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PORTUGUESE WORD LIST LEVEL 1

Unit 3  Fame and fortune

WORDS AND PHRASES
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
adjustment ajuste noun /əˈdʒʌstmənt a change that is made The coach decided
to deal with a new to make some
situation adjustments to the
team’s tactics.
ambition ambição noun /æmˈbɪʃ(ə)n/ something that My ambition has
someone hopes to always been to be a
achieve in the future top tennis player.
argument argumento noun /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/ reasons that are used Their argument is that
in order to persuade they need to target
other people to the newspaper at the
support an idea 21st Century reader.
aspiration aspiração noun /ˌæspɪˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ something that you They have aspirations
want to achieve, or to send all their
the wish to achieve children to university.
something
availability disponibilidade noun /əˌveɪləˈbɪləti/ the state of being Availability of clean
[non-count] able to be obtained drinking water is
or used essential.
break a world quebrar um phrase /breɪk ə wɜrld to become the Usain Bolt broke
record recorde mundial ˈrekərd/ biggest, best, fastest, several world records
etc. in the world at the Olympic Games.
cause a scandal causar um phrase /kɔz ə ˈskænd(ə)l/ to do something that The international
escândalo shocks people soccer star caused
a scandal by being
seen in a nightclub
the night before an
important match.
celebrity celebridade noun /səˈlebrəti/ a famous person, She dreamed of
especially in becoming a celebrity.
entertainment
or sports
claim alegação / noun /kleɪm/ a statement that may Where’s your evidence
declaração or may not be true to back up this claim?
come up with a apresentar uma phrase /kʌm ʌp wɪð ə nu to make something It isn’t easy to come up
new invention/ nova invenção/ ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n/aɪˈdiə/ new that no one has with a new invention.
idea ideia made before
discover a cure descobrir a cura phrase /dɪˈskʌvər ə kjʊr to find a way of Scientists are still
for a disease para uma doença fər ə dɪˈziz/ treating an illness so trying to discover a
that people get better cure for this disease.
dwindle definhar verb fər ə dɪˈziz/ to become smaller Support for the
over a period of campaign appears to
time until almost be dwindling.
nothing remains

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
evidence evidência noun /ˈevɪdəns/ information that is The evidence shows
[non-count] used to support an that the number
idea or to prove that of people reading
something is true a newspaper daily
dropped to 23%
in 2012.
general reading leitura geral noun /ˌdʒen(ə)rəl ˈridɪŋ/ the activity of reading Most people adopt
[non-count] the whole of a text a “general reading”
without concentrating approach when
on specific looking at articles on
information the internet.
generation geração noun /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ a group of people in The older generation
society who are born are often very
and live around the attached to traditions
same time they have known all
their lives.
in the spotlight no centro das phrase /ˌɪn ðə ˈspɑtlaɪt/ if someone is in Sports stars such as
atenções the spotlight, they Roger Federer are
receive a lot of public constantly in the
attention spotlight.
inherit a fortune herdar uma fortuna phrase /ɪnˈherɪt ə ˈfɔrtʃ(ə)n/ to get a large amount He will inherit a
of money when fortune when his
someone dies parents die.
make it big fazer sucesso phrase /ˌmeɪk ɪt ˈbɪg/ to become very Many people dream
famous and successful of making it big in
showbusiness.
read in detail ler em detalhes phrase /ˌrid ɪn ˈditeɪl/ to read a text carefully You’ll need to read the
in order to learn novel in detail before
specific details writing your essay.
run a global administrar uma phrase /rʌn ə ˈɡloʊb(ə)l to be in control of a Tim Cook runs the
company empresa global ˈkʌmpəni/ large company that global company
does business all over Apple.
the world
scan digitalizar verb /skæn/ to look for specific I quickly scanned the
information in a text phone book and found
such as key words his name listed there.
self-esteem autoestima noun /self ɪˈstim/ the feeling that you She’s very confident
[non-count] are as important as — she has a lot of
other people and that self-esteem.
you deserve to be
treated well
skim passar os olhos verb /skɪm/ to look quickly at a Julie skimmed the
text in order to get a menu to get an idea
general idea of what it of the kind of food
is about available.
traumatic traumático adjective /trɔˈmætɪk/ making you feel Divorce can be a
very upset, afraid, traumatic experience
or shocked for children.
washed-up decadente adjective /ˌwɑʃt ˈʌp/ someone who is I hate watching
washed-up is unlikely washed-up celebrities
to be popular or taking part in reality
successful again television shows.
worthlessness inutilidade noun /ˈwɜrθləsnəs/ the feeling that you Repeatedly failing
[non-count] are not important exams can lead
or valued by other to a sense of
people worthlessness.

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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
write a best- escrever phrase /raɪt ə ˈbestselɪŋ to write a novel which Maybe I’ll become
selling novel um romance ˈnɑv(ə)l/ is very popular and a writer and write a
best-seller sells in large quantities best-selling novel.

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