Vocab notes Flashcards by Maisie Greenwood

abrandar

slow down / soften

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salientar

emphasize

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Mar Vermelho

Red Sea

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buraco

hole

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tapetes

carpets

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asseio

cleanliness / grooming

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enjoado

tired / queasy / nauseous

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roer

chew / gnaw

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palha

straw

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toca

den

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palerma

dumb

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pulo

jump / leap

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no mato

in the woods / bush / jungle

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coitadinho

poor fellow

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se estragar

to spoil / ruin

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beato

blessed

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encapuzado

hooked

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terço

rosary / bead / third

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cegonha

stork

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pavão

peacock

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mercearia

grocery store

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ratazana

rat

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rabo

tail

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cauda

tail

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comprido

long

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maluco

crazy

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caixotes

bins / crates

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padaria

bakery

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súmula

summary

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rescaldo

wake / aftermath

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cabedais

uppers (of shoes) / leather

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quintinhas

rustic houses

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sossego

peace / quiet

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cão / cães

dog (s)

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barulho

noise

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tráfego / trânsito

traffic

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azáfama

hustle and bustle

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pacatez

quiet / peacefulness

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afetado

affected

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no entanto

however

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fulgor

glow

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farfura

abundance

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aborrecer

annoy / upset / bore

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esfregão

mop / sponge

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esfregar

rub / scrub

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farrapos

rags / tatters / shreds

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cuecas

underpants / briefs

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encolher os hombros

to shrug

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espirrar

to sneeze

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espreitar

to peek

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afluência

affluence / inflow

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bisnaga

tube

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nódoa

stain / blot

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uma boleia

lift / ride

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dormir ao relento

to sleep out in the cold

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depósito

tank / store / warehouse

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peditório

public collection / fundraising campaign

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ovos

eggs

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espertalhão

crafty / shrewd operator / sly / sneaky

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ovo mexido

scrambled egg

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tomar por tolo

take for a fool

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sem-abrigo

homeless person

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pegar em

to pick up / grab

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freguês

customer / client

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desdenhosamente

scornfully / contemptuously

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pedinte

beggar

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estalar

crack / snap

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crepitar

crackle

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faca

knife

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portes de envio

shipping costs

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o céu

the sky

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arrojado

daring / bold

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paixão

passion

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lidar com

handle / cope

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rasteira

creeping / low

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queimaduras de frio

frostbite

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num ápice

at a glance / in a flash

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forrado

lined / padded

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planador

glider

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faianças

pottery

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beira

edge

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loiças

dishes

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padre

priest

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monge

monk

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devasso

raunchy / kinky

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manso

gentle / tame

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escárnio

scorn / contempt / mockery

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desprezo

contempt / scorn / disdain

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maldoso

malicious

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casto

chaste

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engraxar

polish / shine

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por aí adiante

and so forth

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agredir

to attack / beat

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coagir

to coerce / force

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estar perante

to be faced with / deal with

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viatura

vehicle / car

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espancar

to beat up

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viação

driving / traffic

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queda

fall / decline / drop

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alvo

target / aim

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travar

to curb / halt / dampen

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alheio

strange / unconnected

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incúria

neglect / negligence

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faíscas

sparks

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rematar

finish off / wind up

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tabuleiro de ir ao forno

baking tray

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tigela

bowl

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lume

heat / fire

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morno

warm

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colar

necklace

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arrefecer

to cool down

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uma grade

grill / grid / rack

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latejar

to throb / pulse

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avestruz

ostrich

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cogumelos

mushrooms

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bolotas

acorns

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colo

lap

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dádiva

gift

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após

afterwards

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a gravidez

pregnancy

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amamentação

breastfeeding

contrariar

contradict / thwart

Reza a sabedoria popular que

Common wisdom says that

poupar

to save

poupanças

savings

orçamento

budget

despesas

spending

entra em falência

to go bankrupt

estar ciente

to be aware

aquando de

when / at the time of

rimar com

to equate to

os movéis

furniture

adiar

to postpone

esdrúxulo

odd / outrageous / bizarre

morro

hill

guloso

greedy

abrir mão de

to give up / waive / relinquish

correnteza

current

preguiçoso

lazy

foguetes

firecrackers / rockets

javali

wild boar

ir-se-ia

would have gone

reviravolta

twist / turnaround

avaria

defect / fault / malfunction

as escadas

stairs

coser

to sew

cozer

to bake

erguer

to lift / raise

decorrer

to take place

estremecer

to shake / shudder

lavrar

to plough

os bois

oxen

puxar

to pull

empurrar

to push

empolgado

thrilled

em decorrência de

as a result of

atribulado

troubled

matutar

to mull sth over

ameno

mild / pleasant

tresloucado

kooky / crazy

jato

jet (plane)

