How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

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.

Portuguese vocabulary: environment

Climate, pollution, recycling, renewable energy: environment and ecology vocabulary in Portuguese.

Here are 100 Portuguese words on “Environment and ecology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Portuguese	English
ativista	activist
ar	air
balanço de carbono	carbon assessment
clima	climate
acordo climático	climate agreement
alterações climáticas	climate change
cultura	crop
Terra	Earth
ecologia	ecology
eletricidade	electricity
emissão	emission
energia	energy
poupança de energia	energy saving
ambiente	environment
quinta	farm
agricultura	farming
campo	field
efeito de estufa	greenhouse effect
gás com efeito de estufa	greenhouse gas
colheita	harvest
catástrofe natural	natural disaster
gás natural	natural gas
reserva natural	nature reserve
energia nuclear	nuclear power
petróleo	oil
biológico	organic
planeta	planet
poluição	pollution
manifestação	protest
subida do nível do mar	rising sea levels
segunda mão	second hand
circuito curto	short supply chain
plástico de uso único	single use plastic
sustentável	sustainable
imposto	tax
limitar	to limit
preservar	to preserve
proteger	to protect
reduzir	to reduce
incêndio florestal	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Portuguese	English
sensibilização	awareness raising
biodiversidade	biodiversity
pegada de carbono	carbon footprint
neutralidade carbónica	carbon neutrality
sistema de depósito	deposit return scheme
seca	drought
ecossistema	ecosystem
espécie ameaçada	endangered species
adubo	fertiliser
inundação	flood
energia fóssil	fossil fuel
transição ecológica	green transition
degelo	ice melt
agricultura intensiva	intensive farming
rega	irrigation
aterro	landfill
poluição luminosa	light pollution
poluição sonora	noise pollution
embalagem	packaging
sanção	penalty
renovável	renewable
recurso	resource
estação de tratamento	sewage plant
painel solar	solar panel
separação de resíduos	sorting
compensar	to offset
separar resíduos	to sort
aquecimento	warming
resíduo	wasteRubbish, residue
desperdício	wasteSquandering, excessive use
águas residuais	waste water
saneamento	water treatment
zona húmida	wetland
denunciante	whistleblower
resíduo zero	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Portuguese	English
agroecologia	agroecology
biomassa	biomass
dióxido de carbono	carbon dioxide
desflorestação	deforestation
desertificação	desertification
sobriedade	frugality
incineração	incineration
espécie invasora	invasive species
metano	methane
microplástico	microplastic
sobrepesca	overfishing
permacultura	permaculture
pesticida	pesticide
obsolescência programada	planned obsolescence
caça furtiva	poaching
polinizador	pollinator
quota	quota
reflorestação	reforestation
reparabilidade	repairability
lixo	rubbish
isolamento térmico	thermal insulation
compostar	to compost
reciclar	to recycle
desperdiçar	to waste
corredor ecológico	wildlife corridor

In Brazil, people say

KoKo also teaches Brazilian Portuguese. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

climate change alterações climáticas mudança climática
crop cultura cultivo
energy saving poupança de energia economia de energia
environment ambiente meio ambiente
farm quinta fazenda
greenhouse effect efeito de estufa efeito estufa
greenhouse gas gás com efeito de estufa gás de efeito estufa
organic biológico orgânico
awareness raising sensibilização conscientização
carbon neutrality neutralidade carbónica neutralidade de carbono
fertiliser adubo fertilizante
irrigation rega irrigação
landfill aterro aterro sanitário
wetland zona húmida área úmida
deforestation desflorestação desmatamento
reforestation reflorestação reflorestamento

Mini quiz

5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.

Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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.