eastern, oriental
meado
middle (time), half-way
psicológical
psychological
consciente
conscious, aware
devido
due to, owing to
espiritual
spiritual
sonoro
pertaining to sound
assinado
signed
global
global
típico
typical, characteristic
frequente
common, frequent
colorido
colored, colorful
marcado
set, marked
agrário
agrarian
exclusivo
exclusive
numeroso
numerous
situado
located, situated
poético
poetic
fresco
cool, fresh
válido
valid
incapaz
incapable
teatral
theatrical
eventual
eventual
obrigatório
mandatory, obligatory
são (adj)
sound, safe
firme
firm
sucessivo
successive
anual
yearly, annual
preocupado
worried, preoccupied
eterno
eternal
delicado
delicate
sexto
sixth
maravilhoso
marvelous, wonderful
presidencial
presidential
legítimo
legitimate
escolar
relating to school
eficaz
effective
cego
blind
rebelde
rebel, rebellious
franco
honest, frank
provável
probable
cansado
tired
monetário
monetary
prático
practical
agradável
pleasant, pleasing
divino
divine
inevitável
inevitable, unavoidable
esquerdo
left (direction)
reduzido
reduced, small
forçado
obligated, forced
rígido
rigid, strict
marítimo
maritime
digital
digital
colonial
colonial
estrutural
structural
intensivo
intensive
lindo
beautiful
visual
visual
produtivo
productive
inédito
unpublished
localizado
located
precioso
precious
ambiental
environmental
singular
singular
elaborado
planned, created, mapped out
dominante
dominant
autónomo
autonomous, self-employed
communitário
of the community
competente
competent
alheio
belonging to someone else, alien
primitivo
primitive
razoável
reasonable
coberto
covered
soviético
soviet
rigoroso
rigorous
dependente
dependent
vulgar
common, average, vulgar
judicial
judicial
filosófico
philosophical
variado
varied
satisfeito
satisfied
geográfico
geographic
dourado
golden, gilded
remoto
remote
tecnológical
technological
governamental
governmental
avançado
advanced
artificial
artificial
mero
mere
(always precedes the noun)
convencional
conventional
recto
straight
júnior
junior
prévio
preliminary, previous
extinto
extinct, extinguished
óbvio
obvious
modesto
modest
automático
automatic
ausente
absent
salgado
relating to salt
duplo
dual, double
delgado
thin, delicate, fine
impresso
printed
pequenino
little (familial), very small
ideológico
ideological
eficiente
efficient
simbólico
symbolic
contratado
contracted (employees)
usado
used
separado
separated
agudo
sharp, acute
telefónico
telephone
luminoso
bright, luminous
discreto
discrete
vital
vital
empresarial
related to a company
realista
realist
digno
worthy
sujo
dirty, soiled
inútil
useless
complementar
complementary, additional
proveniente
proceeding or resulting from
solitário
solitary
estável
stable
estatal
relating to the state
castanho
brown
mortal
mortal, fatal, terminal
prohibido
prohibited, forbidden
inesperado
unexpected
diplomático
diplomatic
cinzento
gray
expressivo
expressive
incrível
incredible
atrasado
late, behind
resultante
resulting from, a result of
escasso
scarce
convencido
convinced
múltiplo
multiple
transparente
clear, transparent
irregular
irregular
cinematográfico
cinematographic
aparente
apparent
feio
ugly
barroco
baroque
imaginário
imaginary
restrito
restricted
apaixonado
in love with, passionate
marinho
of the sea, marine
posterior
later, posterior
nuclear
nuclear
desenvolvido
developed
abstracto
abstract
referente
pertaining to, relating to
severo
harsh, severe
orgânico
organic
privilegiado
privileged
trágico
tragic
anónimo
anonymous
bravo
mad, angry, wild
prestes
about to, ready to
burguês
bourgeois
representativo
representative
passivo
passive, lethargic
metálico
metallic
agressivo
aggressive
tropical
tropical
extenso
extensive
terrestre
of the earth, earthly
urgente
urgent
vosso
your (plural, mainly BP)
relevante
relevant
espontâneo
spontaneous
gratuito
free of charge
exposto
displayed, exposed
subordinado
subordinate, subordinated
abundante
abundant
ilustre
illustrious
atómico
atomic
parecido
similar to, resembling
funcional
functional
marcante
memorable, noteworthy
soberano
sovereign
pedagógico
pedagogical, teaching
estético
aesthetic, elegant
repleto
full, overrunning
macio
soft
clandestino
illegal, clandestine
sereno
serene, calm, peaceful
sistemático
systematic
solidário
fully supportive
cívico
civic
horrível
horrible
muscular
muscular
similar
similar
longínquo
far away, distant
hospitalar
relating to a hospital
elementar
elementary
materno
maternal, motherly
genérico
generic
pendente
waiting for, pending, hanging
simultâneo
simultaneous
vitorioso
victorious
ansioso
