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A brief grammar of the Portuguese language with exercises and vocabularies

VOCABULARIES

Reading edition

including index to rules, tables, conjugations of verbs, and examples in the text.

The numbers and letters refer to the paragraphs of the text.

The gender of the nouns is indicated by the use of the definite article o (masculine) or a (feminine) before the noun. The article when thus used is not translated in the vocabulary.

ABBREVIATIONS

adj. adjective

adv. adverb

art. article

conj. conjunction

f. feminine

int. interjection

m. masculine

ord. ordinal numeral

pp. past participle

pr. part. present participle

pl. plural

prep. preposition

pro. pronoun

s. substantive

v. verb

The part of speech is indicated only in cases where doubt is possible.

PORTUGUESE-ENGLISH VOCABULARY

A

a, art., the, § 14-16.

a, prep., to, of, § 122a, 123a, b, c, d, e, 124, 139, 141.

a, that, § 87.

a, as, them, § 65.

abaixo, below, § 144.

abandonar, to abandon.

ABBREVIATIONS, § 147.

a abelha, bee, § 26c.

abençoar, to bless.

aberto, adj., open.

a abobora, squash, pumpkin.

aborrido, sad, tedious, wearisome.

abraçar, to embrace.

abranger, to contain.

Abril, April.

abrir, to open.

ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE, § 44.

abundar, to abound.

o abuso, abuse.

acabar, to finish, § 123f.

a acção, action, share.

accender, to light, set fire.

ACCENT MARKS, § 8.

accessivel, accessible.

accordar, to waken.

accusar, to accuse, complain.

aceitar, to accept.

acerca, concerning.

achar, to find, § 124a, 138.

acima, above, § 144.

acolá, there, § 135r.

acompanhar, to accompany, § 124c.

acontecer, to happen.

o acontecimento, occurrence.

acreditar, to believe.

a actividade, activity.

activo, active.

o actor, actor.

adiante, before (in space).

adiar, to postpone.

ADJECTIVES, § 39.

a admiração, admiration.

admirado, surprised.

adoecer, to fall ill, sicken.

adoptar, to adopt.

adormecido, lulled.

ADVERBS, § 134.

a adversidade, adversity.

o advogado, lawyer.

afastar, to withdraw, go away.

a affabilidade, affability.

affectuosamente, affectionately.

affectuoso, affectionate.

affeiçoado, addicted to, inclined.

afigurado, shapely, fine looking.

afim, for the purpose of, § 144-5.

a agonia, agony.

agora, now.

o agosto, August.

agradavel, agreeable.

agradecer, to thank, § 122i.

agreste, of the forest, untilled, rough.

a agua, water.

agudo, sharp, acute.

aguentar, to endure, stand.

a aguia, eagle, § 26c.

ahi, there, § 135c.

ainda, yet, § 135q, 145.

ajuntar, to get together, accumulate.

ajustar, to adjust.

a alegria, joy, joyfulness.

alem, beyond, § 144.

alevantar, to get up, lift, build.

o alfinete, pin.

algo, something, § 100b.

o algodão, cotton.

alguem, some one.

algum, some, any, no, § 101.

ali, there, § 135d.

o allemão, German (and adj.).

alli, see ali.

a alma, soul.

almoçar, to breakfast, § 122i.

o almoço, breakfast.

ALPHABET, § 1.

o altar, altar.

a alteza, highness, § 147.

alto, high, tall, § 45, 134e.

alugar, to let, rent.

o alumno, student.

alvo, white.

a ama, nurse.

a amabilidade, kindness, friendliness.

amanhan, or amanhã, to-morrow.

amar, to love.

amarello, yellow.

a amargura, bitterness, grief.

amavel, amiable, friendly.

a ambição, ambition.

ambicioso, ambitious.

ambos, both.

o amigo, friend.

a amizade, friendship.

a amnistia, amnesty.

o amor, love.

amostrar, to show (also mostrar).

a ancia, anxiety, perplexity.

andar, to walk, § 109e, 124a.

o andar, floor.

angelico, angelic.

o animal, animal.

o animo, mind, spirit.

o annel, ring, § 20. 5.

o anno, year.

annunciar, to announce.

anoitecer, to become night.

ante-hontem, day before yesterday.

ANTEPENULT, ACCENTED, § 9d.

antes, before (in time), rather, § 145.

o antidoto, antidote.

antigo, ancient, old.

o anzol, fish-hook.

aonde, where, § 135m.

apagar, to put out, extinguish.

apanhar, to catch.

apartar, to part, separate.

apegar, see pegar.

apenas, barely, merely.

apesar, in spite of, § 145.

o apoio, support.

apontar, to point, take aim.

após, after, behind.

o apostolo, apostle.

apparelhar, to prepare, fit out.

o appetite, appetite.

apprehender, to learn.

apreciar, to appreciate, enjoy.

apresentar, to present, introduce.

apressar, to hasten.

aproveitar, to improve the opportunity, turn to account.

aproximar, to approach.

aquelle -a, that, § 84.

aquentar, to heat, fire.

aqui, here;

d’aqui, hence, § 134, 135a.

aquillo, that, § 85.

o ar, air, appearance.

ardente, ardent.

a areia, sand.

a arma, (fire)arm.

armar, to arm.

a aroma, aroma, sweet odor.

arrancar, to pull out, extricate, § 108, 123f.

arrepender-se, to repent, § 126b.

arriscado, dangerous, risky.

arriscar, to risk.

arrobar, to ravish, put in ecstasy.

arrojado, bold, rash.

arrojar, to drag.

a arvore, tree.

ascender, to light.

o aspecto, aspect.

aspirar, to breathe.

assignalar, to distinguish.

assim, so, thus.

assistir, to assist, to be present.

assoberbar, to vex.

assobiar, to hiss, whistle.

o assucar, sugar.

o asylo, asylum, refuge, home.

o ataude, coffin.

até, to, at, until, § 122c.

atirar, to throw, throw down, shoot.

atrever-se, to dare, venture.

o atrevimento, boldness, daring.

attento, attentive.

attingir, to attain.

attracar, to make fast.

AUGMENTATIVES, § 35, 46.

o augmento, increase.

o autor, author.

a autora, authoress.

a autoridade, authority.

AUXILIARY VERBS, § 109.

o auxilio, help.

avaliar, to value.

a avareza, avarice.

a ave, bird.

avistar, to see, get sight of.

a avó, grandmother.

o avô, grandfather.

-avo, suffix in fractions, § 61a.

a aza, wing.

azedar, to embitter.

o azeite, oil.

azul, blue, § 41f.

B

o bacalháu, codfish.

o bacharel, bachelor (academic).

a bahia, bay.

a bainha, sheath, scabbard.

baixo, low, § 134e.

a bala, ball, bullet.

balançar, to balance, swing, rock.

a bandeira, flag, banner.

a banha, lard.

o banho, bath.

o barão, baron.

barato, cheap.

a barba, beard.

barbaro, barbarous.

a baroneza, baroness.

a barra, bar, mouth of stream.

o barril, barrel, § 20. 6.

o barro, clay.

o barulho, noise.

bastante, enough.

bastar, to suffice.

a batalha, battle.

a batata, potato.

bater, to beat, knock.

beber, to drink.

o beiço, lip.

bello, fine, handsome.

o Beltrano, § 94.

bem, well; se bem que, § 145.

o bem, good; pl., bens, goods;

bens de raiz, real estate.

bemdito, see bemdizer.

a benção, blessing.

a benignidade, benignity.

o betume, pitch, tar.

a bibliotheca, library.

o bilhete, ticket.

o bispo, bishop.

boa, see bom.

o boato, report, rumor.

a boca, mouth.

o boi, ox.

bolir, see bulir.

o bolso, pocket.

bom, good, § 41g, 51.

a bondade, goodness, kindness.

bondoso, good, good-natured.

bonito, pretty, handsome.

bordar, to border, surround.

o bosque, woods, grove.

botar, to put, place.

a botica, apothecary’s shop.

a botina, boot.

o braço, arm.

branco, white.

brandamente, gently.

brando, gentle, sweet.

o brasileiro, Brazilian (and adj.).

bravo, wild.

a bravura, bravery.

o breu, pitch, tar.

breve, short.

brilhante, brilliant.

brilhar, to shine, glitter.

o brilho, brilliancy.

brincar, to play, fool.

bulir, to disturb, stir.

buscar, to fetch, bring.

