VOCAB: Set 3 (large)

Question 1

mal-entendido

Answer 1

misunderstanding

Question 2

intemporal

Answer 2

timeless

Question 3

alargar

Answer 3

to widen

Question 4

demorar

Answer 4

delay (or linger)

Question 5

Mimado

Answer 5

spoiled

Question 6

Passar

Answer 6

To go through/pass

Question 7

Retroceder

Answer 7

To step back

Question 8

Descartar

Answer 8

To discard

Question 9

Dentre (or “De entre”)

Answer 9

Among

Question 10

Compartilhar

Answer 10

To share (or Partilhar)

Question 11

Chave

Answer 11

Key

Question 12

Pescar

Answer 12

To fish

Question 13

querida

Answer 13

darling

Question 14

magoar

Answer 14

to hurt

Question 15

(espinafras) em folha

Answer 15

(spinach) leaves

Question 16

travar

Answer 16

to lock

Question 17

tragar

Answer 17

swallow

Question 18

cupão

Answer 18

coupon

Question 19

planear

Answer 19

to plan

Question 20

Ex-colega

Answer 20

Ex-colleague

Question 21

Despedir

Answer 21

To fire or dismiss (no phrase for “to be laid off”)

Question 22

Nem

Answer 22

Neither/Nor

Question 23

Atualmente

Answer 23

Nowadays (currently)

Question 24

Vontade

Answer 24

will (noun, like ‘the will to do something’)

Question 25

Útil

Answer 25

Useful or Helpful (things)

Question 26

Atirar

Answer 26

To throw

Question 27

Escorregadio

Answer 27

Slippery

Question 28

Derreter

Answer 28

To melt

Question 29

Canto

Answer 29

Corner or Location (like esquina)

Question 30

virar

Answer 30

to turn

Question 31

Ferida

Answer 31

Bruise

Question 32

Chuvoso

Answer 32

Rainy

Question 33

Ventoso

Answer 33

Windy

Question 34

careca

Answer 34

bald

Question 35

curto

Answer 35

short

Question 36

primeiro (as number)

Answer 36

1st

Question 37

segundo (as number)

Answer 37

2nd

Question 38

terceiro

Answer 38

3rd

Question 39

quarto (as number)

Answer 39

4th

Question 40

quinto

Answer 40

5th

Question 41

sexto

Answer 41

6th

Question 42

sétimo

Answer 42

7th

Question 43

oitavo

Answer 43

8th

Question 44

nono

Answer 44

9th

Question 45

Décimo

Answer 45

10th

Question 46

Décimo primeiro

Answer 46

11th

Question 47

Vigésimo

Answer 47

20th

Question 48

trigésimo

Answer 48

thirtieth (30th)

Question 49

centésimo

Answer 49

hundredth (100th)

Question 50

milésimo

Answer 50

thousandth

Question 51

um terço

Answer 51

one third

Question 52

Setores

Answer 52

Sectors (eg “the tech sector”)

Question 53

Lançamento

Answer 53

Launch

Question 54

Chamado

Answer 54

Called (eg um negocio chamado “something”)

Question 55

Desenho

Answer 55

Design/Drawing

Question 56

abertura

Answer 56

an opening

Question 57

Fechadura

Answer 57

a lock

Question 58

Plano poupança reforma (PPR)

Answer 58

Retirement plan

Question 59

Grande mudança

Answer 59

Big change

Question 60

Sindicato

Answer 60

Union

Question 61

Colaboradores

Answer 61

Employees

Question 62

Trabalhadores

Answer 62

Workers

Question 63

Alojamento

Answer 63

Housing/Accommodation

Question 64

país (Países)

Answer 64

country (Countries, note diacritic over I, don’t confuse with pais for parents)

Question 65

Asneira

Answer 65

Curse word

Question 66

Sorrir

Answer 66

To smile

Question 67

Aquecedor

Answer 67

Heater

Question 68

Opor

Answer 68

To oppose

Question 69

Exército

Answer 69

Army

Question 70

Conquistar

Answer 70

To conquer

Question 71

próprio/a

Answer 71

own (itself, changes gender, eg ela própria is ‘she herself’)

Question 72

diálogo

Answer 72

dialog

Question 73

por volta

Answer 73

around

Question 74

macio

Answer 74

soft

Question 75

bandido

Answer 75

bandit/thug

Question 76

durão

Answer 76

tough

Question 77

alargada

Answer 77

extended

Question 78

toque

Answer 78

touch

Question 79

assinar

Answer 79

to sign

Question 80

decreto

Answer 80

decree

Question 81

averiguar

Answer 81

to check

Question 82

pegar

Answer 82

grab, catch (the go to word for picking things up, a thing, a cold, etc - though apanhar is used for buses, taxis, etc)

Question 83

fugir

Answer 83

to run away

Question 84

carregar

Answer 84

to load

Question 85

esgotar

Answer 85

to exhaust

Question 86

afastar

Answer 86

to move away

Question 87

outroras

Answer 87

former times

Question 88

sozinha

Answer 88

alone

Question 89

nojento

Answer 89

digusting (adjective)

Question 90

Voo

Answer 90

Flight

Question 91

fronteira

Answer 91

border

Question 92

Enchidos

Answer 92

Sausages

Question 93

Ir embora

Answer 93

To go away or leave (IR + embora, eg ele foi embora is ‘he left’)

Question 94

Férias

Answer 94

Vacations/Holidays (typically use in the plural)

Question 95

Feriado

Answer 95

Holiday

Question 96

Tradução

Answer 96

Translation

Question 97

arranjar (other meaning)

Answer 97

to manage to do something (e.g. Arranja-me um saco? is, Can you get me a bag?)

