Portuguese Vocabulary 27

Question 1

maior

Answer 1

bigger, larger, greater

Question 2

menor

Answer 2

smaller

Question 3

gastamos menos com roupa do que com comida

Answer 3

we spend less on clothing than on food

Question 4

vieram menos pessoas

Answer 4

fewer people came

Question 5

faz mais de um ano que não vejo os meus pais

Answer 5

it’s more than a year since I saw my parents

Question 6

O irmão do Bruno é tão bonito quanto ele.

Answer 6

Bruno’s brother is as good looking as he is.

Question 7

Esse apartamento é tão grande como o outro.

Answer 7

This apartment is as big as the other one.

Question 8

como ator, ele fez tanto sucesso quanto o irmão

Answer 8

as an actor, he had as much success as his brother

Question 9

hoje tinha tantos clientes como ontem

Answer 9

today there were as many customers as yesterday

Question 10

ela bebe tanto quanto o marido

Answer 10

she drinks as much as her husband

Question 11

tão rápido

Answer 11

so fast

Question 12

rimos tanto

Answer 12

we laughed so much

Question 13

tantas vezes

Answer 13

so many times

Question 14

Eu estava com tanta sede.

Answer 14

I was so thirsty.

Question 15

igualzinho (a)

Answer 15

exactly the same (as)

Question 16

frete

Answer 16

freight, cargo, shipping

Question 17

suave

Answer 17

smooth, soft

Question 18

parecido (com)

Answer 18

similar (to)

Question 19

enfrentar

Answer 19

to face, confront, deal with

Question 20

é a montanha mais alta do mundo

Answer 20

it is the highest mountain in the world

Question 21

a cidade mais populosa do país

Answer 21

the most populous city in the country

Question 22

mais vendido

Answer 22

best selling

Question 23

papagaio

Answer 23

parrot

Question 24

não tem nenhum por aqui

Answer 24

there’s not (a single) one around here

Question 25

debate acolarado

Answer 25

heated debate

Question 26

existe um departamento

Answer 26

there is a department

Question 27

existem pessoas

Answer 27

there are people

Question 28

voador

Answer 28

flying, flyer

Question 29

quintal

Answer 29

backyard, yard

Question 30

legenda

Answer 30

caption, subtitle, label

Question 31

sobre (location)

Answer 31

over, on top of, covering

Question 32

enguicou

Answer 32

broke down

Question 33

redação

Answer 33

composition, writing, essay

Question 34

terreno

Answer 34

land, terrain

Question 35

falência

Answer 35

bankruptcy

Question 36

meu próprio dinheiro

Answer 36

my own money

Question 37

sua própria cama

Answer 37

your own bed

Question 38

retocar

Answer 38

to retouch

Question 39

de quem é isso ?

Answer 39

whose is this?

Question 40

nada de dinheiro

Answer 40

no money, any money

Question 41

tostão

Answer 41

penny

Question 42

coleira

Answer 42

collar

Question 43

careca

Answer 43

bald

Question 44

arrasado

Answer 44

devastated

Question 45

fiquei contente

Answer 45

I’m glad

Question 46

ele ficou horrível com a cabeça raspada

Answer 46

he looks horrible with his head shaved

Question 47

exigente

Answer 47

demanding

Question 48

travessia

Answer 48

crossing (n), passage

Question 49

contêm (conter irr)

Answer 49

it contains

Question 50

desnecessário

Answer 50

unnecessary

Question 51

envelhecer

Answer 51

to get older

Question 52

esquentar

Answer 52

to get warmer, hotter

Question 53

esfriar

Answer 53

to get cold

Question 54

resfriar

Answer 54

to get colder

Question 55

fiquei espantado

Answer 55

I am amazed

Question 56

fiquei animado

Answer 56

I’m enthusiastic

Question 57

aperfeiçoar

Answer 57

to perfect, improve

Question 58

lobisomem

Answer 58

werewolf

Question 59

quarto de hóspedes

Answer 59

guest room

Question 60

proeza

Answer 60

Feat, stunt

Question 61

onírico

Answer 61

dreamlike

Question 62

porque sim

Answer 62

because I say so

Question 63

baderneiros

Answer 63

troublemakers

Question 64

represálias

Answer 64

reprisals

Question 65

quitado

Answer 65

paid off

Question 66

dívida externa

Answer 66

foreign debt

Question 67

não pudemos ir

Answer 67

we could not go

Question 68

paralisado

Answer 68

paralyzed

Question 69

mau tempo

Answer 69

bad weather

Question 70

digitação

Answer 70

typing

Question 71

papel higiênico

Answer 71

toilet paper

Question 72

pacifico

Answer 72

peaceful

Question 73

concretizar

Answer 73

to achieve, fulfill, implement

Question 74

nada fácil

Answer 74

not at all easy

Question 75

induz

Answer 75

leads to, induces

Question 76

manter a par de

Answer 76

to keep up to date with/on

Question 77

avanços

Answer 77

advances (n)

Question 78

fora de forma

Answer 78

out of shape, out of practice

Question 79

o negócio é que

Answer 79

the thing is

Question 80

o negócio e o seguinte

Answer 80

the thing is this

Question 81

ocasionado (ocasionar)

Answer 81

caused, brought about

Question 82

dar origem, originar

Answer 82

to give rise to

Question 83

inquietações

Answer 83

concerns, worries

Question 84

polêmica

Answer 84

controversy

Question 85

desencadeou

Answer 85

sparked

Question 86

comparecer

Answer 86

to attend

Question 87

atrai (atrair)

Answer 87

attracts, draws

Question 88

calefação

Answer 88

heating, heat

Question 89

precaver

Answer 89

to take precautions, avoid, prevent

Question 90

fabricantes

Answer 90

manufacturers

Question 91

para que ele fez isso ?