C

cá, here, § 135b.

a cabeça, head; round-topped mountain.

o cabello, hair.

cabelludo, hairy.

caber, to hold, § 112, p. 83.

a cabra, goat.

a cachoeira, water-fall.

o cachorro, dog.

cada, each, § 100j.

o cadaver, dead body.

a cadeira, chair.

o caes, quay, mole, § 20b.

o café, coffee.

cahir, to fall, § 110, p. 82.

o caipira, backwoodsman.

a caixa, box;

caixa economica, savings-bank.

o caixão, big box. See Exercise X.

a cal, lime, § 20. 4.

calar, to hush, silence, § 126b.

calçar, to put on (shoes, socks, trousers), § 122.

as calças (pl.), trousers, § 21.

o calor, heat, § 121.

a camada, bed, layer (of rock).

a camara, room.

o, a camarada, companion.

o camareiro, chamberlain.

o camarote, cabin (on ship), box (in theater).

o caminho, road, way.

a camisa, shirt.

o campo, field, plain.

cançar, to tire, weary.

o cannavial, cane field.

cansado, see cançar.

cantar, to sing.

o canto, corner; song.

o cantor, singer.

a cantora, songstress.

o cão, dog.

o capanga, hired assassin.

capaz, capable, § 139a.

a capela, chapel.

CAPITAL LETTERS, § 12.

o capital, principal; f., capital (city), § 31.

o capitalista, capitalist.

o capitão, captain.

caprichoso, erratic, whimsical.

o caracter, character, handwriting.

o cardeal, cardinal.

carecer, to need, require.

a caridade, charity.

o carinho, kindness, affection.

a carne, meat, flesh.

caro, dear, expensive.

carregado, heavy, loaded.

o carro, cart, wagon, carriage.

a carta, letter.

a casa, house.

a casaca, (long) coat.

o casamento, marriage.

casar, to marry.

o caso, case.

a categoria, list, category.

a cathedral, cathedral.

caudal, mighty.

a causa, cause, reason, case (law).

o cavalheiro, knight, noble-man;

adj., noble, gentleman-like.

o cavalleiro, horseman, cavalier, gentleman.

a cavallo, horse.

caxoeira, see cachoeira.

cear, to sup.

cedo, early.

cego, blind, § 139a.

a ceia, supper.

celebre, celebrated, § 143.

celestial, heavenly.

cem, one hundred.

o cemiterio, cemetery.

os centenares, hundreds.

o centesimo, hundredth.

cento, hundred, p. 50.

o ceo, heaven.

cerca, about, § 144.

o cercado, enclosure.

cercar, to encircle, surround, enclose, § 124c, 143.

cerrar, to close.

a certeza, certainty.

certo, sure, certain, § 51, 100f.

cerúleo, cerulean, bluish, azure.

cessar, to cease, § 122e, 123f.

o chá, tea.

a chaleira, tea-kettle.

chamar, to call.

chão, adj., plain.

o chão, ground.

o chapeo, hat.

o charco, mud, puddle.

a chave, key.

o chefe, chief.

chegar, to arrive, suffice, § 122c.

cheio, full.

o chicote, (riding) whip.

a chinela, slipper.

chorar, to weep, cry.

chover, to rain.

christão, Christian.

a chuva, rain.

a cidadão, citizen.

a cidade, city.

cimentar, to cement.

cinco, five, § 55.

cincoenta, fifty.

a cinza, ashes.

a cithara, cithern, lute.

o ciume, jealousy.

civíl, civil.

a civilisação, civilization.

civilisado, civilized.

claro, clear.

classificar, to classify.

o clima, climate.

a cobardia, cowardice.

coberto, covered.

cobiçar, see cubiçar.

a cobra, snake, § 26c.

cobrir, to cover, § 124c.

o coco, coconut.

a coisa, see cousa.

coitado, poor (fellow) (term of endearment or pity), § 146.

a colera, wrath.

a colher, spoon;

v., to collect, gather.

o collarinho, collar.

a collecção, collection.

o collega, colleague.

a colonia, colony.

com, with, § 122d, 142.

combinar, to combine, arrange.

começar, to begin, § 123e, f.

comer, to eat.

comigo, see commigo.

o commendador, commander.

commigo, with me, § 65c.

commodo, convenient, handy.

COMMON TERMINATIONS of m. and f. nouns, § 27.

commun, common.

communicavel, communicable.

comnosco, with us, § 65c.

como, adv., how, as, § 131.

a compaixão, compassion.

a companhia, company.

a comparação, comparison.

comparar, to compare.

COMPARISONS, § 42-45.

completamente, completely.

completo, complete, whole.

COMPOUND PLURALS, § 22.

comprar, to buy.

comprido, long.

comsigo, with himself, by himself, etc., § 67.

comtigo, with thee, § 65c.

concavo, concave.

conceder, to concede, grant.

o concilio, council.

o conde, count.

a condição, condition.

CONDITIONAL ENDINGS AND MEANINGS, § 106, 107.

a confiança, confidence.

conforme, according as.

confranger-se, to shrink.

conhecer, to know, be acquainted with, § 143.

CONJUNCTIONS, § 145.

a conquista, conquest.

consagrado, consecrated.

o conselheiro, counselor.

o conselho, council, advice.

a consequencia, consequence.

conservar, to preserve.

considerar, to consider.

consolar, to console, comfort.

consomir, see consumir.

CONSONANTS, § 5.

constituir, to constitute.

o consul, consul, § 20. 4.

consumir, to consume.

a conta, account, count, reckoning.

o contacto, contact.

contagioso, contagious.

contar, to count.

contemplar, to contemplate, see.

o contentamento, contentment.

contente, content, pleased.

continuar, to continue, go on.

o conto, conto, § 55; a tale.

contra, against.

o contrario, contrary.

convem, see convir, § 113.

conversar, to converse.

converter, to convert.

convidar, to invite.

convir, to be convenient, suit, § 113.

o convite, invitation.

convocar, to call together.

o copo, cup, glass.

a côr, color.

o coração, heart.

a coragem, courage.

corar, to color, blush.

o coronel, colonel.

o corpo, body.

corpulento, stout.

correcto, correct.

corrente, adj., current.

corrigir, to correct.

a corrupção, corruption.

cortar, to cut.

a côrte, court, § 23.

a cortiça, bark.

o corvo, crow, § 26c.

a costa, side, coast.

costumar, to accustom, be accustomed.

a costume, custom.

a cousa, thing, § 44c.

a cova, grave.

o covarde, coward.

o cravo, pink, horseshoe-nail.

o credito, credit.

crente, faithful, believing.

o crepusculo, twilight.

crer, to believe, § 112, p. 83.

crescer, to grow.

crescido, grown up.

a criação, raising, breeding (of cattle), creation.

a criada, (female) servant.

o criado, (male) servant.

a criança, baby.

o crime, crime.

crivel, credible.

cru, crua, raw, § 41e.

a cruz, cross.

a cruzada, crusade.

o cruzado, crusader.

crystallino, crystaline.

a cubiça, greed, lust.

cubiçar, long for.

cubiçoso, covetous.

o cuidado, care.

cuidadosamente, carefully.

cujo, whose, § 96, 99.

o cultor, cultivator, lover, follower.

o cura, curate;

sf., cure.

curto, short.

custar, to cost.

customar, see costumar.

D

da, § 15b.

o dado, data, information.

o damno, damage.

dantes, before.

dar, to give, § 111; dar a luz (um livro), to publish.

datar, to date.

de, of, § 122e, f, 124d, 139a, b, c, d, f.

débil, weak, feeble.

decidir, to decide.

o decimo, tenth, § 59.

declamar, to declaim, cry out.

declarar, to declare.

o dedal, thimble.

a dedicação, dedication.

dedicar, to dedicate.

