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Vocabulario Portugues Flashcards

1
Q

Furar

A

To cut

Nao tem para furar a fila

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2
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vaga

A

vacancy, place

“Procurar vaga pra estacionar”

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3
Q

véspera

A

Eve

véspera de Natal

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4
Q

Estar a moscas

A

to be deserted

Voce pensa que os shoppings estao as moscas?

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5
Q

jantar

A

to eat dinner

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6
Q

Ir (imperfeito)

A 
eu ia
tu ias
voce, ele, ela ia
nos iamos
vos ieis
elles, elas, voces iam
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7
Q

Chatice

Que chatice!

A

Hassle

What a hassle

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8
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a alfândega

A

customs (airport)

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9
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vistoriar

A

to inspect, examine

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10
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a rodoviária

A

the bus station

also can be “estação de ônibus”

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11
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uma carona

A

a lift, ride

um caroneiro - hitchhiker

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12
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uma aeromoça

A

a flight attendant

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13
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uma carioca

A

a person from Rio

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14
Q

folga

A

time off work

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15
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maluco

A

mad, lunatic

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16
Q

chatos

A

boring, annoying, dull

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17
Q

Que folgado

folgar

A

What a slacker
folgado = loose (freeloader, cheeky)
folgar = to rest, to laze, be at ease

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18
Q

sabichão

sabichões

A

a know-it-all

know-it-alls

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19
Q

cheio

A

full

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20
Q

Puxa!

A

Gosh!

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21
Q

varar

A

to beat (varado de fome = “beaten” with hunger)

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22
Q

lanchar

A

to eat a snack

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23
Q

rapaz

rapazes

A

boy

boys (guys)

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24
Q

moças

A

girls

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25
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“bons de garfo”

A

“have a big appetite” (good of fork)

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26
Q

fazer de conta

A

to pretend, to make believe

fazemos de conta que é um carrão = Let’s pretend it’s a big car

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27
Q

esforçar-se

A 
to strive (one's self) for something
"Eu devo me esforçar para atingir o objetivo do projeto."
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28
Q

os cotovelos

A

elbows

“eles falam pelos cotovelos!” = They talk a lot!

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29
Q

adiantar

A

to advance

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30
Q

emagrecer

A

to lose weight, become thin

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31
Q

pular

A

leap, jump

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32
Q

Oba!

A

Hurray!

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33
Q

uma coceira

A

an itch

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34
Q

“levantar com o pé esquerdo”

A

Get up on the wrong side of the bed

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35
Q

“dar murro em ponta de faca “

A

“to beat a dead horse” (difficult to get someone to do something)

Literal: “to give a punch on the point of a knife”

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36
Q

um volante

A

a steering wheel

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37
Q

esquisito(a)

A

weird, odd, strange

38
Q

a embreagem

“Jamie não sabe como usar a embreagem ainda, por isso ela só dirige carros automáticos”.

A

the clutch

39
Q

macios

A

smooth, soft, supple

40
Q

o porta-malas

A

the trunk

41
Q

atingir

A

to reach, hit, strike

42
Q

ressaltar

A

to highlight, jut out, emphasize

43
Q

prever

A

foresee

44
Q

sujar

A

to get dirty

45
Q

“estar prestes a”

A

“about to..”

46
Q

a greve

A

the stirke

47
Q

pegar

A

to catch, seize, take

48
Q

a brincadeira

A

a joke

49
Q

um lanche

A

snack

50
Q

o farol

A

headlight, lighthouse

51
Q

o estepe

A

spare tire

52
Q

o macaco

A

monkey or car jack

53
Q

ligar

A

to link, connect
- also to switch on or attache
“eles sao muitos ligados”
“estou pouco ligando para carros”

54
Q

desligar

A

to turn off, disconnect, shutdown

55
Q

amenizar

A

to soften or ease

“ameniza minha dor”

56
Q

transar

A

to get laid, hump

57
Q

resenha

A

review

58
Q

dobro

A

double

Eu quero dobro

59
Q

beliscar

A

to pinch, pick at food

60
Q

lambriscar

A

to pick at food, eat slowly

61
Q

bolado

A

possessed

significa estar possuido por um demonio

62
Q

o dono

A

the owner

63
Q

reto

A

straight, direct, rectum

64
Q

papo

A

small talk, like a “sales pitch”, chat

Papo reto - straight talk

65
Q

transbordar

A

overflow, spill over, spill over or be full of emotions

66
Q

mesmo que, a pesar de

A

even so, in spite of, despite

67
Q

carne de panela

A

meat stew “meat of pan”

68
Q

a couve

A

the cabbage

69
Q

sobremesa

A

dessert

70
Q

o sorvete

A

the ice cream

71
Q

um roteiro

A

a script

72
Q

uma dica

A

a tip or hint

73
Q

implicância

A

nitpicking, “niggle”

74
Q

o colo

A

the lap

75
Q

a fralda

A

the diaper

76
Q

“Ai credo”

A

“oh my!”

77
Q

beterraba

A

beetroot

78
Q

cenoura

A

carrot

79
Q

quiabo

A

okra

80
Q

chuchu

A

chayote

81
Q

abacate

A

avocado

82
Q

couve-flor

A

cauliflower

83
Q

alface

A

lettuce

84
Q

agriao

A

watercress

85
Q

caqui

A

persimmon

86
Q

maracuja

A

passion fruit

87
Q

abacaxi

A

pineapple

88
Q

carambola

A

star fruit

89
Q

fuba

A

cornmeal

90
Q

preencher

A

to fill in

Foreign Language Vocab (5 decks)

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