Portuguese 204

Mapeando a Lingua Unidade 7

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a concisão conciousness
voar to fly
a asa wing
a afirmação statement, affirmation
o resumo summary
dramatizar to dramatize, adopt (a poem, play etc.)
a boneca doll
hierarquizar to put things in order
a velhice old age, oldness
retirar to remove, withdraw
decorar to learn by heart?
lúdico playful
pecaminoso/a sinful
primeva primitive, ancient
rachar to split, crack, open
rascante something rough or harsh that scratches
o uivo howl
o fascínio fascination, allure
doce sweet
improvisado improvised
transgride to violate, transgress
a fenda crack, split
lascar to chip, splinter
arranhar to scratch, claw at
diante before
inabordável inaccessible, unapproachable
repentista improviser
a tragicidade the quality of what is tragic
a tangência tangency, touching
irmanar fraternize
transgressora transgessive, offensive, sinful
depoimento declaration
o fingidor pretender
a calha gutter
alimentar to feed
o antropófago cannibal
coerente coherent, consistent
previsível foreseeable
inesperadamente unexpectedly
deparar-se encounter come across
a beira border, edge
escorrer to drain, run off
recolher to collect, scoop up
berrar to scream, shout
o bode(m) a cabra(f) goat
o torvelinho whirlwind
a sandice foolishness, nonsense
cinzento grey, ashen
marrar to butt, ram
o monge monk, friar
porém but, nevertheless
fugir flee run away
a fidalguia nobility
malhado having patches of different colors
plebeu commoner, low born
o tratante scam, scammer
a matinada dawn, daybreak
o levantamento survey
a metade half

Mapeando a Lingua Unidade 8

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a cena scene
sossegado calm, tranquil, sleepy
o palco stage
a peça play (theater)
aspirar (a ser) to aspire (to be…)
afável affable, gentle
profícuo useful, profitable
volta e meia now and again
ousado bold, audacious
medroso timid, chicken
indelicado tactless, rough, unkind
descortês discourteous, unkind
o aval surety, guarantee
o semblante visage, look, appearance
conceder concede, grant
nortear lead, guide (lit. point north)
outorgar grant, bestow
deferir grant, concede
o consentimento consent, approval
o cinto belt
o acervo heap, pile
o barbante twine
o legado legacy
cursar attend school
o/a mestre master
orbitar orbit
a doçura sweetness
traçar to outline, to sketch
carregada loaded
misturar to mix
o cerne heart (core)
falecido deceased, passed away
o ofício craft, trade, art
patamar threshold, platform
a engrenagem gear, set of gears
o pingo drop (of liquid)
arcar (to be able to) afford
superar overcome, surmount
cada vez mais increasingly
disseminar to spread
acrescentar to add
penoso painful, difficult
o calabouço jail, prison
deparar-se come across, encounter, stumble upon
entregar-se surrender
inteligível intelligible
a abrangência range, scope, reach
a armadilha trap, snare, net
espectador spectator
ensaiar practice, rehearse
o público public
dar o cano to trick, to deceive
o liquidificador blender
empacotar to pack
a atriz actress
montar uma peça to put on a play
o cenógrafo scenographer
atuar to act
o remador boatsman, oarsman
pedir patrocínio to ask for sponsorship
a comunhão communion
o concorrente competitor, rival
deleitar-se to take pleasure in, to bask in
tô abbreviation of estou
a criação creation
atingir to achieve success
o jeito manner, way
a concessão concession
pegar-se em armadilhas to fall into a trap
ferir to injure, wound
a semente seed
beirar-se to be close to, to “border”
brecar-se to brake (apply brakes)
alheio foreign, alien
constar to consist of
ocorrer to occur, happen
o abismo abyss
a artimanha ruse, trick
feérico about fairy/ fairies
o temor fear, apprehension
o vício addiction, habit
a medida measure(ment)
ecoar to echo
pertencente belonging
desprovido deprived, lacking
o jogral jester, scoffer
catequético pertaining to religious instruction
conclamar to acclaim, shout, yell
o repertório repertory, catalogue
o artifício work of art
preceito precept
por mero acaso by pure chance
mero mere
a fogueira fire (bonfire, campfire)
o afã work, job
amalgamar to mix, combine
a barbárie barbarism
conferir verify
o orçamento budget
o cartaz playbill
encenar to stage

Mapeando a Lingua Unidade 9

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tênue tenuous, fine, subtle
lidar com to deal with
nacional national, from ones own country
a legenda legend
vestibular entrance exam
tornar-se to become
inscrever-se to enroll oneself
cenografia scenography
por acaso by chance
dar-se conta to realize, notice
projetar to project
concorrer to compete, rival
a edição issue, editing
a bienal biennial, biyearly
o cenógrafo scenographer
a manifestação manifestation
a vaga job opening, vacancy
atraente attractive
a lacuna gap, blank, space
apaixonar-se to fall in love
profissional professional
oscilar to oscillate, swing back and forth
amador amateur
sequer so much as
o estagiário intern, trainee
a curta-metragem short film
a incursão incursion, raid
o enunciador enunciator, speaker
o locutor broadcaster, presenter
o interlocutor person who takes part in a dialogue
montar um cenário to set a scene
o bastidor behind the scenes in a theater
o banquinho stool, step stool
morar to live, inhabit somewhere
optar to opt
sofrer to suffer