DEFECTIVE VERBS, p. 91.

defender, to defend.

deferir, to grant, concede.

DEFINITE ARTICLE, § 14-16.

defronte, in front of.

deitar, to lie down, § 123e, h.

deixar, to leave, let, allow, § 123f.

o deleite, delight, pleasure.

delicado, delicate.

a delicia, delight, bliss.

demais, too much.

demandar, to demand, head for.

a demissão, dismissal, relief.

denso, dense.

a dentadura, set of teeth.

o dente, tooth.

o dentista, dentist.

dentro, within, § 144.

dependente, dependent, § 139a.

depois, after, afterwards, § 144, 145.

depôr, to deposit; lay down; depose.

depressa, quickly.

a depressão, depression.

o deputado, deputy, congressman.

derradeiro, adj., last.

desapontado, put out.

desapparecer, to disappear.

desastrado, disastrous.

descançar, to rest.

descer, to descend, set, go down.

descobrir, to discover.

a desconfiança, doubt, distrust.

desconhecido, unknown.

desculpar, to excuse, pardon.

desde, since.

desdenhoso, disdainful.

a desegualdade, inequality.

desejar, to desire, wish.

o desejo, desire.

desejoso, desirous.

desenfreiado, unbridled, disorderly.

desenhar, to design, draw.

o desenho, design, plan.

desfigurar, to disfigure.

desfrutar, to enjoy.

deslustrar, to tarnish, dull.

desnecessario, unnecessary.

desordenado, disorderly.

despedir, to dismiss.

despedir-se, to take leave.

despenhar, to fall.

destruidor, destructive.

destruir, to destroy.

deteriorar, to deteriorate.

detraz, backward, § 144.

o deus, god, § 20b.

devagar, slow, slowly.

devasso, licentious, dissolute.

o devedor, debtor.

o dever, duty.

dever, to owe, ought, p. 72.

devidamente, duly.

devorar, to devour.

dez, ten.

o dezembro, December.

dezenove, nineteen.

dezesete, seventeen.

dezoito, eighteen.

o dia, day.

o diabo, devil.

DIALECTICAL, § 6.

dialogar, to converse.

o diamante, diamond.

diante, before, § 144.

diario, daily.

a diffamação, calumny.

difficil, difficult.

a difficuldade, difficulty.

digno, worthy, § 139a.

dilatar, to dilate, swell.

diligente, diligent.

DIMINUTIVES, § 36-38, 46.

o dinheiro, money.

DIPHTHONGS, § 3.

a direcção, direction.

directamente, directly.

o director, director.

direito, right, straight.

dirigir, to direct.

dispender, to spend.

disposto, disposed.

disseminar, to scatter.

distante, distant, § 139a.

distincto, distinct, distinguished, § 143.

distinguir, to distinguish.

dito, pp. of dizer, said, same.

diverso, different.

a divida, debt.

dividir, to divide.

divulgar, to divulge, publish.

dizer, to say, § 112, p. 83, 126c.

do, of the, § 15b.

dobrado, dobro, double, § 62b.

o doce, sweetmeat;

adj., sweet.

docil, docile, § 20. 6.

o documento, document.

a doçura, gentleness, sweetness.

a doença, sickness.

doente, sick, § 139a.

dois, two.

domestico, domestic, homely.

o domingo, Sunday.

donde, whence, § 135m.

o dono, owner, proprietor.

a dor, pain.

dormir, to sleep, § 108g.

dormitar, to sleep, slumber.

o dote, dower, dowry, § 23.

DOUBLE NEGATIVE, § 100e, 137.

o dourado, a kind of fish;

pp. of dourar.

dourar, to embellish, ornament with gold.

o doutor, doctor.

doze, twelve.

as duas, two, § 55.

o duplo, double, § 62b.

durar, to last.

a duvida, doubt.

duvidar, to doubt.

duzentos, two hundred.

a dynastia, dynasty.

E

e, and, § 145 note.

é, is (see ser, p. 79).

economico, economic.

o edeficio, edifice, building.

a edição, edition.

a educação, education.

educado, educated.

o effeito, effect;

com effeito, indeed, § 134a.

egual, see igual.

egualmente, see igualmente.

eis, adv., behold, § 134g.

eleger, to elect.

o elemento, element.

elevar, to elevate, raise, lift.

ella, she, it, § 65, 65d.

elle, he, it, § 65, 65d.

ELLIPTICAL EXPRESSIONS, § 124c, 146.

a eloquencia, eloquence.

eloquente, eloquent.

em, in, § 122g, 131a, 140.

embalar, to rock.

embarcar, to embark.

embora, away.

emendar, to mend, reform.

emfim, finally.

emmagrecer, to grow thin.

empallidecer, to turn pale.

empecer, to hinder.

o emprego, employment.

emprehendedor, enterprising.

emprestar, to lend, loan.

encantador, charming, § 41e.

encher, to fill.

ENCLITICS, § 72c, e.

encobrir, to cover.

encontrar, to meet, find.

a energia, energy.

enfermo, ill, sick, infirm.

enfraquecer, to grow weak.

o engenheiro, engineer.

o engenho, engine, mill; estate with a cane mill.

engrandecer, to grow large, enlarge.

engulir, to swallow.

enjoado, seasick, nauseated.

ensinar, to instruct, teach, § 123d.

entalhar, to engrave.

o ente, being.

entender, to understand.

enternecer, to move to compassion, melt.

enterrar, to inter, bury.

a entidade, being.

a entrada, entrance.

entrar, to enter.

entregar, to deliver.

entretanto, whilst.

entreter, to entertain, support.

entupido, obstructed.

enviar, to send.

envolver, to wrap up.

o enxó, adz.

enxugar, to dry.

o enxurro, torrent.

a época, epoch.

a epocha, see época.

equivocar-se, to mistake, to be mistaken.

o eremita, hermit.

erguer, to raise, arise, get up.

errar, to err, go wrong.

o erro, error, mistake.

a escala, scale.

escapar, to escape.

escarpado, steep.

a escola, school.

escolher, to select, choose.

esconder, to hide.

a escravidão, slavery.

o escravo, slave.

escrever, to write, § 116.

escripto, see escrever.

o escrivão, notary.

o escudo, shield.

a escuma, foam.

escuramente, darkly.

as escuras (pl.), darkness; in the dark.

escurecer, to darken, grow dark.

escuro, dark.

ESDRUXULOS, § 9e.

o esforço, force, courage, effort.

a esmola, charity.

o espaço, space, room.

a espada, sword.

espairecer, to amuse one’s self.

o espanto, alarm.

especial, special.

especialmente, especially.

o espectaculo, show, performance.

a esperança, hope.

esperar, to hope, wait.

a espingarda, gun.

o espinho, thorn.

espontaneo, spontaneous.

a esposa, wife.

esquecer, to forget, § 122e.

esquerdo -a, left.

esse -a, this, § 84, 89.

o estado, state, condition.

a estancia, estate.

estanque, stagnant.

estar, to be, § 109j, k, l, m, 110, 126b.

este -a, this, § 84, 86, 90.

estender, to extend.

esterlina, sterling.

a estima, esteem.

a estrada, road;

estrada de ferro, railway.

estranho, strange, foreign;

sm., stranger, outsider.

estreito, narrow, close.

a estrella, star.

estremecer, to tremble.

o estudante, student.

estudar, to study.

a eternidade, eternity.

eterno, eternal.

eu, I, § 65, 66c.

a Europa, Europe.

o evangelho, gospel.

exacto, exact, true.

exceder, to exceed.

a excellencia, excellency, § 66.

excellente, excellent.

a excepção, exception.

excepto, except.

exclamar, to exclaim.

o exemplo, example.

o exercito, army.

o exicio, ruin, destruction.

a existencia, existence.

existir, to exist.

extender, see estender.

a extensão, extent.

extenso, vast, extensive.

extincto, extinct.

extranho, see estranho.