pneu estourado

burst tyre

no ermo

in the wilderness

sequer

even

altifalantes

speakers

invulgar

unusual

arrumado

tidy

à tripa-forra

freely, to excess, all over the place

indesmentível

undeniable

mais cedo o mais tarde

sooner or later

IVA - imposto sobre valor acrescentado

VAT

farnel

snack / merenda

SCUT

toll-free road

apanhar um escaldão

to get sunburnt

ameaçar

to threaten

ruir

to collapse / crumble / topple

aos mil

by the thousand

o pôr do sol

sunset

tirar férias

to take a holiday

preencher o formulário

fill the form

os namoros

dating / relationships

polvo

octopus

pó

dust

ficar preso

to get trapped

a ria

river

robalo

seabass

pentear

to comb

alugar

to rent

tem morrido

has died

falhar

to fail / miss

palheiro

haystack / barn

ginjinha

sour cherry liqueur

matrecos

table football

enguia

eel

o farol

lighthouse / beacon

me farto de

I’m tired of

a tralha

junk

atingir

to reach

público alvo

target audience

abordagem

approach

maior que / maior do que

bigger than

uma calça

trousers

perto

near - (not perta / pertos / pertas)

longe

far

a toda a hora

not todo o tempo

as vogais

vowels

longo / longa

long

largo / larga

wide

estreito

narrow

curto

short

o plano

plan

sanguessuga

leech

tornozelo

ankle

calções

shorts

meias

socks

tights

collants

peúgas

socks

laticínios

dairy products

Leite magro

skimmed milk

leite gordo

whole milk

leite meio-gordo

semi-skimmed milk

sobremesa

dessert

alface

lettuce

couve

cabbage

grãos de bico

chickpeas

o amendoim / oas amendoins

peanut(s)

o carapau

mackerel

a amêijoa

clam

milho

corn / maize

massa

pasta

poupança

saving

sovinice

stinginess

parcimônia

thrift

caiu o Carmo e a Trindade

the shit has hit the fan

resvés Campo de Ourique

cutting it close / just in the knick of time

fazer coisas à grande e à Francesa

to do things big

muitos anos a virar frangos

to know the ropes / have experience

encher chouriços

filling time / padding sth out

é de caras

it’s easy

dar de caras com alguem

to bump into someone

feito num oito

messed up

bater as botas

kicked the bucket

esticar o pernil

kick the bucket

ir desta para melhor

to die

trabalhar no duro

to work hard

abalar

to shake / shatter / undermine / disturb

gíria

slang

ter com

to meet up with

fixe

cool, nice

baril

cool, awesome

gajo

guy

bacano

guy

népia

nope

cena

thing / stuff

guito

money

curtir

= gostar (slang)

curtir com

to make out with

estufa

greenhouse

abranger

to comprise

ordenado líquido

take-home pay

parceria

partnership / association

coligação

coalition

tráfico de influências

influence peddling / lobbying

renuncia / demissao

resignation

cadeia

chain / prison

encadear

to link / enchainer

íngreme

steep

fita expresso

quickdraw

rochas

rocks

piada

joke

perceber

to realize

comediante

comedian

apurar

to determine / establish

uma dezena

ten

uma dúzia

a dozen

duzentos

two hundred

capacete

helmet

embate

clash / conflict

engulir

to swallow

taxativo

adamant / emphatic

geringonça

device / contraption / gizmo / gadget

artífice

orchestrator / author

chumbo

lead (Pb)

indigitar

to designate / appoint

eximirse de

to absolve o.s. of / evade

tomar posse

to take office

posse

possession

círculo eleitoral

constituency

cílios

eyelashes

sobrancelhas

eyebrows

legenda

subtitle / caption / electoral list

já quis

ever wanted

cigana

Roma / gypsy

a mídia

the media

pesquisas de boca de urna

exit polls

o comparecimento às urnas

voter turnout

apertado

tight / cramped

frisar

to stress / highlight

maioria folgada

healthy majority

folgar

to loosen

tirar folga

to take time off

tanto faz

whether / whatever / either way