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VOCAB: SET 4 part 1 Flashcards

broke up 2024 set

1
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oeste

A

West

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pouquíssimos

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very few

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Este

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East

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Norte

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North

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Sul

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South

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Nevar

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To snow

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Enfermeira

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Nurse

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Melhorar

A

To improve

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9
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Cidadão

A

Citizen

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10
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Tratado

A

Treaty

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11
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Dever (other meaning besides ‘should’)

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To owe

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12
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Muro

A

Wall

(external, vs ‘parede’ for internal)

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13
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Estimar

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To estimate

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14
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Esquematizar

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To represent in a schematic way

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15
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Brincar com (or) Gozar com

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To mock/make fun of

(be careful! “gozar” has sexual meaning in brazilian)

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16
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Boazona

A

Very attractive woman

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17
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guardar

A

keep

(in the sense of secret, or safety etc - vs manter)

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18
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manter

A

keep

(in the sense of continuity)

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19
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Apagar

A

To turn off/erase

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20
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Sobrecarga (or sobretensão)

A

a surge

(electrical, like an overload on circuit)

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21
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Curto-circuito

A

Short circuit

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22
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Porcento

A

Percent

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23
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Escrito

A

Written

(está escrito, it is written)

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24
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Detalhado

A

Detailed

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25
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Apoiar (apoio/noun)

A

To support

(noun for support is apoio)

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26
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Emocionante

A

Emotional (good or bad, suggests a lot of feelings)

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27
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Aceder

A

To access

(acesso is the noun)

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28
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topar

A

to notice or be aware of

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29
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Asneira or Palavrão

A

Curse word

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30
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Durar

A

To last

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31
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Ferir

A

To hurt/damage/injure

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32
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Morto

A

Dead person

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33
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Doença

A

Ilness

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34
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Botija

A

Tank

(type of bottle, not a military ref)

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35
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Bisbilhotar

A

To snoop around (or coscuvilhar)

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36
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Coscuvilhar

A

To snoop around (or bisbilhotar)

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37
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Audição

A

Hearing Capacity (or can mean) an Audition (casting)

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38
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medir

A

to measure

(medição is a measurement)

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39
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descansar

A

to rest

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40
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basear

A

to base

(meaning basear-se, to be based on, it’s reflexive)

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41
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hostilidade

42
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inimizade

A

enmity (intense hostility)

43
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demais

A

too much

(less specific than demasiado, more like saying “she talks too much” vs “there is too much of something”)

44
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erros

45
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ortografia

46
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abaixo

A

below, or ‘down there’

(vs por baixo, which is more like underneath or beneath, implying concealed)

47
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atrasado

48
Q

escutar (and) escutas

A

to listen

(the most common use would be ‘escuta-me’ for ‘listen to me’ but the plural, escutas, can also mean eavesdropping devices etc or just a term for ‘eavesdropping’ as a noun)

49
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corrente

50
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modificar

51
Q

biscateiro

A

jack of all trades

(broader than a handyman specifically, that would be a ‘faz tudo’)

52
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faz-tudo

53
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repensar

A

to rethink

54
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reconsiderar

A

to reconsider

55
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render

A

to yield or produce

(from vegetables to investment returns, broad usage)

56
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rotular

57
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entrelinhas

A

between the lines

(ler nas entrelinhas is like ‘reading between the lines’)

58
Q

vanjajoso

A

advantageous

59
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fazendeiro

60
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perdão

A

forgiveness

(this is THE casual way to say ‘oops, sorry’)

61
Q

som

A

sound (sons is the plural)

62
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garoto/a

A

boy/girl (very common term)

63
Q

zombar

A

to mock or make fun of

(another way to say it versus brincar or gozar)

64
Q

destinar

A

to allocate

65
Q

piorar

A

to get worse

66
Q

arrepender

A

to regret

(noun is arrependimento, can also use lamentar)

67
Q

lamentar (eu lamento)

A

to regret

(“i’m sorry” as in “eu lamento” - though note that this is considered a more serious way to express regret or apology vs the casual ‘perdão’ for something simple like spilling coffee)

68
Q

reforçar

A

to reinforce or strengthen

69
Q

enfatizar

A

to emphasize or to stress

70
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descatar

A

to highlight or to stand out

71
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atuar

A

to act or perform as

(usually in acting/theater, but also can be used in place of trabalhar when the context is not your specific job, but rather a role you’re playing in something like ‘acting as an advisor to a project’

72
Q

enfiar

A

to stick in (eg sticking a flower in a vase)

can also mean “to thread”

73
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fio

A

string or wires of any type including elctrical (vs cabo for cables)

(fiação is “wiring” or “com fiação” for wired with electrical wires)

74
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pertencer

A

to belong (to part of)

75
Q

pertenças

A

belongings (noun/plural)

76
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boneca/o

77
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raptar

78
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prender

A

to imprison

79
Q

pista

A

a clue

(also ‘dica’ which can also be more like a ‘tip’ and also a hint)

80
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trancar

A

to lock

(trancar a porta, lock the door)

81
Q

render-se

A

to give up

(also could use desistir)

82
Q

cercar

A

to surround

(also could use rodear)

83
Q

sede

A

headquarters (for an office and normal life - though in military, “quartel” means military hq)

84
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madrugada

A

very early morning

(wee hours, vs. de manhã cedo is more like when the sun is coming up)

85
Q

inscrever

A

to enroll, register, or subscribe

86
Q

caracol

A

a curl, or also means a snail

87
Q

encaracolado

A

curly (like curly hair)

88
Q

liso

A

smooth/straight (like straight hair)

89
Q

abanar (abanado)

A

to wave (or to fan something)

90
Q

agitar

A

to shake

(ben agitado is well shaken)

91
Q

mexer

A

to stir

(ben mexido is well stirred)

92
Q

pretender

93
Q

Trabalhador

A

Worker (and Trabalho means “work (noun)”)

94
Q

Interesse

A

Interest (noun)

95
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Meu bem/Benzinho

A

My love/dear

96
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Faltar a

A

To miss

(an event that you were supposed to be at, not “to miss a person” - that would be ter saudades de)

97
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Anteontem

A

The day before yesterday

98
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Alvo

99
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Trabalho de casa

100
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aperceber

A

to realize

101
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ligação

A

connection

102
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