F

a fabrica, factory.

o fabríco, manufacture.

fabuloso, fabulous.

a faca, knife.

a facada, knife cut.

a façanha, feat, exploit.

a face, face, cheek.

facil, easy, § 139a.

faço, see fazer, § 112.

a faina, handling, rigging.

falar, to speak, talk, § 107, p. 72.

fallecer, to die, perish.

faltar, to lack, be lacking.

a fama, fame, renown, report.

a familia, family.

famoso, famous, § 143.

o fanatismo, fanaticism.

fantastico, fantastic.

farto, full.

fatal, fateful.

o favor, favor, kindness.

a fazenda, estate, treasury.

o fazendeiro, planter.

fazer, to do, make, § 112, p. 83, § 124c.

a fé, faith.

a febre, fever.

fechar, to close, shut.

o feijão, bean.

feio, ugly.

o feito, deed.

o feixe, bundle, sheaf.

a felicidade, happiness, good fortune.

feliz, happy, fortunate.

femea, female, § 26c.

FEMININE ADJECTIVES, § 41.

FEMININE NOUNS, § 26.

ferir, to wound.

fero, savage, ferocious.

a ferocidade, ferocity.

feroz, ferocious.

o ferro, iron, § 23.

a ferrugem, rust.

fertil, fertile.

fervoroso, fervent, zealous.

a festa, festival, feast;

dia de festa, holiday, saint’s day.

o fevereiro, February.

fez, see fazer, § 112.

as fezes, dregs.

ficar, to remain, become, be, § 125d.

fiel, faithful.

a figura, figure.

o figurão, § 35.

figurar, to figure, show.

a filha, daughter.

o filho, son, § 23.

o fim, end.

FINAL SYLLABLE ACCENT, § 9b.

finalmente, finally.

fincar, to drive in.

fingir, to pretend.

fino, fine.

FIRST CONJUGATION, § 106, 107.

fixo, fixed.

fiz, see fazer, § 112.

flammejar, to blaze.

a flor, flower.

florecer, to bloom, flower, blossom.

o fogo, fire.

o foguete, sky-rocket.

foi, see ir, § 113;

see ser, § 109o, p. 79.

folgar, to rest, repose, enjoy, rejoice.

a folha, leaf.

o fome, hunger;

com fome, hungry.

a fonte, fountain, spring.

fóra, prep., outside, away.

a força, force.

formar, to form, shape.

a formiga, ant, § 26c.

forrar, to line, § 124c.

forte, strong.

a fortuna, fortune.

o fosforo, match.

fosse, see ser, p. 80.

o fossil, fossil, § 20. 6.

fraco, weak.

FRACTIONS, § 61.

francez, French.

a franqueza, frankness.

fraquinho, quite weak.

a frase, phrase.

a frente, front, § 144.

frequente, frequent.

fresco, fresh.

frigir, to fry, § 113, p. 86.

frio, cold.

frito, see frigir, p. 86.

a fructa, see fruta.

a fruta, fruit, § 29.

o fruto, fruit, § 29.

Fuão, § 94.

fugir, to flee.

fui, see ser, p. 79.

fui, see ir, p. 87.

o Fulano, § 94.

fumegar, to smoke.

o fumo, smoke, tobacco.

o fundador, founder.

fundar, to found, establish.

funebre, funereal.

o funíl, funnel, § 20. 6.

o future, future (and adj.).

G

o gado, cattle.

a gallinha, hen.

o gallinheiro, chicken house.

o gallo, cock.

ganhar, to gain, earn.

o garfo, (table) fork.

a garrafa, bottle.

garrulento, garrulous, talkative.

gastar, to spend, waste.

o gato, cat.

gelado, frozen, cold.

o gelo, ice.

gemedor, sighing, moaning.

GENDER OF NOUNS, § 24.

o general, general.

generoso, generous.

o genro, son-in-law.

a gente, folks, people.

gentil, gentle, nice, kind.

o gentio, Gentile, pagan.

geographico, geographical.

a geologia, geology.

geral, general.

germinar, to germinate, sprout.

GERUND, § 107, p. 75 note.

o gesto, gesture, movement.

gigantesco, gigantic.

a gloria, glory.

glorioso, glorious.

gordo, fat, stout.

gorgeiar, to warble.

gostar, to like, § 122e.

a gota, drop.

o governador, governor.

governar, to govern.

o governo, government.

gozar, to enjoy.

a grammatica, grammar.

grande, great, large, § 44b, 51.

a gratidão, gratitude.

o grau, degree.

grave, grave, serious.

grego, Greek.

grosseiro, rough, coarse.

grosso, thick, coarse, big.

a gruta, grotto.

o guarda, warder;

sf., care.

o guarda-chuva, umbrella.

o guarda-sol, sunshade.

a guerra, war.

o guerreiro, warrior.

H

ha, see haver, p. 79, § 109h.

habil, skilful, able.

a habilidade, ability, skill.

habitar, to inhabit, § 140.

haver, to be, to have, § 109a, c, h, o, p. 79.

he, see é, § 13a.

o hebreu, Hebrew (and adj.).

hediondo, hideous, horrid.

o hemispherio, hemisphere.

a herança, inheritance.

o heroe, hero.

o hespanhol, Spaniard;

adj., Spanish, § 41d.

a historia, history, story.

historico, historical.

hoje, to-day;

hoje em dia, nowadays.

o holocausto, holocaust.

o hombro, shoulder.

o homem, man.

a homenagem, homage.

a honra, honor, § 23.

honradamente, honorably.

honrar, to honor.

hontem, yesterday.

a hora, hour;

são tres horas, it is three o’clock, § 64.

houve, see haver, p. 79.

humano, human.

humilde, humble.

o hypocrita, hypocrite.

a hypothese, hypothesis.

I

ia, see ir, p. 87.

a idade, age.

a idéa, idea.

o idioma, idiom, language.

ignobil, ignoble.

o ignorante, ignorant (and adj.).

ignorar, to be ignorant of.

a igreja, church.

igual, equal.

igualmente, equally.

illicito, illicit, unlawful.

illustre, illustrious, § 143.

imaginar, to imagine, think, realize.

o iman, lodestone.

imbalar, see embalar, to rock.

immaculado, immaculate.

immediatamente, immediately.

a immensidade, immensity.

immenso, immense.

a immortalidade, immortality.

impedir, to impede, hinder, p. 87.

IMPERATIVE, § 127, p. 100.

imperceptivel, imperceptible.

o imperio, empire.

IMPERSONAL VERBS, § 121.

importante, important.

importar, to matter, amount to.

a importunidade, importunity.

impresso, see imprimir, § 117.

imprimir, to print.

a inanição, absence, emptiness.

a incerteza, uncertainty.

inchar, to swell.

inclinado, inclined, bowed down.

inclinar, to incline.

incommodado, put out, incommoded, uneasy.

incorporar, to incorporate.

incorrigivel, incorrigible.

indagar, to inquire, search.

INDECLINABLES, § 134.

INDEFINITE ARTICLE, § 17.

a independencia, independence.

independente, independent.

o index, index, § 20. 2.

INDICATIVE, § 128.

o indio, Indian.

indisposto, ill.

o individuo, person, individual.

indomito, ungovernable, indomitable.

a industria, industry.

inexgotavel, inexhaustible.

a infamação, slander.

a infancia, infancy.

o infante, infant.

infelíz, unfortunate.

inferior, inferior, § 44g, 45.

a influencia, influence.

a informação, information.

Inglaterra, England.

inglez, English, § 28a.

a iniciativa, initiative.

o inimigo, enemy.

a injuria, abuse.

a injustiça, injustice.

injusto, unjust.

innumeravel, countless.

inquieto, unstable, unquiet.

inspirar, to inspire.

o instante, instant.

instinctivamente, instinctively.

o instituto, institute.

a instrucção, instruction.

instructivo, instructive.

insurgente, uprising, insurgent, rebellious.

inteiramente, entirely, quite.

inteiro, entire, whole.

a intelligencia, intelligence.

intelligente, intelligent.

o intercessor, intercessor.

interior, interior, § 44g;

sm., interior.

INTERJECTIONS, § 146.