Question 98

Apetece-me comer

Answer 98

I feel like eating (unusual verb: Apetecer is always used in the 3rd person this way, modified by target me, te, se, lhe, etc)

Question 99

custar

Answer 99

to cost OR to be difficult or hard (custa muito estudar is “it’s very hard to study”)

Question 100

aguentar (alt meaning)

Answer 100

to endure or cope with (vs just ‘to handle’)

Question 101

descer

Answer 101

to decrease

Question 102

Empréstimo

Answer 102

Loan

Question 103

Recrutar

Answer 103

To hire

Question 104

Geração

Answer 104

Generation

Question 105

Repercussões

Answer 105

Repercussions

Question 106

Incluindo

Answer 106

Including

Question 107

Juízes

Answer 107

Judges

Question 108

cargo

Answer 108

role (job/function)

Question 109

atrever

Answer 109

to dare

Question 110

desafiar

Answer 110

to challenge (o desafio is the noun for “a challenge”)

Question 111

casaco

Answer 111

jacket

Question 112

perturbar (and perturbador or perturbado)

Answer 112

to disturb (or disturbing, or disturbed)

Question 113

fulcral

Answer 113

central (crucial/key/core)

Question 114

galgar

Answer 114

climb

Question 115

ser capaz de

Answer 115

to be capable of OR likely (e.g É capaz de chover hoje is “It is likely to rain today”)

Question 116

orgulhar

Answer 116

to be proud of

Question 117

sofrar

Answer 117

to suffer

Question 118

Remédio

Answer 118

Medicine

Question 119

recolher

Answer 119

to collect (gather etc)

Question 120

Bomba de combustível (bomba)

Answer 120

Gas station (bomba means pump, also means ‘bomb’)

Question 121

Meter gasolina/gasóleo

Answer 121

Fill up the tank

Question 122

Especificamente

Answer 122

Specifically

Question 123

Significado

Answer 123

Meaning

Question 124

Melhorar

Answer 124

To improve

Question 125

Governo

Answer 125

Government

Question 126

Teimar

Answer 126

To insist on

Question 127

Teimoso

Answer 127

Stubborn (from verb ‘teimar’)

Question 128

Péssimo

Answer 128

Very bad

Question 129

Que merda

Answer 129

That sucks

Question 130

ferir

Answer 130

to hurt (like magoar)

Question 131

Mágoa

Answer 131

Sorrow

Question 132

Luto

Answer 132

Mourning (estar do luto, means ‘to be in mourning’)

Question 133

Andar à porrada

Answer 133

To fight

Question 134

Sobrevivente

Answer 134

Survivor

Question 135

Obras

Answer 135

Constructions (like the plural for new buildings, etc)

Question 136

Nota

Answer 136

Musical Key

Question 137

Registo

Answer 137

Musical Registry

Question 138

Tom

Answer 138

Tone

Question 139

Timbre

Answer 139

Timber (regarding voice/singing etc)

Question 140

Elogiar

Answer 140

To flatter/compliment

Question 141

comando

Answer 141

(tv) remote

Question 142

Regras

Answer 142

Rules

Question 143

Ginásio

Answer 143

Gym

Question 144

Pois

Answer 144

Since (causal)/Because/As (causal)

Question 145

Padrão

Answer 145

Pattern

Question 146

Norma

Answer 146

Norm/Standard

Question 147

Vaidoso

Answer 147

Vain

Question 148

Egoísta

Answer 148

Selfish

Question 149

Egocêntrico

Answer 149

egocentric

Question 150

Narcisista

Answer 150

Narcissist

Question 151

Ganancioso

Answer 151

Greedy

Question 152

guloso

Answer 152

gluttonous

Question 153

Invejoso

Answer 153

Envious/Jealous

Question 154

desenrascar

Answer 154

to manage

Question 155

desfazer

Answer 155

to undo

Question 156

enjoativo

Answer 156

nauseating (sickening, adj.)

Question 157

agarrar

Answer 157

to grab

Question 158

apoiar / de apoio

Answer 158

to support / supporting

Question 159

atuar

Answer 159

acting/performing

Question 160

arranque

Answer 160

the start (for an engine etc)

Question 161

o começo

Answer 161

the beginning

Question 162

costureira

Answer 162

seamstress

Question 163

estagnado

Answer 163

stagnant

Question 164

focar

Answer 164

to focus

Question 165

rentável

Answer 165

profitable

Question 166

valer (valer a pena)

Answer 166

worth (to be worth)

Question 167

resumindo

Answer 167

in a nutshell

Question 168

repetidamente

Answer 168

repeatedly (again and again)

Question 169

temas

Answer 169

themes

Question 170

inteiramente

Answer 170

entirely

Question 171

fartar

Answer 171

to be fed up with

Question 172

adiar

Answer 172

postpone

Question 173

manter

Answer 173

to keep

Question 174

enredo

Answer 174

plot / storyline

Question 175

crer

Answer 175

to believe

Question 176

imundo

Answer 176

filthy

Question 177

perdoar

Answer 177

to forgive

Question 178

receber

Answer 178

receive

Question 179

a equipa

Answer 179

the team

Question 180

armadilha

Answer 180

trap (or pitfall)