Answer 91

what did he do that for?

Question 92

descongelar

Answer 92

to defrost, thaw, unfreeze

Question 93

com o intuito de

Answer 93

with the intent of

Question 94

com o propósito de

Answer 94

with the purpose of

Question 95

com a intenção de

Answer 95

with the intention of

Question 96

proibido

Answer 96

forbidden

Question 97

sei lá

Answer 97

I don’t know, no idea, don’t ask me

Question 98

sei lá onde ele foi

Answer 98

I don’t know where he went.

Question 99

vou saber?

Answer 99

how should I know?

Question 100

Você entende de computadores?

Answer 100

Do you know about computers?

Question 101

Ela não sabe costurar.

Answer 101

she doesn’t know how to sew.

Question 102

soube

Answer 102

heard about, found out about

Question 103

fiquei sabendo

Answer 103

I heard

Question 104

se eu ficar sabendo

Answer 104

if I find out, if I hear

Question 105

fique/fica sabendo que a culpa não foi minha

Answer 105

I’ll have you know/for your information that it wasn’t my fault.

Question 106

Você lembrou de comprar leite?

Answer 106

Did you remember to buy milk?

Question 107

Ela nunca lembra de apagar a luz.

Answer 107

She never remembers to turn the light off.

Question 108

Não esqueça de comprar pão.

Answer 108

Remember to buy bread.

Question 109

Eu lembro de ter visto esse filme.

Answer 109

I remember (having seen) seeing this film.

Question 110

Você lembra de ter andado de bicicleta na sua infância?

Answer 110

Do you remember (having ridden) riding a bicycle in your childhood?

Question 111

Eu não lembro de você ter falado isso.

Answer 111

I don’t remember you (having said) saying that.

Question 112

relembrar

Answer 112

to reminisce about, relive

Question 113

Você lembra ao Roger para ligar o banco?

Answer 113

will you remind Roger to call the bank?

Question 114

encanador

Answer 114

plumber

Question 115

constituição

Answer 115

constitution

Question 116

tal atitude

Answer 116

such an attitude

Question 117

por que você não me lembrou da festa?

Answer 117

why didn’t you remind me about the party?

Question 118

Você me lembra de pagar a conta?

Answer 118

will you remind me to pay the bill?

Question 119

Ela me lembra a minha tia .

Answer 119

she reminds me of my aunt

Question 120

Esqueci de te dizer.

Answer 120

I forgot to tell you.

Question 121

entregar

Answer 121

to hand over, deliver, turn in

Question 122

tomar atitude

Answer 122

to take action, step up

Question 123

É para a gente esperar aqui.

Answer 123

We are supposed to wait here.

Question 124

recepção

Answer 124

reception

Question 125

Tem que marcar hora.

Answer 125

You have to make an appointment.

Question 126

É para deixar a porta aberta?

Answer 126

Is the door supposed to be left open.

Question 127

adquirir

Answer 127

to acquire, purchase

Question 128

povo indigina

Answer 128

indiginous people

Question 129

Ele se viu obrigado a sair.

Answer 129

He was forced to leave.

Question 130

dar satisfações

Answer 130

to answer to, to explain myself to

Question 131

É para você entregar isso ontem.

Answer 131

You were supposed to turn this in yesterday.

Question 132

Você podia pelo menos ter ligado .

Answer 132

You could have at least called.

Question 133

Estou precisando desabafar.

Answer 133

I need to get things off my chest.

Question 134

impressora

Answer 134

printer

Question 135

sossego

Answer 135

peace, peace and quiet

Question 136

corretivo

Answer 136

corrective

Question 137

emendar

Answer 137

to amend

Question 138

preconceito

Answer 138

prejudice

Question 139

meio-termo

Answer 139

middle ground, compromise

Question 140

imprescindível

Answer 140

crucial, vital

Question 141

pontualidade

Answer 141

punctuality

Question 142

extenso

Answer 142

wide ranging, extensive

Question 143

não pode ser

Answer 143

that’s impossible, I don’t believe it

Question 144

de repente

Answer 144

maybe

Question 145

chave de fenda (f)

Answer 145

screwdriver

Question 146

eleito

Answer 146

elected

Question 147

acho difícil, é difícil

Answer 147

I think it’s unlikely, it’s unlikely

Question 148

É provável

Answer 148

it’s likely

Question 149

acho pouco provável que

Answer 149

I think it’s unlikely that

Question 150

pode chover mais tarde

Answer 150

it may rain later