INTERROGATION, § 138.

a intimidade, intimacy.

a invasão, invasion.

invencivel, invincible.

o inverno, winter.

invicto, invincible, unconquerable.

invocar, to invoke, call upon.

ir, to go, § 109f, g, 113, 122h, 125d.

irlandez, adj., sm., Irish, Irishman.

a irmã, or irman, sister.

o irmão, brother.

IRREGULAR COMPARISONS, § 45.

IRREGULAR VERBS, § 110, 112, 113, pp. 81-88.

ismaelita, Ismaelite.

isso, this, § 85.

isto, this, § 85.

a Italia, Italy.

J

já, already, now.

jamais, never, § 136.

o janeiro, January.

a janella, window.

o jantar, dinner.

jantar, to dine.

jazer, to lie (in the grave), § 112.

o jazigo, grave.

jejuar, to fast.

João, John.

o jogador, player.

jogar, to play, game.

o jogo, game.

o joguete, jest, plaything.

o jornal, journal.

o jovem, youth.

o jugo, yoke, servitude.

o juiz, judge.

o juizo, judgment.

julgar, to judge.

juncto, see junto.

o junho, June.

juntamente, jointly, together.

junto, near, close by.

o juro, interest (commercial).

justamente, justly.

justificar, to justify.

justo, just.

a juventude, youth (age of).

K

o kilo, kilogram.

L

la, her, it, § 65, 65b.

lá, there, § 135r.

o labio, lip.

o laço, bond.

lacteo, milky.

o lado, side.

o ladrão, thief, robber.

ladrar, to bark.

a lagoa, lake.

a lança, lance, spear.

lançar, to throw.

o lapis, pencil.

o lar, fireside, home.

largamente, liberally.

largo, wide, broad.

a lata, tin can.

a lavagem, washing.

lavar, to wash.

o lavor, labor, work, task.

lê, see ler, p. 84.

o leão, lion.

a legua, league.

a lei, law.

o leite, milk.

o leito, bed.

a lembrança, remembrance.

lembrar, to remember, § 122e.

o leme, rudder.

a lenha, fire-wood.

a lente, lens;

o lente, lecturer.

lento, slow.

ler, to read, § 112, p. 84.

a letra, letter, § 23; handwriting.

LETTERS, PRONUNCIATION OF, § 1.

levantar, to lift, get up.

levar, to carry.

leve, adj., light.

lhe, to him, her, it, § 65a, 70.

li, see ler, p. 84.

liberal, liberal.

a liberdade, liberty, § 23.

a libra, pound.

a lição, lesson.

licito, licit, lawful.

o licor, liquor, drink, liquid.

a lida, fatigue, toil.

ligar, to unite, join.

o limão, lemon.

limitar, to limit.

a limonada, lemonade.

limpar, to clean, cleanse.

limpo, clean.

a lingua, tongue, language.

a literatura, literature.

livrar, to deliver, free.

a livraria, library.

livre, adj., free.

livremente, freely.

o livro, book.

lo, § 15, 65b.

o lobo, wolf.

a locação, location.

logo, presently, at once, just now, § 134, note.

a loja, shop.

o lombo, loin, roast.

longe, far;

de longe, afar, § 131a.

longo, long.

a loteria, lottery.

a lousa, gravestone.

louvar, to praise.

o lugar, place, room.

o lume, light.

luminoso, luminous.

os lusiadas, Lusiads, see p. 173.

a luz, light;

dar á luz, to publish.

a lympha, water (poetic).

lyrico, lyric.

M

ma, see mau.

a machina, machine.

macho, male, § 26c.

a madrinha, godmother.

a madrugada, dawn.

a magua, or magoa, grief.

o mahommetano, Mohammedan.

a mãi, or mãe, mother.

maior, greater, § 44g, 45.

mais, more, § 42, 44b.

a majestade, majesty, p. 116.

o mal, evil, § 20. 4.

a mala, mail, traveling-bag.

malcriado, ill-bred.

a mancha, spot, splotch.

mandar, to order, § 124b.

a mandioca, a kind of plant.

a maneira, manner, way, § 145.

a manha, habit;

pl., manners.

a manhã, or manhan, morning.

manso, tame, gentle.

a manteiga, butter.

a mão, hand.

o mappa, map.

o mar, sea.

a maravilha, marvel.

marcar, to mark.

o março, March.

a maré, tide.

o marfim, ivory.

o maribondo, wasp.

o marido, husband.

maritimo, belonging to the sea.

o marmelo, quince.

o martello, hammer.

o martyr, martyr.

mas, but.

mascar, to chew.

MASCULINE NOUNS, § 25.

a massa, mass, dough.

mastigar, to chew.

a mata, forest, weeds, jungle.

matar, to kill.

a materia, matter, material.

o mato, forest.

mau, bad, § 41g.

o mauro, or mouro, moor;

adj., moorish.

o mausoléu, mausoleum.

me, me, § 65, 67.

o medico, physician.

medir, to measure, § 113, p. 87.

a meia, stocking.

o meiado, middle.

o meio, middle, means; half, § 61.

o mel, honey, § 20. 5.

melhor, better, § 45.

melhorar, to improve.

a memoria, memory, memoir.

mencionar, to mention.

a menina, girl.

o menino, boy.

menor, smaller, § 45.

menos, less, § 45.

mente, § 134c, d.

a mentira, lie, falsehood.

mentiroso, lying.

a mercê, mercy, § 66.

merecer, to merit.

o merecimento, merit.

o merito, merit, desert.

a mesa, table.

mesmo, same, § 39b, 44c, 92, 93, 135j.

MESOCLITICS, § 72b.

o mestre, master, teacher.

a metade, half.

o metro, meter.

metter, to put, place.

meu, minha, etc., pro., § 76.

o mez, month.

a mica, mica.

mil, one thousand.

o milesimo, thousandth.

milhão, million.

os milhares, thousands.

o milho, (Indian) corn.

o milreis, milreis.

mim, me, § 65, 67.

a mina, mine.

o mineiro, miner.

minimo, smallest, least, § 45.

o ministro, minister.

o minuto, minute.

a miseria, want.

a misericordia, pity.

misturar, to mix, mingle.

a moça, young woman.

a mocidade, youth.

o moço, young man.

a moda, fashion.

MODEL VERBS, § 107.

a moderação, moderation.

modernamente, lately.

a modestia, modesty.

modesto, modest.

o modo, manner.

a molestia, sickness.

molhado, wet, § 23.

o momento, moment.

a monarchia, monarchy.

a montanha, mountain.

o monte, hill, heap.

a morada, dwelling-place.

moral, moral.

moralisar, to moralize, improve.

o morango, strawberry.

moreno, dark brown.

morrer, to die, § 122e.

o morro, hill.

mortal, mortal.

a morte, death.

o morto, dead (man) (and adj.).

a mosca, fly, § 26c.

o mosteiro, monastery.

mostrar, to show.

mover, to move.

o movimento, movement.

a mucama, female house servant.

mudar, to change, alter.

mui, very.

muito, adj., adv., many, much, very, § 53, 135e.

a mulher, woman.

a mulherona, large woman, § 34.

a multidão, multitude.

MULTIPLICATION, § 62.

o mundo, world.

o murmurio, purling.

a musa, muse.

o musgo, moss.

a musica, music.

o musulmano, Mussulman.

o myope, near-sighted person.

mysterioso, mysterious.

N

na, nas, in the, § 15c.

a nação, nation.

nacional, national.

nada, nothing, § 136.

namorado, enamored.

não, not, no, § 135g.

o narigão, big nose, § 35.

o nariz, nose.

NASAL SOUNDS, § 4.

nascente, dawning.

nascer, to be born, rise (sun).

natural, natural.

a natureza, nature.

a náu, ship.

a navegação, navigation.

navegar, to navigate, sail.

o navio, ship.

necessariamente, necessarily.

necessario, necessary.

