VOCAB: SET 4 part 1

Question 1

oeste

Answer 1

West

Question 2

pouquíssimos

Answer 2

very few

Question 3

Este

Answer 3

East

Question 4

Norte

Answer 4

North

Question 5

Sul

Answer 5

South

Question 6

Nevar

Answer 6

To snow

Question 7

Enfermeira

Answer 7

Nurse

Question 8

Melhorar

Answer 8

To improve

Question 9

Cidadão

Answer 9

Citizen

Question 10

Tratado

Answer 10

Treaty

Question 11

Dever (other meaning besides ‘should’)

Answer 11

To owe

Question 12

Muro

Answer 12

Wall

(external, vs ‘parede’ for internal)

Question 13

Estimar

Answer 13

To estimate

Question 14

Esquematizar

Answer 14

To represent in a schematic way

Question 15

Brincar com (or) Gozar com

Answer 15

To mock/make fun of

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

Question 16

Boazona

Answer 16

Very attractive woman

Question 17

guardar

Answer 17

keep

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

Question 18

manter

Answer 18

keep

(in the sense of continuity)

Question 19

Apagar

Answer 19

To turn off/erase

Question 20

Sobrecarga (or sobretensão)

Answer 20

a surge

(electrical, like an overload on circuit)

Question 21

Curto-circuito

Answer 21

Short circuit

Question 22

Porcento

Answer 22

Percent

Question 23

Escrito

Answer 23

Written

(está escrito, it is written)

Question 24

Detalhado

Answer 24

Detailed

Question 25

Apoiar (apoio/noun)

Answer 25

To support (noun for support is apoio)

Question 26

Emocionante

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Aceder

Answer 27

To access (acesso is the noun)

Question 28

topar

Answer 28

to notice or be aware of

Question 29

Asneira or Palavrão

Answer 29

Curse word

Question 30

Durar

Answer 30

To last

Question 31

Ferir

Answer 31

To hurt/damage/injure

Question 32

Morto

Answer 32

Dead person

Question 33

Doença

Answer 33

Ilness

Question 34

Botija

Answer 34

Tank (type of bottle, not a military ref)

Question 35

Bisbilhotar

Answer 35

To snoop around (or coscuvilhar)

Question 36

Coscuvilhar

Answer 36

To snoop around (or bisbilhotar)

Question 37

Audição

Answer 37

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

Question 38

medir

Answer 38

to measure (medição is a measurement)

Question 39

descansar

Answer 39

to rest

Question 40

basear

Answer 40

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

Question 41

hostilidade

Answer 41

hostility

Question 42

inimizade

Answer 42

enmity (intense hostility)

Question 43

demais

Answer 43

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

Question 44

erros

Answer 44

mistakes

Question 45

ortografia

Answer 45

spelling

Question 46

abaixo

Answer 46

below, or 'down there' (vs por baixo, which is more like underneath or beneath, implying concealed)

Question 47

atrasado

Answer 47

late

Question 48

escutar (and) escutas

Answer 48

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)

Question 49

corrente

Answer 49

current

Question 50

modificar

Answer 50

to modify

Question 51

biscateiro

Answer 51

jack of all trades (broader than a handyman specifically, that would be a 'faz tudo')

Question 52

faz-tudo

Answer 52

handyman

Question 53

repensar

Answer 53

to rethink

Question 54

reconsiderar

Answer 54

to reconsider

Question 55

render

Answer 55

to yield or produce (from vegetables to investment returns, broad usage)

Question 56

rotular

Answer 56

to label

Question 57

entrelinhas

Answer 57

between the lines (ler nas entrelinhas is like 'reading between the lines')

Question 58

vanjajoso

Answer 58

advantageous

Question 59

fazendeiro

Answer 59

farmer

Question 60

perdão

Answer 60

forgiveness (this is THE casual way to say 'oops, sorry')

Question 61

som

Answer 61

sound (sons is the plural)

Question 62

garoto/a

Answer 62

boy/girl (very common term)

Question 63

zombar

Answer 63

to mock or make fun of (another way to say it versus brincar or gozar)

Question 64

destinar

Answer 64

to allocate

Question 65

piorar

Answer 65

to get worse

Question 66

arrepender

Answer 66

to regret (noun is arrependimento, can also use lamentar)

Question 67

lamentar (eu lamento)

Answer 67

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)

Question 68

reforçar

Answer 68

to reinforce or strengthen

Question 69

enfatizar

Answer 69

to emphasize or to stress

Question 70

descatar

Answer 70

to highlight or to stand out

Question 71

atuar

Answer 71

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'

Question 72

enfiar

Answer 72

to stick in (eg sticking a flower in a vase) can also mean "to thread"

Question 73

fio

Answer 73

string or wires of any type including elctrical (vs cabo for cables) (fiação is "wiring" or "com fiação" for wired with electrical wires)

Question 74

pertencer

Answer 74

to belong (to part of)

Question 75

pertenças

Answer 75

belongings (noun/plural)

Question 76

boneca/o

Answer 76

a doll

Question 77

raptar

Answer 77

to kidnap

Question 78

prender

Answer 78

to imprison

Question 79

pista

Answer 79

a clue (also 'dica' which can also be more like a 'tip' and also a hint)

Question 80

trancar

Answer 80

to lock (trancar a porta, lock the door)

Question 81

render-se

Answer 81

to give up (also could use desistir)

Question 82

cercar

Answer 82

to surround (also could use rodear)

Question 83

sede

Answer 83

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

Question 84

madrugada

Answer 84

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

Question 85

inscrever

Answer 85

to enroll, register, or subscribe

Question 86

caracol

Answer 86

a curl, or also means a snail

Question 87

encaracolado

Answer 87

curly (like curly hair)

Question 88

liso

Answer 88

smooth/straight (like straight hair)

Question 89

abanar (abanado)

Answer 89

to wave (or to fan something)

Question 90

agitar

Answer 90

to shake (ben agitado is well shaken)

Question 91

mexer

Answer 91

to stir (ben mexido is well stirred)

Question 92

pretender

Answer 92

to intend

Question 93

Trabalhador

Answer 93

Worker (and Trabalho means "work (noun)")

Question 94

Interesse

Answer 94

Interest (noun)

Question 95

Meu bem/Benzinho

Answer 95

My love/dear

Question 96

Faltar a

Answer 96

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

Question 97

Anteontem

Answer 97

The day before yesterday

Question 98

Alvo

Answer 98

Target

Question 99

Trabalho de casa

Answer 99

Homework

Question 100

aperceber

Answer 100

to realize

Question 101

ligação

Answer 101

connection

Question 102

botões

Answer 102

buttons