Common Portuguese Words

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40	isto	©
1. pron. (indefinite demonstrative pronoun)
2. pron. this (the thing here)
Te entregarei isto. Acho que vale algo. - I will hand this over to you. I think it’s worth something.
3. pron. this (the thing being discussed; the current situation)
Isto não é fácil. - This is not easy.
41	fazer	©
1. v. to make
2. v. to create; to produce
A minha mãe fez este vestido para mim. - My mother made this dress for me.
3. v. to do; to execute; to perform
Aquele homem fez um crime terrível. - That man committed a horrible crime.
42	vai
1. v. verb form of ir
43	já
1. adv. (usually preceding verbs in the past tense) already (indicating that something has happened before)
Já li esse livro. - I have already read this book.
2. adv. (usually following verbs in the present tense) now (at this instant)
Consigo fazer isso já. - I can do this right now.
Compre já! - Buy now!
44	tem
1. v. verb form of ter
2. v. (Brazil) misspelling of têm
	ter
1. v. to have
2. v. to own; to possess; to have; to have got
3. v. to be rich, to have plenty of money; or, to have enough money to live comfortably
45	só
1. adj. only; just (alone in a category)
Só um carro já é suficiente. - Just one car is enough.
2. adj. only; just (no more than)
Só três pessoas vão receber o prémio. - Only three people will receive the prize.
Só um minuto. - Just a minute.
46	nos
1. pron. accusative of nós
2. pron. dative of nós
q=Portugal - He would tell us the name of the individual.
q=Brazil - He would tell us the name of the individual.
3. pron. form of m
47	minha	©
1. det. feminine singular of meu
2. pron. feminine singular of meu
48	ser
1. v. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
Ela está bonita, mas não é bonita. - She is looking beautiful, but she is not beautiful.
2. v. to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
Pessoas são mamíferos. - People are mammals.
A soma de um e dois é três. - The sum of one and two is three.
49	tudo
1. pron. everything (all the things)
2. pron. (figurative) everything that is essential
O dinheiro não é tudo. - Money isn’t everything.
3. pron. everyone; all (all people in general or in a specific group)
Está tudo louco aqui! - Everyone is nuts here!
50	ao
1. contraction. contraction of a o (to the (masculine singular))
51	tenho
1. v. verb form of ter
	ter
1. v. to have
2. v. to own; to possess; to have; to have got
3. v. to be rich, to have plenty of money; or, to have enough money to live comfortably
52	à
1. contraction. contraction of;a a;;to the;nodot=1: feminine singular of ao
Vou à praia. - I’m going to the beach.
2. prep. misspelling of a
3. prep. forms adverbs meaning "in a manner related or resembling"
4. prep. clipping of à moda de
53	agora
1. adv. now; right now (at the present time)
Agora vou embora. - Now I will leave.
Querem nos matar agora. - They want to kill us right now.
2. adv. now; any more (differently from the past)
Agora eu não gosto de ler. - Now I don’t like reading.
54	sei
1. v. verb form of saber
2. interj. (Brazil, sarcastic) yeah, right (sarcastic expression of disbelief)
	saber
1. v. to know
2. v. to be aware of a fact
3. v. to be aware of a value or piece of information
55	vou
1. v. verb form of ir
	ir
1. v. (indtr, para, a, em, até, intr=1) to go (to move to a destination)
2. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going to; forms the future tense
56	há
1. v. verb form of haver
	haver
1. v. (indtr, aux=infinitive) shall; ought to; should (forms a future tense, with a modal sense of compromise)
2. v. (auxiliary) have (forms the perfect aspect)
3. v. (formal, in the past tense) forms the past perfect
57	tu
1. pron. (informal in Portugal, literary, archaic, or regional in Brazil) you; thou (singular second person pronoun)
2. pron. (Brazil, colloquial, proscribed) second-person singular prepositional pronoun
Ela gosta de tu. - She's into you.
3. interj. (onomatopoeia) (the sound produced by a telephone after one of the callers hangs up)
58	lá
1. adv. there (in that place, far from both the speaker and the audience)
Minha casa fica lá. - My house is located there.
2. adv. used with an adverb phrase to indicate that something is far
O Santo Graal está lá no topo do castelo. - The Holy Grail is on top of the castle.
A verdade está lá fora. - The truth is out there.
59	quando
1. adv. (interrogative) when (used in questions about time)
Quando (eles) chegaram? - When did they arrive?
Esse bolo foi feito quando? - When was this cake made?
2. adv. when (during which)
A Idade do Bronze foi a era quando as civilizações surgiram. - The Bronze Age was the era when the civilisations appeared.

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