NEGATION, § 100e, 136, 137.

o negociante, merchant.

o negocio, business, affair.

o negro, black, negro (and adj.).

nem, neither, nor, § 136.

nenhum, no, neither, § 18, 100d, 101.

o neto, grandson.

ninguem, no one, § 100.

o ninho, nest.

a nitidez, nicety, neatness.

o nivel, level.

no, nos, in the, § 15c, 88.

nobre, noble.

a noite, night;

de noite, by night, § 134.

a noiva, bride.

o nomade, wanderer;

adj., wandering.

o nome, name.

nomear, to appoint.

nono, ninth.

a nora, daughter-in-law.

o norte, north.

o norte-americano, adj., North American.

nós, we, § 65, 67.

nosso, our, § 76.

notavel, noteworthy, § 44. II, 143.

as noticias, news.

notorio, evident, manifest.

NOUNS, § 19.

NOUNS OF OPPOSITE SEX, § 28.

NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES, SYNTAX, § 47-53.

nove, nine.

o novembro, November.

a novidade, novelty, news.

novinho, quite new, § 46.

novo, new.

num, numa, nuns, in a, etc., § 18.

NUMERALS, § 17 note, 55, 63.

o numero, number.

numeroso, numerous.

nunca, never.

O

o, a, that, § 87.

o, a, os, as, him, her, it, them, pro., § 65.

o, a, os, as, art., the, § 14, 15, 16.

OBJECTS OF VERBS, § 123.

a obra, work, deed.

a obrigação, obligation.

obrigado, obliged.

obrigar, to oblige.

obrigatorio, obligatory.

obsequioso, obsequious, obliging.

a occasião, occasion.

occasionar, to cause, occasion.

o occidente, west.

o oceano, ocean.

o odio, hate, hatred.

o oeste, west.

a offensa, offense.

offerecer, to offer.

o officio, trade, office.

oito, eight.

olhar, to look, § 122h.

o olho, eye.

olvidar, to forget.

a omissão, omission.

a onça, panther, § 26c; ounce (weight).

a onda, wave.

onde, where.

onze, eleven.

a opinião, opinion.

a oppressão, oppression.

a opulencia, wealth.

opulento, opulent, rich.

ora, now, nevertheless.

o orador, orator.

orar, to pray, make a speech.

a ordem, order.

ordenar, to direct.

ORDINALS, § 59.

ordinariamente, ordinarily.

ordinario, commonplace.

o orfão, or orphão, orphan, p. 9.

oriental, oriental, eastern.

o oriente, orient, east.

original, original.

ORTHOGRAPHY, § 13.

a ortiga, thistle.

o osso, bone.

ou, or, § 145b.

ouço, see ouvir, p. 87.

o ouro, gold.

o outeiro, hill.

outrem, another, § 89.

outro, other, § 89, 90, 91.

o outubro, October.

ouvir, to hear, § 113, 124b.

o ovo, egg.

P

a paciencia, patience.

padecer, to suffer, endure.

o padre, priest.

pagar, to pay.

o pagem, page (boy).

a pagina, page (of book).

o pai, father;

pl., parents.

pais, see paiz.

a paixão, passion.

o paiz, country.

a palavra, word.

a palha, straw.

o palitó, coat.

a palmeira, palm tree.

o palmito, small palm.

a palpebra, eyelid.

o pampa,⁠[82] plain.

a pancada, blow, beating, dash (of rain).

o panno, cloth.

o pão, bread, loaf.

o papa, pope.

o papagaio, parrot.

o papel, paper, roll, § 20, 5.

o par, par, pair.

para, for, to, § 122h, 135n, 141r.

pardo, gray;

but homem pardo, mulatto.

parecer, to appear, seem, § 126c.

a parede, wall.

o parente, kinsman, relative.

a parte, part, § 23.

particular, private.

partir, to depart, start, § 107, pp. 72-74.

o passado, past.

o passageiro, passenger.

passar, to pass.

o passaro, bird.

passear, to stroll, walk (for pleasure).

o passo, step.

paterno, paternal.

o patio, courtyard, yard.

a patria, one’s country, native land.

patrio, paternal, national.

o patriota, patriot.

o pau, wood, tree.

a paz, peace.

o pé, foot.

o pecego, peach.

peço, see pedir, p. 87.

o pedaço, piece.

pedir, to ask for, request, p. 87.

a pedra, stone.

o Pedro, Peter.

pegar, to catch.

peior, worse, see mau, § 44g, 45.

o peito, breast.

o peixe, fish.

pela, pelo, by the, § 15d, 88, 143.

a pena, trouble, grief.

penetrar, to penetrate.

a peninsula, peninsula.

a penna, feather, pen.

o pensamento, thought, idea.

pensar, to think.

o pente, comb.

PENULT ACCENTED, § 9c.

pequeno, small;

sm., small boy.

perceber, to perceive.

percorrer, to pass through or over.

a perdão, pardon.

perder, to lose, p. 84.

perdoar, to pardon.

a peregrinação, pilgrimage.

o peregrino, pilgrim, traveler.

perfeitamente, perfectly.

perfeito, perfect.

perguntar, to ask, inquire.

o perigo, danger.

PERIPHRASTIC VERB-PHRASES, § 125.

permittir, to permit.

a perola, pearl.

perpetuamente, adv., perpetually.

perpetuo, perpetual.

perseguir, to pursue.

PERSONAL INFINITIVE, § 133.

a perspectiva, prospect.

pertencer, to belong.

perto, near.

o peru, turkey.

pesado, heavy.

pescar, to fish.

o pescoço, neck.

o peso, weight.

pessimo, worst, § 45.

a pessôa, person.

a petição, petition.

phantastico, see fantastico.

a pharmacia, pharmacy.

philosophal, pedra philosophal, philosopher’s stone.

a philosophia, philosophy.

o philosopho, philosopher.

PHONETIC SPELLING, § 13.

a phrase, see frase.

a picada, path.

a pimenta, pepper.

pinchar, to blow up, dismount.

o pinheiro, pine tree.

pintar, to paint, § 124c.

o pinto, chick.

o pintor, painter.

o pires, saucer, § 20b.

pisar, or pizar, to tread, grind.

a piscina, baptismal font.

a planicie, plain.

a planta, plant.

plantar, to plant.

pleno, full.

PLURAL ADJECTIVES, § 40.

PLURALS, § 20.

o pó, dust, powder.

pobre, poor.

a pobreza, poverty.

poder, to be able, may, can, § 112, p. 84.

o poder, power.

o poderio, power.

poderoso, powerful.

o poema, poem.

o poeta, poet.

pois, why, then;

pois não, certainly.

poisar, to rest, repose, alight, perch; stay all night.

politico, political.

ponho, see por, p. 84.

a ponta, point, end.

a ponte, bridge.

o ponto, point, place.

a população, population.

por, by, for, § 135a, o, 143.

pôr, to put, place, § 112, p. 84.

o porco, hog, pork.

porem, but.

porque, why, § 138.

a porta, door.

portanto, consequently.

o porto, port.

portuguez, adj., Portuguese;

sm., Portuguese language.

positivo, positive.

possivel, possible.

posso, see poder, p. 84.

possuir, to possess.

postiço, false, not natural.

posto, see pôr, § 100f, p. 85.

pouco, few, § 53.

pousar, see poisar.

o povo, people.

a povoação, village, settlement.

povoar, to people, p. 112 note.

a praça, square;

assentar praça, enlist.

o prado, meadow, green field.

o prata, silver.

o prato, plate.

o prazer, pleasure.

prazer, to please, impersonal, see § 112, p. 85.

preceder, to precede, § 124c.

precioso, precious.

precipitar, to precipitate.

precisar, to need, be necessary, § 122e.

preciso, necessary.

o pregão, proclamation.

pregar, to nail.

a preguiça, laziness.

preguiçoso, lazy.

o premio, reward.

prender, to seize, capture.

preoccupar, to preoccupy.

PREPOSITIONAL IDIOMS, § 144.

PREPOSITIONS, 139.

o presente, present (and adj.).

prestar, to lend;

não presta para nada, it is of no use.

pretender, to expect, aim at, design, intend.

o preto, black; negro.

prever, to foresee.

primeiro, first.

o primor, beauty, perfection.

a princeza, princess.

o principe, prince.

principiar, to begin, § 123d.

a privação, privation.

a proa, prow.

a probidade, uprightness.

o problema, problem.

