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They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 advanced Portuguese words

100 Portuguese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Portuguese	English
negar	to deny
atrever-se	to dare
jurar	to swear
mole	soft
maduro	ripe
gasto	worn out
de propósito	on purpose
de repente	suddenly
logo	at once
em suma	briefly
salvo	except
durante	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
ninguém	no oneFormal or legal register
si	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
tal	such
vestir	to put on
rever	to go over
considerar	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

Portuguese	English
está lá	helloOn the phone, when picking up
entre	come in
mal-educado	ill mannered
milha	mile
onça	ounce
volt	volt
datar	to date
Páscoa	Easter
urgente	urgent
pestana	eyelash
audição	hearing
nádega	buttock
otite	ear infection
faringite	throat infection
anemia	anaemia
nora	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
viúvo	widower
irmão mais novo	younger sibling
astuto	cunning
teimoso	stubborn
falador	talkative
lençol	sheet
sebe	hedge
exaustor	cooker hood
serrar	to saw
porca	nut
perno	bolt
atacador	shoelace
parka	parka
chinelos de dedo	flip flops
kiwi	kiwi
tomilho	thyme
tâmara	date
ralador	grater
fritar	to fry
panar	to coat in breadcrumbs
selo	stamp
carrinho	trolley
quiosque	newsstand
pavilhão de mercado	market hall
esgoto	sewer
ladear	to go along
macaco	jack
capô	bonnet
vigia	porthole
casa de campo	holiday cottage
sinal	deposit payment
bagagem	luggage
margem	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
gelar	to freeze
sincelo	frost coating
alga	seaweed
balir	to bleat
garça	heron
caqui	khaki
ocre	ochre
spam	spam
emoji	emoji

Fields 24 words

Portuguese	English
giz	chalk
borracha	eraser
trabalho temporário	temporary work
motivar	to motivate
operador de empilhador	forklift driver
comerciante de vinhos	wine merchant
barreira	hurdle
judo	judo
peça	piece
carrossel	merry go round
mimo	mime
medo de palco	stage fright
axioma	axiom
copo de precipitação	beaker
quota	quota
lixo	rubbish
orçamento detalhado	quote
crash bolsista	market crash
confissão	confession
álibi	alibi
urna	ballot box
grupo de pressão	lobby
cacha	scoop
viral	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Portuguese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Portuguese vocabulary on iPhone.

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