anxious
intitulado
entitled
temporário
temporary
territorial
territorial
deficiente
deficient
sombrio
sober, dark, melancholy
molhado
wet
querido
dear, beloved
insuficiente
insufficient
conveniente
convenient
ecológico
ecological
resistente
resistant
assente
settled, established (EP)
diferenciado
different (type of)
inscrito
enrolled, inscribed
erudito
educated, scholarly, learned
acostumado
used to, accustomed
seguido
followed (by)
caseiro
household, homemade
flexível
flexible
surpreendente
surprising, admirable, amazing
integrado
made up of, integrated
húmido
humid, moist
vão
vain
solene
solemn, official, formal
aceso
lit
judaico
Jewish
sentimental
sentimental
exagerado
exaggerated
competitivo
competitive
cru
raw
escondido
hidden
arqueológico
archeological
criminal
criminal
tímido
shy, timid
irónico
ironic, sarcastic
oral
oral
calmo
calm
impressionante
impressive, impressing
ambicioso
ambitious
cardíaco
cardiac, of the heart
amargo
bitter
formoso
beautiful, attractive
jornalístico
journalistic
parado
stopped, parked
consectivo
consecutive
virado
facing, turned to, aimed at
vinculado
linked, bound, connected to
propício
favorable, propitious
casto
chaste
obscuro
obscure
continental
continental
sincero
sincere
oitavo
eighth
defensivo
defensive
concentrado
concentrated
fértil
fertile
compacto
compact
suposto
supposed
miserável
miserable
mouro
moor
coerente
coherent
consequente
subsequent
explícito
explicit
horizontal
horizontal
brando
gentle, tender, soft
espantoso
shocking, surprising
inovador
innovative, innovator
brutal
brutal
roxo
dark red, scarlet
exigente
demanding
oportuno
opportune, timely
energético
of energy, energetic
pendurado
hung
pálido
pale
adicional
additional
espesso
thick, dense, opaque
incerto
uncertain, unsure
espectacular
spectacular
aplicado
applied
satisfatório
satisfactory
gótico
gothic
nulo
void, null
autárquico
non-governmental (BP)
falecido
deceased
furioso
sharp, furious
extra
extra, added
proporcional
proportional
condicionado
conditioned
alinhado
aligned
aposentado
retired (BP)
narrativo
narrative
sanguíneo
relating to blood
preliminar
preliminary
grosseiro
crude, coarse, rude
civilizado
civilized
montado
mounted, assembled
precoce
premature, precocious
hostil
hostile
rosado
rosy, pink
referido
above-mentioned, referred
internado
hospitalized
celeste
heavenly
heróico
heroic
pontual
punctual
colorcado
positioned, placed
qualificado
qualified
nominal
nominal
distrital
relating to a district (EP)
burocrático
bureaucratic
influente
influential
postal
postal
clínico
clinical
equipado
equipped
corporal
relating to the body, bodily
inerente
inherent
peculiar
peculiar
chato
bothersome, unpleasant, boring
semanal
weekly
educacional
educational
neutro
neutral
flagrante
flagrant
alimentar
relating to food
robusto
strong, robust
contaminado
contaminated
detalhado
detailed
incompleto
incomplete
preventivo
preventative
susceptível
susceptible
sinistro
sinister
vigoroso
vigorous, strong
ancestral
ancestor, ancestral
afectado
affected
vocal
vocal
aceitável
acceptable
vigente
current, currently in force
decorativo
decorative
casado
married
amarrado
fastened, tied
compatível
compatible
linear
linear
encarregado
in charge, responsible
esquecido
forgotten
originário
originally from
brusco
abrupt, sudden, brusque
descalço
barefoot, shoeless
voltado
intended for, turned towards
tenso
tense
reservado
reserved
perverso, perversa
pervert, perverse
convicto, convicta
die-hard, convicted
confiante
confident
prudente
prudent
isento, isenta
exempt, free
calado, calada
quiet
contido, contida
contained
afectivo, afectiva
affectionate, caring
viável
viable
atraente
attractive
queimado, queimada
burned
cirúrgico, circúgica
surgical
valioso, valiosa
valuable
televisivo, televisiva
related to TV
cauteloso, cautelosa
cautious, patient
confortável
comfortable
prematuro, prematura
premature
perpétuo, perpétua
perpetual, permanent
encostado, encostada
leaning, resting on
encarnado, encarnada
incarnate, in the flesh
secular
secular
substancial
substantial
louro, loura
blond
informativo, informativa
informative
bastante
quite a lot (before the noun)
enough, sufficient (after the noun)
diferentes
(plural)
different, various (before the noun)
different, not the same (after the noun)
diversos
(plural)
various (before the noun)
diverse, differing (after the noun)
pròprio
own, himself/herself (before the noun)
of one’s own (after the noun)
qualquer
any
(always precedes the noun)
futuro
future
(always precedes the noun, except when talking about money futures)