PROCLITICS, § 72a.

procurar, to seek, search for.

produzir, to produce, yield, § 110b.

o professor, (male) teacher.

a professora, (female) teacher.

profundo, deep, profound.

PROGRESSIVE PHRASES, § 123d.

o progresso, progress.

promover, to encourage, promote.

prompto, see pronto.

PRONOUNS, DEMONSTRATIVE, § 84.

PRONOUNS, DETERMINATIVE, § 89.

PRONOUNS, INDEFINITE, § 100.

PRONOUNS, INTERROGATIVE, § 95.

PRONOUNS, PERSONAL, § 65.

PRONOUNS, POSSESSIVE, § 76-83.

PRONOUNS, RELATIVE, § 96.

pronto, ready.

proposito, on purpose, § 144.

a propriedade, property.

proprio, proper, own, itself, § 39b, 139a.

proseguir, to go on, continue.

proteger, to protect.

prospero, prosperous.

prouve, see prazer, p. 85.

a providencia, providence.

a provincia, province.

proximo, near.

a prudencia, prudence.

prudente, prudent.

publico, public.

pugnar, to fight, contend.

punir, to punish.

puro, pure.

pus, see pôr, p. 84.

Q

a quadra, season.

o quadro, picture, square.

quadruplo, quadruple.

quaes, see qual.

qual, which, § 93, 95, 96, 97, 98.

a qualidade, quality.

qualquer, either, whichever.

quando, when;

quando muito, at most.

a quantidade, quantity.

QUANTITY, § 10.

quanto, how much, § 100g;

em quanto, while, § 100i.

quão, how.

quarenta, forty.

a quarta-feira, Wednesday.

o quarto, room.

quasi, almost.

quatorze, fourteen.

quatro, four, § 55.

que, how, § 134f.

que, than, § 145.

que, what, who, which, § 95, 96, 97, 102a, b.

quebrar, to break.

o queijo, cheese.

queimar, to burn.

queixar, to complain, § 126b.

quem, who, § 95, 96, 98.

quemquer, anybody, whoever, § 100a.

querer, to wish, want, § 112, p. 85, § 122b.

querido, dear, beloved.

a questão, question.

quiça, who knows, perhaps, § 134b.

quieto, quiet.

a quinta-feira, Thursday.

quinze, fifteen.

quiz, see querer, p. 85.

R

a rã, see ran.

a raça, race.

a rainha, queen.

a raiva, rage.

o ramo, branch.

a ran, frog, § 26c.

a rapariga, girl.

o rapaz, boy, fellow.

rapidamente, rapidly.

raro, rare.

rasgar, to tear.

o rato, rat.

a razão, reason.

real, royal;

sm., real, § 20. 4.

realisar, to realize.

realmente, really, genuinely, indeed.

o recado, word, errand, order.

recear, to apprehend, fear.

receber, to receive.

o recem-chegado, newcomer.

a recompensa, reward.

o reconhecimento, gratitude.

a rede, net, hammock.

a redea, rein.

redímo, see remir, p. 87.

redor, around, § 144.

reduzir, to reduce.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS, § 67.

REFLEXIVE VERBS, § 126.

o reflexo, reflex.

o refolho, fold.

reforçar, to grow strong.

a reforma, reform.

regalar, to feast, entertain.

regar, to irrigate, wet.

reger, to rule, govern, guide.

a região, region.

o regimento, rule.

regressar, to return.

REGULAR VERBS, § 104, 106, 108.

a rehabilitação, rehabilitation.

o rei, king.

o reinado, reign.

o reino, kingdom.

a relação, relation; court.

RELATED NOUNS, § 28-29.

RELATIVE SUPERLATIVE, § 43.

o relatorio, report.

a reliquia, relic.

o relogio, watch, clock.

o remedio, remedy.

a reminiscencia, reminiscence.

remir, to redeem, p. 87.

a remissão, pardon.

o remorso, remorse.

renovar, to renew.

repartir, to divide.

a repetição, repetition.

repetir, to repeat.

repousar, to rest, repose.

reprehender, to reprehend.

requerer, to request, § 112.

o requinte, climax, height.

a resina, resin.

a resistencia, resistance.

resistir, to resist.

o respeito, respect.

respirar, to breathe, blow gently.

responder, to reply, respond.

responsavel, responsible, § 143.

restar, to rest, remain.

resumir, to resume.

retirar, to retire, withdraw.

o retiro, retreat.

retribuir, to reward.

reunir, to rejoin, unite.

a reverencia, reverence.

reverendo, reverend.

a revista, review.

a revolução, revolution.

o ribeirão, gulch.

o ribeiro, brook, creek.

rico, rich, § 44a.

o rio, river.

a riqueza, riches, wealth.

rir, to laugh, § 113, p. 87.

robusto, robust.

a roca, rock.

a rocha, rock.

a roda, wheel;

a roda de, § 144.

rodar, to roll.

rogar, to ask.

a romaria, pilgrimage.

a rosa, rose.

o rosto, face.

roubar, to rob, steal.

a roupa, clothing.

a rua, street.

o rubi, ruby.

a rudeza, rudeness.

ruim, bad.

o rumo, direction, bearing.

rural, rural.

S

S. = São, Santo, q. v.

o sabbado, Saturday.

a sabedoria, wisdom.

saber, to know, § 112, p. 85.

o sabiá, robin.

o sabio, wise man;

adj., wise.

o sacrificio, sacrifice.

a sacristia, sacristy, vestry.

sagrado, sacred.

sahir, to go out, § 110, p. 82.

o sal, salt.

a sala, hall, large room.

saldar, to close, balance (accounts).

salgar, to salt.

saltar, to jump.

salutar, salutary.

sam, see são, § 13a.

sanctificado, pp., sanctified.

o sangue, blood.

sanguinoso, bloody.

a santidade, holiness.

santo, or sancto, holy, saint, § 51.

são, saint; sound, § 41b, p. 116 note.

são, see ser, § 109, p. 79.

o sapato, shoe.

a sapiencia, wisdom.

satisfeito, satisfied.

a saudade, longing.

saudoso, longing, yearning.

a sciencia, science.

scismar, to be apprehensive or pensive.

se, pro., § 65, 67, 74.

sê, see ser, p. 79.

a secca, drought.

secco, dry, § 23.

secreto, secret.

o seculo, century.

a seda, silk.

a sêde, thirst;

a sede, seat.

seguir, to follow, § 108g, 124c;

seguir viagem, go on.

a segunda-feira, Monday.

segundo, second.

a segurança, safety, security.

sei, see saber, p. 85.

o seio, bosom.

seis, six.

seja, see ser, § 102, 109.

o sello, (postage) stamp, seal.

a selva, woods.

o selvagem, savage.

sem, without.

a semana, week.

semear, to sow, plant.

semelhante, such, similar.

sempre, always.

o senador, senator.

senão, except.

o senhor, gentleman, sir, mister; you, § 66.

a senhora, lady, madam, Mrs., § 66, 66a, 135g.

a senhoria, lordship, § 66.

o senhorio, domain; owner of a property.

sensato, sensible.

sentar, to seat.

o sentido, sense, meaning.

sentir, to feel, § 124a.

o sepulchro, sepulcher.

a sepultura, burial.

ser, to be, § 109, p. 79, § 124a.

sereno, serene;

sm., dew.

serio, serious.

a serra, mountain range.

o sertão, interior, backwoods.

o serviço, service.

servir, to serve, § 108g.

o servo, servant.

sete, seven.

o setembro, September.

setimo, seventh, § 59b.

seu, his, her, your, § 76.

o sexo, sex.

a sexta-feira, Friday.

sexto, sixth.

si, if, whether.

si, pro., § 67, 74.

sido, see ser, § 109, p. 81.

o signal, sign.

o silencio, silence.

sim, yes, § 135f, g.

SIMILAR WORDS, § 148.

simples, single, simple, § 51.

singular, singular.

sinto, see sentir.

situado, pp., situated.

SLANG, § 7.

só, somente, only.

sob, below, § 144.

sobre, over, on, about.

a sobremesa, dessert.

a sobriedade, sobriety.

o sofá, sofa.

soffrer, to suffer.

o soffrimento, suffering.

o sol, sun.

a sola, sole (leather).

o soldado, soldier.

soletrar, to spell.

o solo, soil.

soltar, to loose.

a solução, solution.

a sombra, shade, shadow.

o somno, sleep.

sonhar, to dream.

o sonho, dream.

o sopro, breath.

o sorriso, smile.

a sorte, lot, fate, manner.

o sorvedouro, gulf, vortex.

sosinho, quite alone.

sou, see ser, p. 79.

soube, see saber, p. 85.

SPECIAL USES OF VERBS, § 124.

sua, his, her, its, § 76.

suavamente, softly.

subir, to climb, § 122i.

SUBJECTS OF VERBS, § 120, p. 91.

subjugar, to overcome.

SUBJUNCTIVE, p. 74, § 127, 128, pp. 100, 101.

sublime, sublime.

o successo, result, outcome, success.

o sudario, shroud.

SUFFIXES, § 32, 33.

a suggestão, suggestion.

a Suissa, Switzerland.

sujeitar, to subject.

sujo, dirty, soiled.

o sul, south.

sumir, to disappear.

superior, higher, § 44g, 45.

superno, excellent (old form of supremo).

a superstição, superstition.

o supplicante, petitioner.

suppor, to suppose, § 125c.

supremo, final, supreme.

surdo, deaf.

o surdo-mudo, deaf-mute.

suscitar, to raise up, rouse up.

a suspeita, suspicion.

o suspiro, sigh.

o sussurro, murmur.

sustentar, to sustain.

a syllaba, syllable.

SYLLABICATION, § 11.

o symptoma, symptom.

a synagoga, synagogue.

SYNCRETIC FORMS, § 13b.

T

a taboa, board.

taciturno, silent, taciturn.

tal, such, § 93, 94.

o talento, talent.

a talhada, slice.

o talião, retribution, reprisal.

talvez, perhaps, § 129, p. 101.

tamanho, so large, so great.

tambem, also, § 134b.

tanto, as much, as many, § 89, 100f, g.

tão, so.

tarde, late.

te, thee, § 65b, 67.

a telha, tile.

tem, see ter, p. 79.

o temor, fear, dread.

o tempero, seasoning (of food).

o templo, temple.

o tempo, time, weather.

o temporal, storm.

tenho, see ter, p. 79.

tenro, tender.

a tentação, temptation.

ter, to have, § 109a, d, o, p. 79, § 126a.

a terça-feira, Tuesday.

o terceiro, third.

o terço, third, § 61.

a terra, earth.

o terreno, land, ground.

terrivel, terrible.

teu, pro., thy, § 76.

o thesouro, treasure.

THIRD PERSON, § 66.

ti, to thee, § 65, 67.

a tia, aunt.

tido, see ter, p. 79.

o tigre, tiger, § 26b.

o tijolo, brick.

a tinta, ink.

o tio, uncle.

tirar, to take off, out or away.

o tiro, shot.

o titulo, title.

tive, see ter, p. 79.

tocar, to touch.

todo, all, § 100h;

de todo, entirely, § 144.

o tolo, fool.

tomar, to take.

TONE ACCENT, § 9.

torcer, to twist.

o tormento, torture.

tornar, to return. Before another verb with a it means to repeat: tornei a visitar, ‘I visited again.’

torpe, base, vile.

a torrente, torrent.

torto, twisted, wrong, crooked, § 134a.

tortuoso, crooked.

o trabalhador, workman.

trabalhar, to work.

o trabalho, work, labor.

trabalhoso, laborious.

a traça, moth-worm.

traduzir, to translate.

trago, see trazer, p. 86.

tratar, to treat of, care for.

trazer, to fetch, bring, § 112, p. 86.

o trem, train.

tremulo, trembling.

tres, three.

as trevas, darkness, § 21.

treze, thirteen.

a tribu, tribe.

o tributo, tribute.

a trilha, track.

o trilho, rail (of railway).

trinta, thirty.

triplado, triplo, triple, § 62b.

triste, sad.

a tristeza, sadness.

o troco, change, exchange.

a trombeta, trumpet.

o tronco, trunk (of tree).

trouxe, see trazer, p. 86.

o trovador, troubadour.

trovejar, to thunder.

tu, thou, § 65.

tua, thy, § 76.

tudo, all, § 100c.

a tumba, hearse.

o tumulo, tomb.

tupi, Indian (Brazilian).

a turba, rabble.

o turco, Turk.

U

ultimo, last.

o ultramar, over seas, beyond the seas.

um, uma, one, a, § 17, 91.

ungir, to anoint.

unico, only, single.

unir, to unite.

o universo, universe.

UNRELATED NOUNS, § 28c, 31.

uns, some, § 17, 100a.

usar, to use.

a usina, factory.

o uso, use.

util, useful.

V

va, see ir, p. 87.

a vacca, cow.

vadiar, to idle.

vae, see ir, p. 87.

o vagar, leisure;

de vagar, slowly.

a vaidade, vanity.

valente, strong.

valer, to be worth, p. 86.

valeroso, brave, valorous.

valho, see valer, p. 86.

a vantagem, advantage.

vão, vain, § 41b.

vão, see ir, p. 87.

o vapor, steam, steamer.

a varanda, veranda.

VARIABLE MEANINGS, § 23.

VARIABLE PARTICIPLES, § 114, p. 88.

a varzea, plain.

vasto, vast.

o veado, deer.

a vegetação, vegetation.

a veiga, meadow.

vejo, see ver, § 112, p. 86.

a vela, sail.

a velhice, old age.

velho, old;

sm., old man.

vem, see vir, § 113, p. 88.

vencedor, victorious, conquering.

vencer, to conquer, vanquish.

vender, to sell.

o venerador, venerator.

veneravel, venerable.

venho, see vir, § 113, p. 88.

o vento, wind.

a ventura, good fortune, luck.

ver, to see, § 112, p. 86.

VERBS, § 103.

VERBS, AUXILIARY, § 109.

VERBS, IRREGULAR, § 110.

VERBS, MODEL, § 107.

VERBS, REGULAR, § 106.

a verdade, truth.

verdadeiramente, truly.

verdadeiro, true, genuine, real.

verde, green.

a vergonha, shame.

vermelho, red.

a versão, version.

o verso, verse.

o vestigio, trace.

vestir, to put on, dress, § 122i, 124c.

a vez, time, § 62.

vi, see ver, p. 86.

a via, way.

a viagem, voyage, trip.

viajar, to travel.

viçar, to grow rank.

viciar, to demoralize, vitiate.

o vicio, vice.

vicioso, vicious.

a victima, victim.

a victoria, victory.

a vida, life.

vil, vile, base, bad.

a villa, town, city.

vim, see vir, p. 88.

o vinho, wine.

vinte, twenty.

a vintena, score.

violento, violent.

vir, to come, § 109n, p. 88, § 122h.

a virgem, virgin.

a virtude, virtue.

visitar, to visit.

a vista, view, sight, § 134a.

visto, pp. of ver, p. 86, § 145.

o vituperio, disgrace, shame.

a viuva, widow.

viver, to live, exist.

vivo, alive.

a vizinhança, neighborhood.

o vizinho, neighbor.

o vocabulo, word.

a vocação, vocation.

você, you, § 66, 147.

a vogal, vowel.

volcão, see vulcão.

voltar, to return, turn to.

o volume, volume.

a vontade, will, wish, desire.

vos, ye, you, § 65, 66d, 67.

vosso, your, § 76.

votar, to vote, devote, vow.

vou, see ir, p. 87.

VOWELS, § 2.

a voz, voice.

o vulcão, volcano.

vulgar, popular, well known.

Z

o zelo, zeal, pl., § 23.

a zona, zone, region.

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